World Federalism
All articles in World Federalism
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Human And Environmental Rights Come With Mutual Responsibilities
Citizens for Global Solutions · December 2022
Declarations of human and environmental rights mean little until people accept duties to match. A world court for both kinds of rights, a people’s parliament and a legal status of world citizen would give individuals a say over how the planet is treated.
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Remembrance and a demise of the demagogues?
World Federalist Movement · November 2022
Voters in Britain, Brazil and the US have begun turning on charismatic populists, a hopeful sign. Yet a wounded Russia may harden rather than soften, and until war is outlawed, free nations must stand firm for their values.
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Russia’s Don River: History, Conflict, Water and National Security
World Federalist Movement – Canada · October 2022
The Don River’s historical and cultural significance intertwines with national security and climate change in the Donbas region. The river’s role in shaping identity and geopolitical tensions highlights the intersection of water, sovereignty, and global governance.
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There Is An Alternative To War
Citizens for Global Solutions · October 2022
Military buildups provoke rivals and isolationism leaves aggressors unchecked, so neither prevents war. Strengthened global governance, with a UN freed of the veto, given taxing power, a world parliament and enforcement, offers a real alternative.
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Unity is Strength but a common purpose makes unusual companions
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
World federalists from across the globe unite under a common purpose despite diverse political views. The article highlights the movement’s strength in bridging ideological divides.
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The War against Ukraine and the Advancement of World Federalism
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
The war against Ukraine highlights the need for a ceasefire and energy independence. The article argues for world federalism as a path to global peace and climate action.
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The Monsters Still Stalk the Earth
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
The article examines 20th-century dictators and their atrocities. It highlights the need for international law to address crimes against humanity.
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Peaceful coexistence and constitutional moment
World Federalist Movement · August 2022
Great powers will talk as equals only when a crisis forces them to, and the collapse of the biosphere may be that crisis. A truce among them could open the way to an IMF issuing its own currency, an Earth Constitution and a refounded UN.
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Si vis pacem, para bellum (“If you want peace, prepare for war”)
World Federalist Movement · June 2022
Armies and nuclear arsenals have not delivered security. A rules-based order where aggression is a crime, sanctions bite and individuals face the International Criminal Court offers a better route, and civil society built that court once and can mobilise again.
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Who solves the world’s problems?
World Federalist Movement · June 2022
Neither the UN nor any great power can fix the planet’s crises, because each serves special interests and none holds a global monopoly on force. Only a sovereign world authority with a constitution can, and yearly military spending of about $2 trillion would fund it.
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Mondial Interviews Amy Oloo, Incoming Executive Director of WFM-IGP
June 2022
Mondial interviews Amy Oloo, incoming Executive Director of WFM-IGP, on her priorities for the organization, which include rebuilding programs and finances after a period of institutional transition, centering youth and Global South voices, and pursuing pragmatic partnerships with other global governance NGOs. Oloo identifies UN Security Council reform as overdue but structurally difficult, and favors both improving existing institutions and building new, more inclusive ones.
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Passive Resistance as a Means to Achieve a World Federation
Young World Federalists · March 2022
Gandhi advocates for nonviolent resistance as a path to world federation. He emphasizes the need to free colonized nations and establish a voluntary, inclusive global union.
