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Edition 2027 · effective 1 January 2027

For policymakers, researchers & media

What gets measured gets built. Neutrality has never been measured.

There is no global dataset on how societies use independent third parties to prevent and resolve conflict. TheNeutralsORG™ is building one: open definitions, sourced evidence and The Neutrals Index, which measures infrastructure, never people.

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§ 01What you really need

Five needs, in your words.

Drawn from how people in your position actually describe the problem, not from procedure.

(Needs)

Reliable data

Sourced, dated, with limits stated.

Clear definitions

What counts as a Neutral role.

Comparable evidence

Across countries and over time.

Expert voices

Practitioners who can explain.

Policy options

What works in which settings.

What usually goes wrong: treating dispute resolution as only a courts issue; comparing countries without stable definitions; publishing rankings without method.

(Avoid)

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§ 02The cost of waiting

What the evidence says.

Sourced and dated. Use the calculator to estimate your own.

US$21.8tn

Economic impact of violence on the world economy in 2025, about 10.5% of global GDP.

Institute for Economics & Peace, Global Peace Index 2026 · 2025 ↗
61

Active state-based armed conflicts in 2024, the highest number since records began in 1946.

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · 2024 ↗
5.1bn

People with at least one unmet justice need: a broad 2019 estimate that also counts legal exclusion and extreme injustice.

World Justice Project, Measuring the Justice Gap · 2019 ↗
61%

People worldwide with a moderate or high sense of grievance against business, government and the rich.

Edelman Trust Barometer 2025, via Cooley PubCo · 2025 ↗

Estimate what a conflict is costing you →

§ 03Evaluation for you

1 questions people in your position bring to an evaluator.

Choosing between policy options01Public bodies & institutionsEvaluation PanelWhich policy option best meets the stated objectives, on the evidence, and at what cost?

§ 04Situations you may face

1 situation where a Neutral helps.

Multi-stakeholder policy dialogue01Community & public lifeFacilitation · Neutral Chairing · Neutral EvaluationMany interests must shape one policy. None of them trusts the others’ process.

§ 05Roles that fit

The Neutral roles people like you use most.

  1. FacilitationHow does a group move forward together?01
  2. MediationCan we reach an agreement we both choose?02
  3. OmbudsWhere can someone raise a concern safely and informally?03

§ 06How we can help

Evaluation services for people in your position.

Scoped fixed fee or capped day rates

Evaluation Panels

Two or three qualified evaluators from different disciplines, one chairing, who report jointly. A selective, high-value format for major projects, AI systems, institutional reviews and public decisions, where specialist recruitment and governance are demanding.

Programme fee

Evaluation Capability

Developed consultatively: evaluation policy and governance, clauses, a panel of pre-cleared evaluators and training in commissioning and using evaluation well.

First stepsFor policymakers, researchers & media
Three thingsto do this week.
01 Read the methodology
02 Use the data explorer
03 Contact the research desk for partnerships
Clarity first · keep options open · make fairness visible

§ 07Frame your question

Describe it. Get the evaluation question.

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