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Dear Readers:

A decade ago, I asked myself a question that changed my life: Why hadn’t someone created a news organization solely focused on the work of international institutions?

I’d spent years reporting for The Associated Press on the United Nations and its often mystifying web of agencies and programs.

While much of that work vanished into the churn of daily news, I began to realize that buried beneath the briefings and bureaucracy was a vast trove of valuable information — crucial insights for diplomats, policymakers, and engaged citizens alike.

That epiphany led to the founding of Arete News.

With early encouragement and support from a Swiss business competition – and the continued guidance of our tech guru Silvan Hagen – aretenews.com came to life. We’ve now spent seven years delivering clear, objective, and fact-driven reporting on the international organizations that help shape the world.

Today, multilateralism is under siege: Autocracies are emboldened and misinformation spreads faster than truth. International cooperation — essential for solving climate change, pandemics, and global inequality — is increasingly fragile.

At Arete News, we believe in passionate objectivity — not bothsidesism, but reporting rooted in facts and fairness. As Christiane Amanpour put it, "A journalist’s job is to be truthful, not neutral."

But we can’t do this without you.

To mark our seventh anniversary, we’re offering 70% off an annual Arete News | Plus+ subscription — normally $100, now just $30. That’s $2.50 a month, less than a cup of coffee, for trusted, independent journalism focused on global issues that are important to you and affect us all.

Please consider subscribing today. Your support fuels our mission and keeps fact-based reporting alive when it’s needed most.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

John Heilprin
Founding Editor