Philosophy
Our Vision
Building a Frisco City that works for every neighborhood with a focus on equity, opportunity, efficiency, and inclusion.
“Collisions of values are of the essence of what they are and what we are…the world in which what we see as incompatible values are not in conflict is a world altogether beyond our ken; …it is on earth that we live, and it is here that we must believe and act.”
Isaiah Berlin, The Crooked Timber of Humanity
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Welcome to the Global Governance and Sovereignty Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting effective global governance and advocating for the legitimate interests of states. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and interdependent, the importance of sovereignty remains significant, but its interpretation and application have evolved with the world’s changing dynamics.
At the Foundation, we believe that states must balance their sovereign interests with the need to cooperate and collaborate with other actors in the global system to address global challenges that require collective action. That is why we focus on research programs in Global Affairs, Economics and Development, and New Tech & Innovation, providing valuable insights into the complex interactions and dynamics between different stakeholders in the global system.
Our mission is to identify policies and practices that can promote sustainable development, social justice, and respect for the sovereignty of states. Through in-depth analysis and gatherings, we aim to raise awareness and contribute to shaping policy decisions on critical global issues, particularly in Africa and the MENA region, where we are based.
Our Values
Building a Frisco City that works for every neighborhood with a focus on equity, opportunity, efficiency, and inclusion.
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Our team is composed of an Executive Board in charge of defining the main orientations of the Foundation, Research Associates from various backgrounds covering our research program and Management Staff responsible for implementing the action plans.
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Global Affairs: This research program aims to capture and analyze a wide range of political dynamics and interactions between the different stakeholders occurring across borders in an interconnected and interdependent world.
Economics and Development: This research program encompasses Growth, Trade, Finance, Infrastructure, Climate and Sustainability. It focuses on understanding the role of the different stakeholders in promoting economic development, identifying policies to enhance their effectiveness but also to improve people’s lives and support sustainable development
New Tech & Innovation: Information and Communication Technologies underpin innovation and competitiveness across private and public sectors and enable scientific progress in all disciplines. A number of essential policy objectives cannot be achieved without ICT innovation as it also invades and transforms bit by bit all aspects of our societies and economies and change the way people live and behave.
Our Expert Team
Leading voices in defense, security, and governance at DefSec Morocco 2025.
Nizar Derdabi
Founding Member
Ismail Palamino
Founding Member
Ali Moutaïb
President
Thomas Dournon
Founding Member
Amine Ater
Founding Member
2013
In 1841, iron ore was discovered in the Tualatin Valley, but it was not until 1861 that its existence was an accepted fact. In 1865, the Oregon Iron Company was incorporated. It was the first of three companies that hoped to make Oswego an industrial center, the “Pittsburgh of the West.”
2017
The first iron smelter, in George Rogers Park, went into production in 1867 and continued to operate intermittently under a 2nd corporation, the Oswego Iron Company, until 1881. It was succeeded by the Oregon Iron Company, which operated at the old plant until 1885. In 1888, its operators built a new smelter on the current Oswego Pointe site.
2019
At its peak, the iron industry employed some 300 men. In 1890, production reached 12,305 tons of pig iron. Oswego was booming. It boasted a growing population, four general stores, a bank, two barber shops, two hotels, three churches, nine saloons, and Davidson’s drugstore. An opera house proved to be a profitable investment.
2022 - 2023
With the demise of the iron industry, Oregon Iron & Steel turned its attention to land development. It built a power plant on Oswego Creek from 1905 to 1909, and following the incorporation of the City of Oswego in 1910, sought permission to erect power poles to provide electricity to the community.
2025
Paul Murphy developed the Oswego Lake Country Club to promote Oswego as a place to “live where you play.” By the 1930s, its growth as a year-round living environment was well underway. Murphy built the first water system to serve the west end of the city, and encouraged noted architects to design fine homes during the 1930s and 1940s.
2026
Residential development around the perimeter of Oswego Lake accelerated in the 1940s and 1950s. With the annexation of part of Lake Grove to the west in 1960, the name of the city was changed to Lake Oswego. Today, Lake Oswego is considered one of the finest residential communities in Oregon.
