Pilot - At the Table or on the Menu: Rethinking International Cooperation

Global power is shifting—and for many countries, the stakes are rising fast.In this opening episode of World.OS, I take Mark Carney’s warning seriously: middle powers must act together, or risk being sidelined in a world increasingly shaped by technological competition and geopolitical fragmentation.But this is not just a story about risk. It is a story about opportunity.Across Europe and the Global Majority, a new alignment of interests is emerging—around technological sovereignty, economic resilience, and the need for new forms of partnership. This episode argues that the future of international cooperation lies in industrial and technological partnerships that move beyond aid and toward shared value creation.Blending strategic insight with real-world experience, World.OS sets out to answer a central question:How do we build cooperation that actually works in today’s world?