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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Let My Children Go: World Efforts to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour
June 2022
Children who marched to Geneva in 1998 helped win an ILO convention against the worst child labour, now ratified by 165 states. Yet some 200 million children still work, many in debt bondage in South Asia, where the laws go unenforced.
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Should we care about Biodiversity?
May 2022
The Convention on Biological Diversity addresses global biodiversity loss. The article highlights its role in conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources.
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This tangled web we have woven: why countries go to war
May 2022
Wars are won by the side that can outproduce its enemy, and conquest has mostly been about resources. Ukraine’s grain and critical minerals raise the stakes, while seizures and broken deals will leave Russia a pariah for as long as Putin rules.
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Liechtenstein Resolution Provides a Mechanism to Hold the P-5 Accountable
May 2022
Answering to the whole General Assembly for every veto would be a first check on the five permanent powers. A member using the veto should also give up the Council chair, which Russia kept while the Council discussed its own war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine: the cradle of our nuclear concern
April 2022
Chernobyl’s nuclear legacy resurfaces as Russia attacks Ukraine’s reactors. The UN’s coordinated response highlights global governance needs.
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Are we seeing a shift in global geo-politics?
March 2022
In Putin’s mind Russia is already at war with the West, and he wages it without the restraints of the Geneva Conventions, driven by a decline like Germany’s before 1914. Once he falls, patient trust building could still draw Russia into a peaceful Europe.
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The DAO and the Dao – Finding a Path to Govern the World
March 2022
Decentralized autonomous organizations let members vote on a blockchain with no central authority. Federated worldwide and guided by the Dao’s sense of interconnection, they could let people vote on global issues and act locally, replacing the nation-state order.
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We are all citizens of Ukraine
March 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the crime of aggression, banned by customary law even where the ICC cannot reach. The end will most likely come from inside Russia, and a Moscow without Putin could turn west as the old Warsaw Pact states did.
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The proposal – COPLA: Latin America and Caribbean Criminal Court against Transnational Organized Crime
February 2022
COPLA proposes a regional court to combat transnational organized crime. The initiative seeks to address impunity and strengthen judicial cooperation across Latin America.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: A True Servant of the People
December 2021
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner and South African icon, championed justice and reconciliation. His leadership shaped global human rights and world federalism ideals.
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Ukraine-Donbas-Russia: Can the Normandy Format Be Reactivated?
December 2021
With troops massed on Ukraine’s border, the stalled Normandy Format of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany is the best forum left to settle the special status of Donetsk and Luhansk. Progress there would ease the risk of escalation.
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What can we learn from COP26 as world federalists?
November 2021
Glasgow left national interest in charge, as China and India softened the coal pledge and small island states were let down. Yet the US and China agreed to cut emissions together, and the climate fight could spur more democratic, accountable global governance.
