Soft/Information & Influence/Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks

Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy

The capacity to stand between others: standing mediation and good-offices machinery, facilitation of processes others cannot host and the trusted-intermediary position that only accumulates.
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World mean
6.2
of 20 · median 5.0
Range
1–18
middle half 3.0–8.0
Panel SD
±0.59
round 1 ±1.51 — the honest estimate
Leader
18
Norway, Switzerland

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2
Advanced 10
Established 14
Transitional 23
Foundational 40
Nascent 65
Inception 43

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇳🇴Norway Europe 18 Frontier ±0.83
2 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.71
4 🇺🇸United States Americas 17 Advanced ±0.71
5 🇫🇮Finland Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
6 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16 Advanced ±1.12
7 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 16 Advanced ±0.71
8 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 16 Advanced ±1.12
9 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±1.12
11 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.83
12 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 15 Advanced ±0.43
13 🇦🇹Austria Europe 14 Established ±0.71
14 🇨🇦Canada Americas 14 Established ±0.83
15 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 14 Established ±0.43
16 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 14 Established ±1.64
17 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 14 Established ±1.23
18 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 13 Established ±1.64
19 🇮🇹Italy Europe 13 Established ±1.00
20 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 13 Established ±1.80
21 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 12 Established ±1.50
22 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12 Established ±0.43
23 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.71
24 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 12 Established ±1.09
25 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.83
26 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 12 Established ±1.48
27 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 11 Transitional ±1.09
28 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 11 Transitional ±1.48
29 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.09
30 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.43
31 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 11 Transitional ±0.43
32 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 11 Transitional ±0.83
33 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.83
34 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 11 Transitional ±0.50
35 🇷🇺Russia Europe 11 Transitional ±0.83
36 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11 Transitional ±0.83
37 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.09
38 🇪🇸Spain Europe 11 Transitional ±1.48
39 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 10 Transitional ±0.00
40 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 10 Transitional ±0.43
41 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 10 Transitional ±0.83
42 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 10 Transitional ±1.23
43 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 9 Transitional ±0.00
44 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.43
45 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.50
46 🇵🇱Poland Europe 9 Transitional ±1.12
47 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 9 Transitional ±1.41
48 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 9 Transitional ±0.43
49 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.83
50 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 8 Foundational ±0.71
51 🇨🇱Chile Americas 8 Foundational ±0.43
52 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 8 Foundational ±0.71
53 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 8 Foundational ±0.71
54 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 8 Foundational ±0.83
55 🇬🇷Greece Europe 8 Foundational ±1.48
56 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 8 Foundational ±1.41
57 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.09
58 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 8 Foundational ±0.50
59 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 8 Foundational ±0.50
60 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.71
61 🇦🇴Angola Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
62 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 7 Foundational ±1.30
63 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 7 Foundational ±1.09
64 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 7 Foundational ±1.00
65 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 7 Foundational ±1.12
66 🇲🇹Malta Europe 7 Foundational ±0.83
67 🇵🇪Peru Americas 7 Foundational ±1.12
68 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.83
69 🇷🇴Romania Europe 7 Foundational ±1.12
70 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
71 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
72 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
73 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 6 Foundational ±0.50
74 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
75 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.50
76 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 6 Foundational ±0.83
77 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.66
78 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
79 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.83
80 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.43
81 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.12
82 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.43
83 🇵🇦Panama Americas 6 Foundational ±0.83
84 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.00
85 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
86 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.09
87 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 6 Foundational ±1.12
88 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.43
89 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 6 Foundational ±0.00
90 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.43
91 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.43
92 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
93 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
94 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 5 Nascent ±0.00
95 🇨🇬Congo Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
96 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 5 Nascent ±0.83
97 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 5 Nascent ±0.71
98 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.00
99 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 5 Nascent ±0.43
100 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 5 Nascent ±0.71
101 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
102 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
103 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
104 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 5 Nascent ±0.00
105 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
106 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
107 🇹🇬Togo Africa 5 Nascent ±0.83
108 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 5 Nascent ±0.71
109 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 5 Nascent ±0.50
110 🇦🇱Albania Europe 4 Nascent ±0.43
111 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.43
112 🇧🇯Benin Africa 4 Nascent ±0.00
113 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 4 Nascent ±0.43
114 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 4 Nascent ±0.50
115 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
116 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.00
117 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 4 Nascent ±0.00
118 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 4 Nascent ±0.00
119 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.83
120 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
121 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.83
122 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
123 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
124 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 4 Nascent ±0.43
125 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 4 Nascent ±0.87
126 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 4 Nascent ±0.43
127 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
128 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
129 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 4 Nascent ±0.71
130 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
131 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.83
132 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
133 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
134 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
135 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
136 🇹🇩Chad Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
137 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 3 Nascent ±0.71
138 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 3 Nascent ±0.71
139 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
140 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 3 Nascent ±0.50
141 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
142 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
143 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
144 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
145 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
146 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
147 🇲🇱Mali Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
148 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 3 Nascent ±0.50
149 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
150 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
151 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.83
152 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
153 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
154 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
155 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
156 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
157 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
158 🇧🇿Belize Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
159 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
160 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
161 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
162 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
163 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
164 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
165 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
166 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
167 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
168 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
169 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
170 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
171 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
172 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
173 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
174 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
175 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
176 🇳🇪Niger Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
177 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
178 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
179 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
180 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
181 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
183 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
185 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
186 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
187 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
188 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
189 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
190 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
191 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
192 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
193 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
194 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
195 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
196 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43

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Agenda-Setting & Convening7.71–19France, United States