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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World Peace and Security Require a Stronger United Nations
Citizens for Global Solutions · September 2023
As long as any permanent member can veto Security Council action, aggressors like Russia in Ukraine go unchecked. Letting two thirds of the General Assembly override a veto, and suspending members that attack their neighbors, would give the Charter real force.
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Daniel Ellsberg Remembrance (1931-2023)
Citizens for Global Solutions · September 2023
Daniel Ellsberg, renowned anti-nuclear analyst, is remembered for his wisdom and activism. His legacy includes pivotal contributions to nuclear disarmament and global federalist thought.
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From the Partial Test Ban Treaty to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
Citizens for Global Solutions · September 2023
Public alarm over fallout pushed Washington and Moscow into the 1963 test ban, and the treaties that followed cut arsenals from 70,000 warheads to about 12,500. A treaty banning nuclear weapons outright can halt the new arms race, if people demand it.
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The Parliaments of the World’s Religions
Citizens for Global Solutions · September 2023
The World Parliament of Religions convenes in Chicago to address global peace and justice. Over 7,000 participants from 100 countries engage in interfaith dialogue on war, human rights, and environmental issues.
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The Worrying Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo: A World Federalist Perspective
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2023
Shifts in nuclear doctrine since Mutual Assured Destruction, plus Russian threats over Ukraine, are normalising talk of use, and WFM – Canada says disarmament needs a federal system that enforces collective responsibility.
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World federalism for Belarus
Young World Federalists · August 2023
Isolation, nationalism and political imprisonment are growing in Belarus, and its government cannot find a way out. A democratic world federation would bring freedom of movement, global citizenship education, peace at the borders and enforceable human rights.
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What is so Important about The San Francisco Promise?
World Federalist Movement · August 2023
Undemocratic and lacking enforceable law, the UN Charter lets superpower wars crowd out climate action. Reviewing it under Article 109(3), a promise made in 1945 and never kept, could produce a new UN able to end war and tackle climate change.
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Kashmir’s Fight for Self-Determination and Azadi Continues
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2023
Kashmiris have sought self-determination for decades, yet India and Pakistan have turned it into a territorial quarrel while the world looks away. India’s 2019 revocation of Article 370 deepened the repression, and the G20 should press for the UN-recommended plebiscite.
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Cluster Munitions and the Ukraine Conflict: Weighing Humanitarian Implications
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2023
Weapons that scatter unexploded ordnance endanger civilians long after fighting stops, which is why the US decision to supply them to Ukraine has raised hard questions for allies bound by the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
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Dread nought but the Dreadnought
Young World Federalists · July 2023
The article examines the Anglo-German naval arms race and its role in shaping pre-World War I tensions. It highlights the cyclical nature of power struggles and their historical implications for global governance.
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We Only Have One Planet Left to Save
World Federalist Movement · July 2023
Europe’s narrowly approved nature-restoration law is a step, but healthy ecosystems belong to everyone and no single bloc can save them. A “Constitution of the Earth”, agreed first by the four biggest polluters, could bring the rest of the world along.
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The Failure of Climate-Finance Governance and Federalist Action
World Federalist Movement · July 2023
The Paris Conference failed to secure climate finance for poor nations. Federalists propose global reforms to address ecological transition funding.
