World Federalism
All articles in World Federalism
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COVID-44: A Letter from the Future
March 2021
This letter from the future describes how the world’s advanced global governance system successfully contained a deadly pandemic, COVID-44, in 2045. The author argues that a world federation, by eliminating war and funding global health, made rapid, effective epidemic response possible.
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Coronavirus: Only public powers can protect our health
June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted global deficiencies, demonstrating that no single nation can manage a crisis alone. The article argues that global coordination is necessary and that public powers, not market mechanisms, must manage essential services like healthcare.
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The Overarching Importance of Planned Giving
June 2020
This article emphasizes the critical role of planned giving and estate planning in sustaining Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS). It argues that supporting CGS ensures the persistence of a vision for a global federation and a better future for humanity.
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Message from the Executive Director
June 2020
Following the Democratic presidential debates, the author notes the lack of discussion on global solutions to pressing problems. The World Federalist Institute drafted questions and sent candidates copies of Planethood to promote the argument for a World Federation.
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TakeAction: United States removes restrictions on landmine use: What should Canada do?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · March 2020
The United States lifts landmine restrictions, sparking debate on global governance and humanitarian norms. Canada faces a pivotal decision on aligning with international humanitarian law.
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Star Trek Beams Down to the CGS Annual Meeting
December 2019
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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Ventotene International Seminar: 36th edition
December 2019
Five days on the island where Spinelli wrote his manifesto for a united Europe showed that federalist debate, even among young Europeans of every background, stays an echo chamber without voices from the rest of the world.
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TakeAction for August 2019: Building peacekeeping
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2019
Canada’s UN peacekeeping contributions are critically low. The next government must decide how to support UN operations effectively.
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World Federalist Listening
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2019
The World Federalist Movement - Canada highlights key podcasts on global governance. These programs cover international affairs, UN operations, and human rights issues.
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Global Problems Need Global Solutions
June 2019
Climate change and cyber security cannot be left to states acting alone. A federal order that keeps decisions as low as possible and holds power to account is the credible answer, and the International Criminal Court and the push for a UN parliament show it taking shape.
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Update on Canada, Mali, and UN Peacekeeping
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Canada’s peacekeeping role is shrinking: police numbers hit a thirteen-year low, Walter Dorn says, while the government promises weekly air support for UN missions in Africa without a date.
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International Relations Theory and World View
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Foreign Affairs elevates ‘Tech World’ and ‘Warming World’ as autonomous IR approaches. The journal’s anthology highlights emerging challenges in technology and climate change.
