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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UN2020: Get Involved Now!
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2020
The UN75 campaign invites global participation through surveys and local conversations. Individuals and organizations can engage via social media or host community events.
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After the Canadian Federal Election: What next for foreign policy?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2020
The Canadian Liberal Party outlines foreign policy priorities. The party pledges to renew peacekeeping commitments and support a rules-based international order.
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Update on the Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly and the World Citizens’ Initiative
December 2019
A proposed World Citizens’ Initiative would let citizens put their own proposals to the General Assembly and the Security Council, on the model of Europe’s citizens’ initiative. With the UN’s 75th anniversary approaching, eighty NGOs have signed on, and a new report sets out a legal framework for it.
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What we can expect following the federal election
World Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2019
The Liberal Party pledges to expand Canada’s role in multilateral organizations. The party commits to establishing a Canadian Centre for Peace, Order, and Good Government.
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Star Trek Beams Down to the CGS Annual Meeting
December 2019
Citizens for Global Solutions hosted Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, at its Annual Meeting in Los Angeles for a conversation with CGS policy director Tad Daley on the parallels between the show’s United Federation of Planets and a real-world world federation. Roddenberry endorsed the idea of global government and discussed how his father used the Enterprise’s diverse crew to challenge racial and national divisions during the Cold War era.
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Ventotene International Seminar: 36th edition
December 2019
Five days on the island where Spinelli wrote his manifesto for a united Europe showed that federalist debate, even among young Europeans of every background, stays an echo chamber without voices from the rest of the world.
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SDR: from Bretton Woods to a World Currency by Elena Flor
December 2019
Elena Flor’s SDR: from Bretton Woods to a World Currency traces the evolution of the international monetary system from the gold standard through Bretton Woods, the rise of the euro, and today’s multi-currency order anchored by the dollar, euro, and renminbi. Flor also examines the potential for Special Drawing Rights to play a larger role in global finance and considers emerging factors such as the growth of virtual currencies like bitcoin.
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The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
December 2019
Samantha Power’s memoir The Education of an Idealist traces her path from a childhood in Ireland through her work as a war correspondent in Bosnia to her roles as a human rights advisor on the National Security Council and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama. Power reflects candidly on her idealism and her efforts to advance human rights within the constraints of American foreign policy.
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The Crime of Aggression by Noah Weisbord
December 2019
Written by a participant in the codification of the crime of aggression at the ICC, Noah Weisbord’s book reads without legal training and asks how law must adapt to drones and cyberwar.
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ICC Update
December 2019
This update details the ongoing work of the International Criminal Court, covering various ongoing investigations and trials. It provides status reports on key suspects, legal developments, and the expansion of the Rome Statute’s membership.
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World Language for World Citizens
December 2019
The article argues that the development of a single global community requires both a strong governance structure and a common language. It proposes that a neutral, phonetic global second language, such as Esperanto, is necessary to facilitate cooperation while preserving linguistic diversity.
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World Citizen Clubs
December 2019
A new program from World Service Authority and Citizens for Global Solutions lets students start a world citizenship club with friends, a faculty advisor and a constitution, then turn potlucks, film nights and refugee drives into local action on global issues.
