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Hello, this is Michelle. Conflicts breed violence – increasingly of a sexual nature. That is the sobering conclusion that renowned gynaecologist Denis Mukwege has come to after five years of working with victims of such atrocities across regions with the Global Survivors Fund.

The organisation was set up in Geneva to help victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict settings to obtain some form of reparation, even if justice remains far from reach. However, without the latter, he fears there is nothing to discourage perpetrators from weaponising it.

And looking ahead to Monday, when Donald Trump will take his oath of office for a second time, what will that mean for multilateralism at large? International affairs consultant Patrick Wall looks at the far-reaching implications of an administration whose America First approach will leave little room for concessions to advance the common good.

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Michelle Langrand

15.01.2025


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Dr Denis Mukwege, co-founder of the Global Survivors Fund, in Geneva on 14 January 2025. (Geneva Solutions/Michelle Langrand)

Denis Mukwege: As conflicts soar, so does sexual violence. As conflicts multiply across the globe, sexual violence is increasingly deployed as a weapon of war. For Dr Denis Mukwege, founder of the Global Survivors Fund, this is the result of the erosion of the multilateral system.

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Multilateralism under Trump 2.0? Not unless there’s something to be gained for the US. Just days before President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, international Geneva is pondering what his return to the White House will mean for multilateralism and international cooperation. Will he burn the system to the ground, treat it with indifference, or use it to his own advantage?

The best answer seems to be that he will do whatever he feels will, in the moment, best advance his “America First” agenda. This will pose new and elevated challenges to the multilateral order, writes Patrick Wall, lawyer and co-founder of international affairs consultancy, the Global Strategic Initiatives Group.

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