Vienna Global Forum

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The Vienna Global Forum brings together voices from academia, policymaking and civil society from around the world to foster a transdisciplinary dialogue on the future of global cooperation. It seeks to contribute to a progressive and inclusive vision of global cooperation for the 21st century - one capable of countering current trends toward nationalist fragmentation and geopolitical rivalry. This first podcast series focuses on the New International Economic Order, its historical origins, goals, achievements as well as shortcomings, and the lessons that it offers for contemporary debates. T...

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From the NIEO to BRICS: A new era of Global South Agency? 22.10.2026 57:45

Can the Global South reshape the global economic order? And can BRICS become a platform for building alternatives to the existing system? In the 6th episode of the Vienna Global Forum podcast series, Ana Elisa Saggioro Garcia joins hosts Anamaria Copilau and Magnus Ryner to discuss the changing configuration of global power and the possibilities - and limits - of Global South cooperation. The conv...

Can International Law Change the Global Economy? 13.10.2026 1:17:02

What can the history of the New International Economic Order (NIEO) tell us about the possibilities - and limits - of transforming the international economic system? In this fifth episode of the Vienna Global Forum podcast series, Umut Özsu, professor of law and legal studies at Carleton University, joins the conversation to explore the relationship between international law, decolonization, state...

Rethinking Global Finance: Lessons from the NIEO 17.09.2026 1:19:34

Who has power in global finance? Who benefits from it? And why is global financial reform so hard? The international financial system is changing. Geopolitical tensions are reshaping economic relations, global cooperation is becoming more difficult, and long-standing calls for reform are meeting a fragmented international landscape. But what does this mean for the future of global financial govern...

The New Global Race for Lithium: Lessons from the NIEO 02.09.2026 1:08:10

Who will benefit from the global race for critical minerals? And can resource-rich countries use today's geopolitical shifts to achieve a more just and sustainable model of development? In the third episode of the Vienna Global Forum podcast series, hosts Anamaria Copilau and Werner Raza are joined by José Miguel Ahumada, political economist at the University of Chile and former Vice Minister...

Rethinking Global Trade: Lessons from the NIEO | Richard Kozul-Wright 16.07.2026 1:10:23

How can the global trading system become fairer? And what can today's debates learn from the ambitious vision of the New International Economic Order (NIEO)? In this second episode of the Vienna Global Forum podcast series, hosts Anamaria Copilau and Werner Raza are joined by Richard Kozul-Wright, former Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD, to explor...

What was the NIEO? Exploring its origins and vision 30.06.2026 1:27:10

What can the forgotten debate on a New International Economic Order (NIEO) teach us about today's world? In this first episode of the Vienna Global Forum podcast series, renowned scholars Vijay Prashad and Paul Stubbs revisit the ambitious project of the New International Economic Order (NIEO) - a vision developed by countries of the Global South in the 1970s to create a fairer and more democ...