World Federalist Movement
The World Federalist Movement, Institute for Global Policy is a nonprofit registered in the United States and the Netherlands, with offices in The Hague and Washington, DC. It works for more effective and accountable global governance, with a democratic world federation as its aim.
Adapted from wfm-igp.org.
Articles
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A Future United Nations Parliamentary Assembly at the Intersection of Nuclear Disarmament?
July 2026
Nuclear disarmament will not come from a Security Council that nuclear powers can block. A democratically elected UN Parliamentary Assembly, given binding authority through Article 109 reform, could oversee phased decommissioning of arsenals on UN-controlled sites.
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The Missing Foundation of Global Governance
July 2026
Nations measure GDP and debt but not what humanity takes from the Earth and leaves behind. A planetary balance sheet, priced in dollars and built with AI, would show war as net destruction and restoration as the largest investment opportunity in history.
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Role of Security in Democracy
May 2026
Democracy is retreating worldwide as leading democracies flout international law and young voters lose faith. It can win back trust only by securing fair elections, promising less and delivering more, and renewing itself through citizens’ assemblies and wider participation.
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When and how is intervention acceptable?
April 2026
The US military intervention in Venezuela raises concerns about superpower dominance. The article explores the implications of unilateral action and its potential to destabilize global order.
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Is humanity homogeneous?
March 2026
Humans follow the herd, and leaders exploit the instinct by turning groups against scapegoats. Migration and mixing make racial purity a myth: humanity is one people of many cultures, and nations, like individuals, need enforced laws to live in peace.
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Eightieth Anniversary of the United Nations first meeting in Methodist Central Hall
February 2026
At a Westminster service marking eighty years since the UN first met there, Cardinal Vincent Nichols called its founding a covenant against vengeance and prayed for the renewal of international institutions as nationalism rises and multilateralism falters.
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Do the people or the politicians fail a democracy?
February 2026
Democracy lasts only with a broad franchise, a fair proportional voting system, a constitution that binds even the head of government, strict rules against corruption, and federal structures that keep decisions close to citizens. Neglect them and voters turn to autocrats.
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Fighting old battles all over again!
November 2025
Hard-won gains, from restraint on nuclear testing to international law, are being reversed. Peace groups should combine their strength, and a louder civil society makes a review of the UN Charter under Article 109 now look viable.
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Sleepwalkers
November 2025
The article warns of a potential global crisis mirroring the prelude to World War I. It highlights the risks of financial instability, territorial tensions, and ideological clashes.
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Is this the dawning of the Age of Autocracy?
September 2025
Disillusioned young people are warming to autocracy as democracy scores keep falling. Yet over two centuries democracy has advanced, and renewing it means rooting out corruption, curbing the veto and building a global rule of law.
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Smart Landmines are Dumb as Hell
September 2025
European nations withdraw from Ottawa Treaty as landmines resurge. The article argues for world federalism to address weapon asymmetry and battlefield ethics.
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Is there an ideal society?
August 2025
No society can satisfy everyone, but a shared sense of community, a rule of law that binds the powerful, and local, federal democracy come closest. The Red Cross, the human rights declaration and the ICC show that what activists build cannot be unthought.
