Center for Global Agenda

The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) is dedicated to the study of contemporary global governance. Coming this June — 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy: System-wide Transformation Methods to Close the Compliance Gap and Advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (Ground Zero Books, 2024). Join us in identifying a way forward ahead of the high-level, multi-stakeholder 2024 Summit of the Future!

5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy

System-wide Transformation Methods to Close the Compliance Gap and Advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Why are we stuck here and how do we move forward?

Amidst escalating global crises and growing climate anxiety, 5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy offers actionable recommendations to aspiring changemakers to close the compliance gap between political commitment and action, and advance the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The book journeys beyond sustainability, which is typically associated with climate action, and towards sustainable development, which includes a critical peace component. Cheung uncovers processes for global change behind the complex global governance landscape through a novel approach known as Transdisciplinary Systems Research. His wit and candor as he navigates the realities of sustainable development make the book a compelling read for a wide audience. 

5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy is an open access preprint well grounded in the events of our time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in shaping the future of global governance, systems change, and sustainable development.

by Marvin Cheung, forthcoming title published with Ground Zero Books LLC (10 June 2024)

The Future of Global Governance Series — Featured Speakers

  • Jim Hall, FREng

    Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks; Director of Research, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

  • Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA

    Research Director of Real-World Evidence (RWE), Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy

  • Dennis Larsen

    Co-Founder and Director, Initiative for Global Sustainable Economies (IGSE); University Lecturer, BI Norwegian Business School

  • Julien Isoré (Alan Tod)

    Forest Artist

  • Peggy Cyphers

    Professor of Painting at Pratt Institute

  • Steve MacFeely

    Director of Data and Analytics, World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Ivy Kwan Arce

    President, Treatment Action Group (TAG); Research in Action Award (RIAA) Honoree

  • Lowell Clare, MA, MLA

    Independent Researcher; Unbuilt Labs Alumni

  • Shady El Damaty, Ph.D.

    President, Opsci; Co-Founder, Holonym

  • Joachim Nijs

    Founder, 自然をつくる国日本 (Japan: Nation Building Nature)