All Mondial articles
Every article from the Citizens for Global Solutions and World Federalist Movement – Canada journal, alongside selected writing from allied organisations, searchable and cross-referenced by topic, issue and source.
Articles
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Global South Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War and Consequent Tensions
World Federalist Movement · November 2023
Keith Best TD MA warns of escalating global tensions amid the Russia-Ukraine war. He highlights risks of nuclear conflict and regional instability in the Middle East and South China Seas.
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YWF Malaysia – On the Israel/Palestine War
Young World Federalists · October 2023
Collective punishment of Palestinian civilians is legally and morally wrong, and a conflict running since the 1917 Balfour Declaration will not yield to power politics. Young World Federalists in Malaysia call for peace and a world government built on justice and democracy.
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The future of aid delivery to Afghanistan; the role of Europe and the diaspora
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis demands urgent international aid. The article highlights systemic challenges and the need for coordinated global governance.
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UN Reform? Think ‘Alice in Wonderland’
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
Major-power rivalry is the worst in decades, so rewriting the UN Charter or reforming the Security Council is a fantasy that could even produce a weaker text. The UN should reinforce core strengths, humanitarian action and global norms, and plan for deep budget cuts.
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NRI Welfare Society of India: Global Peace Summit
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
Keith Best speaks at the Global Peace Summit on peace’s nature and global achievement. He highlights reconciliation and diplomacy as key to lasting peace.
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Democracy has to be global
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
Finance, migration, artificial intelligence and climate change now outrun national borders, so national democracies cannot survive among warring states. Global problems need global solutions, and those solutions must be democratic, built on democratic global institutions.
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Pope Francis’ “Laudate Deum” (2023)
Citizens for Global Solutions · October 2023
Climate change is human-made and partly irreversible, Pope Francis writes in his 2023 letter, and no nation can stop it alone. He calls for binding global rules, an end to fossil fuels and a more democratic multilateral order.
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Time to Abandon International Anarchy
Citizens for Global Solutions · October 2023
The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Russia-Ukraine War illustrate persistent violations of international law. The article critiques ongoing failures to enforce global governance norms.
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Opinion: Canada is letting other nations do the heavy lifting on peacekeeping
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2023
Thirty years after Medak Pocket, Walter Dorn finds Canada’s forces risk-averse in UN missions, leaving the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Portugal and many developing countries to protect civilians.
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European Economic Forum Speech
World Federalist Movement · September 2023
Deterring refugees does not work, and the EU has never shared the burden fairly among its members. Wealthy states should invest where people flee from, speed up asylum decisions, and set up a permanent international scheme for safe passage and agreed resettlement quotas.
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Remarks on Kevin Rudd’s book: “The Avoidable War”
World Federalist Movement · September 2023
A US-China war is avoidable, but “managed strategic competition” is not enough, because the climate crisis and other rising powers need a wider answer. A Global Green Deal built on IMF reform and special drawing rights could open the way to peaceful coexistence and UN reform.
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Lessons of the Coup Attempt: Putin shaken, West ill-prepared
World Federalist Movement · September 2023
The failed coup attempt in Russia highlights Western policy gaps. The West lacked a coherent strategy to counter Russian disinformation.
