A resilient system of neutral governance hubs is indispensable today because it

(1) provides legally guaranteed impartial venues for both formal (Track-One) and informal (Track-Two) diplomacy amid great-power rivalries;

(2) leverages digital and physical security to counter cyber-attacks and disinformation in hybrid summits; and

(3) accelerates multiregional coordination on transnational crises—from pandemics to climate shocks—by bypassing venue disputes and political stalemates.

Switzerland’s 200-year legacy of armed neutrality, though recently strained by EU sanctions on Russia, still offers a foundational model, while Gulf states (UAE, Qatar, Oman), Asia’s Singapore, and Latin America’s Panama and Uruguay provide complementary strengths in geographic proximity, digital infrastructure, and symbolic neutrality.