Without bold and decisive action, acute injustices within and between countries riskundermining global stability and collective progress. This third edition of the Future ofInternational Cooperation Report (FIC’25) focuses on how institutions and the practiceof governance — operating at global and regional levels — can contribute to more justsocieties by protecting human rights, fostering inclusion, and leveraging innovation tobridge long-standing divisions. With a fresh analytical lens, and presenting foundationalprinciples for effective global and regional governance, the report assesses the majorchallenges, threats, and opportunities for “justice in action” to be found in reformingpolitical-judicial institutions, filling socioeconomic justice gaps, and advancingenvironmental justice. This November’s World Social Summit in Doha, and the followthroughto the 2024 Summit of the Future in New York and the recent Fourth InternationalConference on Financing for Development in Sevilla, offer unique roadmaps forgovernment and non-governmental leaders committed to tackling the structural causes ofinjustice, including political and social exclusion, judicial corruption, extreme inequality,abject poverty, violence and insecurity, and an uninhabitable environment.

Just as international cooperation takes many forms and plays itself out in various transnationalforums and relationships, so too does innovation. Arguably, the need for countries and their citizensto innovate has never been greater, as disruptive global forces, fueled by cutting-edge technologies,operate at breakneck speeds in socioeconomic, security, environmental, and other spaces. Given these,simultaneously, threatening and promising trends, the current three-part series of diplomatic high-stakesglobal gatherings—namely, last year’s SDG Summit, this year’s Summit of the Future, and next year’sWorld Social Summit—are both timely and critical. Whether rich or poor, big or small, when nationsinnovate together, their citizens are better equipped to harness the benefits of technology and live in evermore interconnected ways across borders.

This roundtable, the first co-organized by GISR and ORSAM, explored the increasingly critical and evolving strategic partnership between Türkiye and Qatar, identifying it as a central pillar of the emerging regional security framework. Participants agreed that the relationship is a model of South-South and Muslim-Muslim cooperation, built on deep political trust and shared visions. Key conclusions highlight its role in mediation, conflict resolution, and shaping the post-war order in Gaza. The discussion also emphasized the need for a “maximalist” approach to regional cooperation to address the intertwined challenges of security and economic development, while also acknowledging the lack of homogeneity in the GCC grouping and the presence of internal stresses that may warrant a somewhat cautious approach.