The international relations literature hardly offers solutions for effective global governance. It focuses on highlighting global issues, arguing that different actors have significance and loses sight of advancing a real model for global collective action. We aim to show that the most viable solution to effectively address global challenges is to engage in a track 1.5 global governance. In this sense, the path to effective global governance is an alliance of three global networks: governmental network, parliamentarian, and civil society. This critical analysis begins with the understanding of the scope of global governance and why is it important. We will review the different definitions found in the literature and argue they are flawed due to vagueness. Then we will analyze some of the scholarly opinions on building effective global governance and show that they lack any real solutions, focusing more on describing global challenges. We will also weigh the debate on the actors involved in global governance and assess that there is no consensus. Finally, we will explain the global governance 1.5 model and the necessity to build an alliance of three global networks to achieve effective global governance.