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December 2019

Star Trek Beams Down to the CGS Annual Meeting

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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Sir Brian Urquhart: A most worthwhile life in peace and war

by Peter Langille

This article profiles Sir Brian Urquhart, a distinguished international civil servant, scholar, and champion of peace. He is remembered for his pivotal roles in UN peacekeeping, mediating conflicts, and advising on global governance.
December 2018

COPLA Update

by Florencia Gor

The campaign to establish a Latin American and Caribbean criminal court against transnational organized crime continues to gain support across governmental, academic, and civil society sectors. This initiative, COPLA, is viewed as a key strategy for deeper regional integration and cooperation.
December 2018

Anthropocene by Edward Burtynsky

by Editorial

Anthropocene, a book by photographer Edward Burtynsky, documents human influence on the Earth through fine art photography and essays, accompanying a major museum exhibition shown in Toronto and Ottawa in 2018 and a film premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The project combines photography, film, virtual reality, and scientific research to investigate the scale of humanity's impact on the planet.
December 2018

The Responsibility to Protect: From Promise to Practice by Bellamy and Luck

by Editorial

Alex Bellamy and Edward Luck examine the decade-long gap between international endorsement of the Responsibility to Protect principle and its repeated failures in cases such as Syria and Libya in The Responsibility to Protect: From Promise to Practice. Bellamy, director of the Asia Pacific Centre for R2P, and Luck, former UN Special Adviser on R2P, recommend combining short-term emergency policies with longer-term structural reforms to close that gap.
December 2018

Supranational Political Economy by Guido Montani

by Editorial

In Supranational Political Economy, Guido Montani argues that a supranational governance framework modeled on European integration can rebalance politics and economics from Bretton Woods-era disorder through contemporary ecological and globalization crises. The book contends that a supranational world order allows global capitalism, inequality, and ecological challenges to be governed rather than left to uncoordinated nation-states.
December 2018

A Tribute: Joseph E. Schwartzberg, 1928 to 2018

by Nancy Dunlavy

This tribute honors Joseph E. Schwartzberg, a distinguished intellectual activist and leader in the World Federalist Movement. The article recounts his tireless dedication to global governance, detailing his passion for improving international systems.
June 2019

In Memoriam: Takeshi Akune

by Editorial

Takeshi Akune, Secretary General of the World Federalist Movement of Japan from the 1990s, died in January in Sakai, Osaka, having spent his career advocating for the International Criminal Court, a UN Parliamentary Assembly, and nuclear disarmament. His final public campaign was a petition calling on President Trump to halt land reclamation at Oura Bay in Okinawa, which gathered over 210,000 signatures.
June 2019

Introducing Dr Tawanda Hondora

by Tawanda Hondora

Dr. Tawanda Hondora introduces himself as the incoming Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement Institute for Global Policy, outlining his priorities: strengthening the International Criminal Court against U.S. sanctions, reforming the UN Security Council, and engaging the corporate sector and youth in multilateral advocacy. He warns that rising nationalism and the P5's self-interested use of the Security Council demand renewed civil society pressure for global governance reform.
December 2019

ICC Update

by Monique Cuillerier

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.
June 2019

In Memoriam: John Sutter

by Editorial

John Sutter, who died in March 2019 at age 93, spent decades after a career in the U.S. Foreign Service and The Asia Foundation promoting democratic international institutions through the World Federalist Association, Democratic World Federalists, and the World Federalist Movement. He was the driving force behind world federalist newsletters in Northern California and a key organizer of the 1995 WFM World Congress in San Francisco, held to mark the 50th anniversary of the UN Charter.
June 2020

ICC Update

by Monique Cuillerier

This update provides a comprehensive overview of ongoing proceedings at the International Criminal Court (ICC), detailing various cases and legal developments. It also reports on the ICC's current investigative activities and the global status of Rome Statute ratification.
June 2020

Asheville Archives: United World Federalists Formed in Asheville, 1947

by Thomas Calder

This article details the formation and initial congress of the United World Federalists in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1947. Speakers at the event called for global unity and cooperation to prevent future conflicts and build a world of peace.