It began as a hopeful experiment in the aftermath of unimaginable destruction. Out of the rubble of the Second World War rose a new architecture for global cooperation, a mosaic of institutions and treaties designed to prevent another catastrophe. The rules-based world order was born from ashes, ambition and an urgent desire for peace. It was not just about international law. It was a moral argument, a vision that power could be restrained by consensus and might could be softened by norms.Geneva, with its lakeside diplomacy and hushed corridors, became the symbolic heart of this experiment. Over time, the city amassed over thirty-five multilateral organisations. Their acronyms came to represent everything from health to trade to human rights. Together, they were meant to safeguard a delicate equilibrium. Rich and poor nations alike, it was believed, would be heard. Conflict would give way to conversation. Interests would be balanced by obligations.
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