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In collaboration with
McKinsey & Company

The Global Cooperation
Barometer 2026
Third Edition

I N S I G H T R E P O R T
J A N U A R Y  2 0 2 6

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Contents


Foreword                                                     3

Executive summary                                              4

About the Global Cooperation Barometer                             5

Introduction: The evolution of global cooperation                       7

     The views of experts and executives on cooperation               10

1 The five pillars of the Global Cooperation Barometer                  11

       Pillar 1: Trade and capital                                    11

       Pillar 2: Innovation and technology                             15

       Pillar 3: Climate and natural capital                             18

       Pillar 4: Health and wellness                                  21

       Pillar 5: Peace and security                                  24

Recommendations: Strategies for new forms of cooperation              27

Appendix                                                    28

Contributors                                                  31

Endnotes                                                    32





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   Foreword





                                       Børge Brende                                   Bob Sternfels
                                                President and CEO,                                            Global Managing Partner,
                                           World Economic Forum                                    McKinsey & Company





                          It is a pleasure to release this year’s edition           based and, most importantly, still present. It is