The international system is undergoing a turning point marked by multiple crises, growing fragmentation, and the loss of legitimacy of multilateral institutions. Rising inequalities, environmental degradation, conflicts, food insecurity, and declining trust in democratic institutions reveal the limitations of the global governance model built in the twentieth century.

In this context, The Rockefeller Foundation launched the initiative Build the Shared Future, designed in response to the urgent need to rethink global governance mechanisms. The project seeks to reimagine the models of international cooperation by combining innovation, technology, and local leadership to address contemporary global challenges.

The initiative is structured around three main pillars:

• International Cooperation, led by Wally Adeyemo, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under the Biden Administration;

• Global Health, coordinated by Mark Dybul, former Executive Director of PEPFAR under the George W. Bush Administration; and

• Food and Humanitarian Systems, headed by Simon Winter, Executive Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Foundation’s International Association (SAFIA).

Para conhecer as percepções globais sobre cooperação internacional, acesse o relatório Demanding Results: Global Views on International Cooperation.

CEBRI’s Role in Leading Regional Dialogues on the Future of International Cooperation

The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) will serve as the Rockefeller Foundation’s interlocutor for Latin America and the Caribbean, leading a regional process of dialogue and collective construction. Given the region’s limited participation in major global decision-making arenas, CEBRI seeks to articulate a Latin American vision for twenty-first-century international cooperation, reflecting its values and priorities while strengthening the region’s voice in global debates based on the principles of legitimacy, inclusiveness, and effectiveness.

Through a series of regional convenings, CEBRI will bring together representatives from civil society, youth, the private sector, academia, and governments in spaces for listening and debate. The insights collected will be systematized and critically analyzed, identifying both relevant aspects and those requiring adaptation to regional realities.

Throughout the project, complementary publications will be produced to deepen discussions on critical themes for the region. The process will be fully documented, including summaries of debates and the identification of points of convergence and divergence. The outcomes of these dialogues will inform the drafting of a Final Declaration, outlining ten guiding principles for a new model of international cooperation — one that is more legitimate, inclusive, and effective, and better suited to the realities of the twenty-first century.

Events

On October 24, CEBRI, in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, held the workshop “Building a Shared Future: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives on International Cooperation in the 21st Century.” The event marked the first stage of the project and aimed to produce key contributions for the forthcoming Final Declaration.

The session was moderated by Matias Spektor, Senior Fellow at CEBRI, Full Professor and Vice-Dean at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).