Young World Federalists · November 2026
A schoolyard humiliation becomes a lesson in how great powers treat the people beneath them. The answer, this essay argues, is a democratic world federation in which the many can finally answer back.
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2026
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2026
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2026
Citizens for Global Solutions · June 2026
Citizens for Global Solutions · May 2026
World Federalist Movement · May 2026
Young World Federalists · February 2026
A one-day dialogue in Nigeria produced a declaration urging UN member states to invoke Article 109, convene a Charter review conference and create a UN Parliamentary Assembly. A similar youth effort in eastern Congo tied education to peacebuilding.
World Federalist Movement · 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.
Citizens for Global Solutions · February 2026
A General Assembly where each country casts one vote, and a Security Council any permanent member can veto, cannot end war. Weighted votes, binding arbitration and a universal criminal court could.
Young World Federalists · December 2025
Quoting Hans Kelsen on the veto as the mark of an autocratic regime, Luca Alfieri tells young federalists the Security Council problem reaches beyond Europe, and announces free translations of Spinelli’s two 1944 essays.
World Federalist Movement – Canada · October 2025
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas offers hope for democracy. The deal highlights flaws in global institutions and the need for reform.
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2025
Nepal’s Gen Z movement used digital tools to guide political transition. Democracy finds cracks through which light can enter despite censorship and repression.
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2025
Russian drones entering Polish airspace show how quickly the war in Ukraine can spill across borders, while a veto-paralysed Security Council stays silent. Canada should ask the International Court of Justice whether vetoes that shield aggressors are lawful.
World Federalist Movement · 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.
World Federalist Movement · August 2025
Failure to reform a broken global system will let power pool around one strongman, as Roman institutions lingered after the Republic fell. Polling shows most people worldwide back a federated global democracy; the United States, where no public figure champions it, is the outlier.
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2025
A new UN Charter draft proposes structural changes to address global challenges. The initiative includes a Digital Systems Council and an Earth System Council to tackle climate and internet governance.
Citizens for Global Solutions · April 2025
The U.N. faces criticism as a pawn in U.S. foreign policy. Reform efforts are sidelined by a focus on transactional engagement.
World Federalist Movement · October 2024
Farsan Ghassim and Markus Pauli surveyed more than 42,000 people in 17 countries and found 69 percent back a democratic world government for global issues, with stronger support in poorer and less free countries.
