An uncertain geopolitical era has emerged, marked by shifting alliances, volatile economic policies and weakening multilateral cooperation. This moment calls for stakeholders to identify steps to strengthen global security and stability. What paths exist for continued security cooperation and how are organizations adapting to operate more effectively in an increasingly unpredictable world?

This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 22 September, 2025.

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https://www.weforum.org/meetings/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2025/sessions/geopolitics-looking-beyond-uncertainty/

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Speakers:

Ishaan Tharoor, Foreign Affairs Columnist, Washington Post

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Victoria Nuland, Professor, Practice of International Diplomacy, Columbia University

Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia

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