In Defense of an Idealist Approach to UN Reform
As World Federalists with aspirations for a more democratic and peaceful world, we are no strangers to criticisms that our proposals are “overly ambitious” or “unachievable.” Although most tend to...
Mondial
UN Reform: Three Paths Forward
It seems each day provides us a fresh reason for pessimism. A new demonstration of the fraying social contract, especially at the international level. The pillars upon which the international...
International Poll: Public Supports a World Parliament and World Law
An international survey carried out by the market research firm YouGov on behalf of the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation in 2023 indicates that a majority of the public in 13...
How Strengthened Global Governance Could Produce a Nuclear-Free World
Read the Mondial By Lawrence S. Wittner It should come as no surprise that the world is currently facing an existential nuclear danger. In fact, it has been caught up...
For Oppenheimer, a World Government Was the Only Way to Save Us From Ourselves
Read the Mondial Jane Shevtsov and Tad Daley Blink and you’ll miss it. In a scene in the new Oppenheimer film set right after the successful 1949 atomic bomb test...
Mondial Featured Poem: What I Do In The War
Read the Mondial Because I cannot carry your dead child, I sweep the deck of my friend and fling the dry pine needles to the messenger breeze, and the strike...
Mondial Winter 2023: Letter From the Editorial Board
Dear Reader, Welcome to Mondial! Whether this is your first time or a familiar return to our publication, Mondial offers a forum for discourse and dialogue on principled and practical...
The Peacemakers: India’s Quest for One World.
The World Citizen Virtual Book Club, the longest-running program of Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS), gives participants an opportunity to take a deep dive into issues related to World Federation...
Climate Change Lawsuits Around the World
This article will examine the explosion of climate change litigation around the world and its role in reducing the output of greenhouse gases (GHGs) which is endangering the survival of...
Mondial Winter 2023: Remembering Canadian World Federalists
Read the Mondial Mary June Pettyfer1933 – 2023 As the years go by, our global political community is faced with more and more reasons to come to terms with the...
Seven ways to tackles inflation without raising interest rates
There are many causes of inflation, but there’s only one solution central banks seem willing to consider: increase interest rates. This has many people scratching their heads: Why would this...
Accountability for Pandemic Profiteers
In countries across the world, the cost of living has been increasing at a rate that outpaces the growth, or lack thereof, of wages. Rising inflation has challenged the ability...
New book explores global solutions to global problems
“So, perhaps now is the time to reopen discussions about adopting more democratic principles at the global level – everyone might one day vote in a world parliament.” Those words...
Biodiversity: A Pledge, Now Action
In the early hours of 19 December 2022, the delegates to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (COP 15) reached an agreement on a Biodiversity Framework after 12 days of intense...
Use of the ICJ Re the Veto
The recent misuse of the UN Security Council (SC) veto has prevented the SC from exercising its functions with respect to some of the gravest threats to international peace and...
The Need for Global Unity: How World Law Can Save Us All
If humanity is to survive in the face of climate change, nuclear proliferation, and international political conflict, we must muster the courage to act with conviction and unity. On every...
Toronto World Federalists
World Federation Through the Gradual Accession of Willing States
World Federation Through The Gradual Accession of Willing StatesSummary of a presentation by Alec Neilly, Board of Directors of the Young World Federalists, to the Toronto Branch of the World...
Greening the World Economy For A Sustainable Future
Themes in Seth Klein’s Presentation and Discussion with The Toronto Branch of the World Federalist Movement of Canada on April 12th, 2022. Based on his recent book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for...
Global Climate Accountability
Summary of Elizabeth May’s Zoom Presentation to the World Federalist Movement Canada, Toronto Branch on May 18, 2021. Her presentation was about a tale of two treaties. The first was...
Reforming International Economic Institutions, For a More Prosperous, Just And Sustainable World Economic Order
Responding to the financial distress of the Great Depression and World War II, nations came together in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, USA, to create an international monetary...
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Empowering Youth through Policy and Advocacy: WFM-Canada's Youth Engagement Strategy
For the past three years WFM-Canada has been committed to expanding our youth engagement programs. We've strategically partnered with key organizations and educational institutions in the community and beyond to highlight the...
Who Will Represent the WFM-Canada at the Ventotene International Seminar?
The 2024 World Federalist Conference hosted the Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), a key event uniting young leaders and world federalists for an engaging simulation mirroring a global parliament's operations. This...
Global Democracy for a Just Global Economy | Event Summary
This particular event series, hosted by WFM-Canada's Toronto Branch, delves into thought-provoking discussions about democracy's trajectory and its global implications. The Toronto Branch's resident economist Peter Venton, kicked off the session by...
Mondial Spring 2024: Call for Submissions Now Open!
WFM-Canada is delighted to invite contributions for the Summer 2024 issue of Mondial, our biannual publication executed in partnership with Citizens for Global Solutions. We're looking for insightful pieces that resonate...