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How can we fight climate threats and their human, social, and economic impacts in a context of rising geopolitical strains? How can we keep economic and political actors interested in a sustainable and fair ecological transition that gives priority to improving people’s living conditions? (ii) How can we promote fair responsibility sharing and proper motivation for more sustainable policies and practices? And what is the role of the EU and other global and regional entities in this context? These are some of the issues analysed in the Brief, which outlines the high-level round table on Environment and Climate Change held in October 2025 at the Palácio Pimenta in Lisbon, bringing together more than a dozen expert guests who work on these subjects.
This was an initiative of the Club of Lisbon in collaboration with PCS – Platform for Sustainable Growth and the Autonomous University of Lisbon, as part of the Global Challenges for Development project, co-funded by Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P.
Please note that the article is in Portuguese.
In this century, we have witnessed an increase in conflicts in several regions of the world, leading to forced displacement and extended humanitarian crises. International law is being violated and multilateral institutions are losing their effectiveness. It seems increasingly difficult to build international consensus for the implementation of truly global regulations, policies and responses to the challenges facing humanity. Does it still make sense to talk about global governance in the context of these dynamics?
The Lisbon Talk took place on 25 November 2025 and featured contributions from Francisco Seixas da Costa, Raquel Duque and Bernardo Ivo Cruz.
This session was organised by the Lisbon Club and the Institute of Political Studies of the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP-IEP), in partnership with the PCS – Platform for Sustainable Growth and the Autonomous University of Lisbon, as part of the Global Challenges for Development project, co-financed by Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P.
Please note that the article is in Portuguese.
This publication summarize the Talk held at Grémio Literário on 17 October 2025, which discussed global challenges related to the environment and climate change, namely whether it is still possible to comply with Paris and other environmental treaties/objectives, and how to ensure an ecological transition that is simultaneously sustainable, equitable and fair, combining economic and political interests with human and social factors, including the sharing of responsibilities and appropriate incentives for more sustainable policies and practices.
This was an initiative of the Club of Lisbon and Grémio Literário in collaboration with PCS – Platform for Sustainable Growth and the Autonomous University of Lisbon, as part of the Global Challenges for Development project, co-funded by Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P.
Please note that the article is in Portuguese.
This bilingual publication presents the key messages, findings and summary of the debates organised by the Club of Lisbon with the collaboration and support of KAICIID, and in partnership with academic institutions from four Universities – Coimbra, Évora, Minho and Autónoma de Lisboa
This series of seminars looked at the use of religion to justify violence on the African continent, specifically in four case studies: Nigeria, Mozambique, Kenya and the Central African Republic. Key national and international actors shared their perspectives on the role of interfaith dialog in resolving conflicts and preventing violent extremism.
The seminars contributed to reinforce awareness, reflection and sharing on peacebuilding on the African continent and on ways to effectively counter extremist narratives that incite to violence.
Brief 5/2025 addresses issues related to the hegemony of the dollar, including the factors that justify and threaten the centrality of the dollar in the international financial system, the impacts of global trade tensions, and the prospects for transformation towards a more multipolar economic order. These issues are analysed in the first part through a summary of the Club of Lisbon gathering held in June 2025 (in Portuguese) and, in the second part, through an article by Jaseem Ahmad (in English), who was also a speaker at the gathering.
6th Lisbon Conference – A DIVIDED WORLD
The 6th Lisbon Conference took place on 10 and 11 October 2024 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Over two days, 30 national and international speakers discussed the prospects and challenges of our Divided World. The content of this publication is a summary of the speeches and debates that took place, which addressed key issues in the international arena, such as the various dimensions of war and global geopolitics, the major challenges of critical minerals and energy transition, the evolution of nationalism and globalisation processes, technological innovation, the future of employment and inequalities. The Conference not only reflected on existing challenges, but also analysed future prospects and possible responses to current trends.
We are in a era of global transition, where the order established after World War II is being challenged. Rules of international law have been violated by major powers, trade rules established in long and difficult rounds of negotiations are being ignored, and multilateralism and globalisation are being challenged by attempts to return to the law of the jungle and the logic of ‘spheres of influence’.
The conference took place on 17 June 2025, with contributions from Francisco Seixas da Costa, José Azeredo Lopes and Raquel Vaz-Pinto.
This session was organised under the protocol signed between the Lisbon Club and the Grémio Literário, with the support of Lisbon City Council.
Please note that the article is in Portuguese.
BRIEF 2/2025 – A World Order?
“A World Order?”, written by Shivshankar Menon, explores the idea that the world order has never been truly liberal or “orderly” for most of the world. Historically, the world has functioned in regional orders or “multiverses”, with limited interactions between regions. Furthermore, the world order, as it was understood after the Second World War, was a product of power imbalances, such as US hegemony. Today, this imbalance is no longer so pronounced and the world seems to be in a state of disorder. However, despite political fragmentation and increased conflict, economic globalisation and technological advances continue to improve the quality of life globally. Periods of disorder or contestation of the international order, such as the current one, can be fertile ground for innovation and re-evaluation of ideas about international order and society. Thus, we can view the current disorder as an opportunity to rethink and shape the future.
Paper produced as part of the project ‘Global Challenges for Development’, implemented by the Club of Lisbonin collaboration with PCS – Platform for Sustainable Growth and the Autonomous University of Lisbon, with co-financing from Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P.
On 23 May 2025, a high-level round table on Peace and Security was held at the European Commission Representation in Portugal. In Europe, the project of European integration founded on peace and prosperity almost 70 years ago is facing conflicts within Europe and in its neighbourhood, raising questions about the prospects for lasting peace and positive and beneficial international alliances for its construction.
Around two dozen guests working on these issues and/or who are experts in them discussed Europe’s prospects for strategic autonomy in security and defence and the priorities and challenges of the EU’s role in peace and security on the European continent and in the world.
This was an initiative of the Club of Lisbon in collaboration with FEC – Fundação Fé e Cooperação, IMVF – Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr, PCS – Platform for Sustainable Growth and the Autonomous University of Lisbon, as part of projects “Global Challenges for Development” and “Coherence – the axis of Development”.
SUMMARY OF THE 6TH LISBON CONFERENCE
The publication summarises the debates of the 6th Lisbon Conference, which took place on 10 and 11 October 2024 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. For two days, more than 460 participants and 30 national and international speakers debated the prospects and challenges of our Divided World.
