Mission
WORLD.OS is a space for rethinking international cooperation in a changing world.
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It is a personal initiative by Julius Murke.
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It brings together my newsletter, podcast, book project, and future contributions from others who are working on similar questions: How should middle powers respond to a more fragmented global order? How can international cooperation become a strategic tool for technological sovereignty, and economic security? What comes after multilateralism and the traditional development paradigm?
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I started WORLD.OS because I believe that certain changes have become urgent.
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The world is shifting faster than our institutions are adapting. Multilateral cooperation is under pressure. Global risks are increasing. Industrial policy is returning. Technology, data, supply chains, standards, and infrastructure have become central fields of geopolitical competition. And yet, much of what we still call international cooperation remains shaped by categories and instruments from a different era.
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The distinction between a “Global North” and a “Global South”, explains less and less about the world we are entering. The more important distinction is between different approaches to cooperation: between those who believe that peace and prosperity are built through alliances, shared systems, and joint development — and those who increasingly operate in a logic of fragmentation and zero-sum competition.
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My own perspective is shaped by different parts of this system. I started my work as a medical intern in a hospital in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I later founded an NGO focused on reform ideas for global health, worked at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, at the World Health Organization, and contributed to G7, G20, UN, and WHO processes. Today, I work in Cameroon on digital health systems, data infrastructures, interoperability, and digital sovereignty.
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This combination of global governance, political strategy, and concrete implementation has shaped how I look at international cooperation. It has also made one thing clear to me: we often understand the transformations underway, but we do not follow through on their consequences. Too often, the response remains incremental where structural change would be needed.
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WORLD.OS is my attempt to push this conversation further.
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The newsletter develops the core arguments. The podcast opens them up through conversation. The book project brings them together in a more comprehensive form. Over time, I also want this website to become a place where others can contribute articles, ideas, resources, and proposals.
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The views expressed here are my own.