Geopolitics
The Dual Presidency Farce: How Western Compromise at COP31 Threatens to Drown the Global South
For the first time in COP history, the upcoming COP31 climate summit will be led by a novel dual-presidency model, with Turkey holding the formal presidency and Australia taking a new 'President of Negotiations' role with exclusive authority over talks. This compromise, born from Western infighting, is a reckless experiment that risks fracturing global climate solidarity and prioritizing the geopolitical ambitions of two resource-exporting nations over the existential survival of the Global South, whose voices face new layers of marginalization.
