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The Charter of the United Nations: Ideals for Shaping Our Reality
Note: This piece was originally published on IPS News and has been reproduced here with permission. NEW YORK, Jul 31 2020 (IPS) - “Reconciling the requirements of the ideal with the possibilities of the real”: this is how Georges Bidault, Minister for Foreign Affairs...
A truly multilateral order can emerge from the ashes of the coronavirus pandemic, with China and Europe leading the way
Note: This piece was originally published on South China Morning Post and has been reproduced here with permission. The destruction wrought by Covid-19 has exposed the flaws of the siloed thinking and unsustainable practices that powered our global order China and...
Globalization: As Fragile And Irreplaceable As Ever
Note: This piece was originally published on World Crunch and has been reproduced here with permission. The coronavirus plague has blatantly conveyed the reality, for better or worse, of a single, globalized space. When the pandemic dies down, expect new...
Covid-19 and The Temptation to Turn Away from Global Engagement
The Covid-19 Pandemic has exposed flaws in the system of economic globalization, a cornerstone of development for countries around the world for the past several decades. Covid-19 is going to force countries to look inward and become economically less dependent on...
The Liberator
March 2020 TGCI Blog Post By Reid Friedson, PhD Note: This piece has been reproduced here with permission How to Heal with Revolutionary Love In Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World (2019), Rabbi Michael Lerner draws upon useful...
This Is How Democracy Dies
March 2020 TGCI Blog Post #2 By Yascha Mounk and Roberto Stefan Foa Note: This piece was originally published on The Atlantic and has been reproduced here with permission. Citizens in stable democracies are supposed to be satisfied with the democratic process....
Online disinformation and emerging tech: Are democracies at risk?
Note: This piece was originally published on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and has been reproduced here with permission. Democracies are struggling to contend with the rapid pace of technological change. Image credit: Jonny Lindner via Pixabay. It’s been a...
What if we get things right? Visions for 2030
Note: This piece was originally published on World Economic Forum and has been reproduced here with permission. We asked members of our Global Future Councils - academics, business leaders and members of civil society - to imagine a better world in 2030. Only...
Nov 2018- We need an ecological civilization before it’s too late
The world has been warned. The UN’s International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has officially stated that humans have just twelve years to prevent a climate catastrophe. While environmental leaders are working to generate awareness to drive change, it is...
Oct- 2018 Why the International Court for War Crimes Is Essential
In an increasingly complex and globalized world, how do you provide real justice to the victims of international war crimes? How do countries resolve crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court (ICC) should be the answer. However, with limited...