Between Pontiffs and Engineers of the Abyss

Paulo Nassar

 In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, where interdependence should unite us, we once again witness the rise of invisible—but profoundly real—walls.

Economic tariffs multiply like trenches raised against the spirit of cooperation. Instead of opening markets, we open wounds. Instead of promoting fair trade, we fuel fear of the other.

The logic of wild protectionism hides the resurgence of an old figure: the bridge destroyer. He wears the suit of a head of state but acts as an architect of the abyss. He dismantles agreements, sabotages multilateral organizations, and imposes tariffs not as instruments of balance, but as weapons of intimidation.

Statement from Prof. Justin Green, President and CEO, and Irene Lungu, Chair of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Month of Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management

Irine Lungu & Prof. Justin Green

This June, the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (Global Alliance) reaffirms its enduring commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) across the global communication profession.

Diversity, equity, equality and inclusion are essential to the integrity and future of public relations and communication. These are not secondary or political concerns. They are core to the way our profession serves society, builds trust, and drives ethical communication outcomes.

Leading & Celebrating our Profession - 25 years of Growth & Resilience

Prof Justin Green, President & CEO, Global Alliance - Annual Report 2024

As we enter our 25th year (marked as the ‘silver jubilee’ in some cultures), it is my great honour to present the 2024 annual report of your Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management. With your steadfast support and active involvement, 2024 was another year of growth for our Alliance in terms of our membership, our service offering, and the reach and impact achieved through our global advocacy.

As I reflect on another year of accomplishment with your support, I am also reminded that it is now almost six years since I had the tremendous privilege of being elected Global Alliance President in 2019. You will recall that a global pandemic came into all of our lives soon after that. This meant my early months and years as President coincided with a major public health emergency that challenged all of us to think differently about how we lived and worked.

Global Alliance evolved our member offering to better reflect the new realities of global business and that journey continues.

Shaping the Future of Communication: A Dialogue Ahead of the European Summit in Venice

AI, ethics, and the future of communication: a dialogue ahead of the Global Alliance’s European Summit and AI Symposium, set to take place in Venice this May.

This interview opens the communication campaign leading up to the European Communication Summit and the AI Symposium taking place in Venice on 16 May 2025.

Bonnie Caver, SCMP, IABC Fellow, - former chair of the International Association of Business Communicators, board member of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and co-facilitator of the session that will shape the Venice Pledge, a global commitment to ethical and responsible AI in communication — is interviewed by Lorenzo Canu, a Master’s student at the University of Amsterdam, currently writing a thesis on the EU’s Trusted Flaggers mechanism and General Coordinator of FERPILab.