Towards a More Secure Future through Effective Multilateralism Based on Facts, Science and Knowledge

Making the right choices requires political will and leadership, based on the best available knowledge. The today challenges are interlocking, and their consequences do not respect borders or alliances. To meet the future challenges, science and expertise are indispensables, and the successful cooperation needs be underpinned by reliable and non-partisan information and analysis. To the author, it is important to reach a common and empirical consensus on facts, science, and knowledge, and see them as a public good, since they provide valuable  common ground for discussion, facilitate the inform of effective solutions, as well as they give  early warning of emerging challenges and imminent dangers.