We Cannot Vibe-Code the Future

Geneva, 6 July 2026. Palexpo, not Palais des Nations — the AI for Good crowd, plus 193 flags. First time every country has had a seat at this particular table. The occasion: the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Not a summit of the willing, like Bletchley or Seoul or Paris. All of them. […]

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Field Note — Pavia

A lecture hall at the University of Pavia. First-year political science students.
Italy. Eastern Europe. Africa. The Middle East. When I started speaking about the United Nations, the room became very quiet.
So quiet you could hear a pin drop.I did not celebrate the UN.
I reflected on it.Not as a perfect institution.
But as a political arena — […]

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Why the United Nations Matters — and Why It Struggles

Next week I will give a talk tailored for students, 1st year bachelor, political science; at the Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, University of Pavia February 26, 2026 In this talk, I providesa critical analysis of the United Nations, framing it not as a failing technical machine but as a political arena reflecting the […]

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