December 2025
Randy Kehler, a dedicated peace activist, passed away in July after a life committed to eradicating war and expanding justice. His efforts, including the 'Freeze Campaign' and influencing the release of the Pentagon Papers, left a lasting mark on global resistance.
March 2021
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
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
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 2019
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
Tad Daley profiles Harris Wofford Jr., the late U.S. senator and JFK confidant who in 1942 founded the Student Federalists, a nationwide youth movement calling for a federal world republic after World War II. The Student Federalists grew to 367 campus chapters by 1947 and merged into the United World Federalists, the organization that became Citizens for Global Solutions.
