All Mondial articles
Every article from the Citizens for Global Solutions and World Federalist Movement – Canada journal, searchable and cross-referenced by topic and issue.
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June 2019
Global Town Halls to Discuss UN Renewal
Global Voice and Partner Organizations have launched 'The Road to 2020,' a series of Global Town Halls held across the United States to develop recommendations for renewing the United Nations ahead of its 75th anniversary in 2020. The initiative has allied with the Common Home of Humanity project, which frames the Earth's biophysical boundaries as the foundation for reformed international environmental law and a potential first step toward world federation.
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June 2019
My Friend Harris Wofford Jr. 1926-2019: Prophet of a United States of the World
Tad Daley profiles Harris Wofford Jr., the late U.S. senator and JFK confidant who in 1942 founded the Student Federalists, a nationwide youth movement calling for a federal world republic after World War II. The Student Federalists grew to 367 campus chapters by 1947 and merged into the United World Federalists, the organization that became Citizens for Global Solutions.
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June 2019
“Straight Talk on Trade” by Dani Rodrik
Harvard economist Dani Rodrik's book 'Straight Talk on Trade' (Princeton University Press, 2018) argues that global governance should protect national democratic policy space rather than maximize economic integration, challenging the Chicago school's faith in autonomous markets. The reviewer finds Rodrik's 'federation lite' model useful for federalists but incomplete, because it underestimates how transnational political movements increasingly shape domestic trade and market stability.
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June 2019
The Women, Peace and Security agenda — and why it is important
The Women, Peace and Security agenda, anchored in UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), promotes women's participation in conflict prevention and peace negotiations, and addresses gender-based violence in armed conflict. A 2018 study of 82 peace agreements found that those with female signatories are associated with more durable peace and higher rates of implementation, yet women still represent only 4 percent of UN peacekeeping military troops.
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December 2019
Accountability and justice for the Rohingya
The Gambia filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Myanmar, alleging failure to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people. This legal action, supported by extensive documentation from UN bodies and human rights groups, seeks justice, reparations, and guarantees for the victims.
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December 2019
70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
The article reviews the history and evolution of international humanitarian law, focusing on the Geneva Conventions and related traditions. It highlights how these laws, alongside human rights provisions, aim to establish a rule of law that supersedes conflict.
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December 2019
Representation at a Global Level: The Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
This article details a Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly event in Argentina, designed to simulate global governance and raise awareness among students. The simulation focused on key global issues, including environmental preservation, energy transition, and human rights, emphasizing the need for global citizenship.
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December 2019
ICRtoP Update
The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) recently monitored key debates on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), highlighting prevention activities like veto restraint and combating hate speech. The organization also hosted panels focusing on young women's role in conflict prevention and provided training on early warning signs of atrocities.
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December 2019
COPLA Update
This article provides an update on the COPLA campaign, which aims to establish a Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court to combat transnational organized crime. The initiative has received support from various political forums and emphasizes the need for international cooperation and civil society involvement.
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December 2019
The Crime of Aggression by Noah Weisbord
Noah Weisbord's The Crime of Aggression: The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats offers an insider account of efforts to incorporate the crime of aggression into the International Criminal Court, drawing on Weisbord's personal involvement in its codification. The book examines how norms of international humanitarian law must adapt to modern warfare, including drone strikes and cyberattacks.
