The Global Cooperation Barometer 2024I N S I G H T R E P O R TJ A N U A R Y 2 0 2 4In collaboration with McKinsey & CompanyContentsImages: Getty Images© 2024 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.Foreword About the Global Cooperation BarometerExecutive summary Introduction: The state of global cooperationFive pillars of global cooperationPillar 1 Trade and capital Pillar 2 Innovation and technologyPillar 3 Climate and natural capitalPillar 4 Health and wellnessPillar 5 Peace and securityConclusion: Towards a more cooperative future Appendix: Sources and methodologyContributorsEndnotes3467991113151719202223The Global Cooperation Barometer 20242ForewordThe launch of the Global Cooperation Barometer comes at the start of a crucial year, amid a period of immense geopolitical, geo-economic and market uncertainty, when the bedrock of what was once a stable global system is shifting underfoot. Leaders in the public and private sectors will need to gain fluency in the dynamics driving the changes to not just stabilize their position, but to be equipped to shape a beneficial future. It is no secret that the current global context is concerning, as heightened competition and conflict appear to be replacing cooperation. The result is that new power dynamics, changing demographic realities and breakthrough frontier technologies are raising the temperature on long-simmering distrust rather than fueling opportunities for benefit. Many businesses are responding to these complicated – and often fraught – geopolitical developments by shifting operations and facilities closer to home. Yet, although the world is heading towards a dangerous divide by some measures, elsewhere there are prospects for and progress on cooperative arrangements. For instance, for the first time since countries began meeting to address global warming, an agreement was reached at the COP28 climate change conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels.That cooperation and confrontation can coexist should not come as a surprise. History is replete with parties at odds with one another, but still seeking opportunities for collaboration. Notably, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union coordinated on eradicating smallpox and addressing the ozone layer in...
