February 1, 2021
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
On January 22, 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. The treaty bans…
January 29, 2021
A Need for United Nations
The nations of Earth that exist today are built on thousands of years of human civilization, layer after layer showing…
January 21, 2021
The Great Evasion
Two related events—the 75th anniversary of the January 24, 1946 UN General Assembly Resolution 1 (which established a commission to…
January 15, 2021
A World Parliamentary Assembly as a Catalyst for Global Cooperation
The UN has emerged as our primary forum to address the major global catastrophic risks facing humanity in an increasingly interdependent world.…
January 11, 2021
A Thief and the Guru: A 2021 New Year’s Tale
Garry Davis, the founder of the World Citizenship Movement, had two gurus or spiritual guides who helped him understand what…
January 5, 2021
Is the Nationalist Tide Receding?
Nationalism—placing the interests of one’s own nation above the interests of other nations—has been a powerful force in world affairs…
December 14, 2020
Survey: Majority Agrees that Binding Global Decision-Making is Needed
According to the Stockholm-based Global Challenges Foundation, an international average of 67 percent of people polled in a new ten-country global…
December 10, 2020
Building Global Unity through Tolerance and Universal Rights
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Two related documents also celebrate significant anniversaries this…
December 3, 2020
A North American History of Peace Through Union
The story of the American Revolution is well known. As the story goes, the 13 colonies came together to throw…
November 23, 2020
What is a Concerned Person to Do?
Students and friends sometimes ask me what can be done in the face of the flood of despairing news of…
October 16, 2020
A Voice and a Vote for the People of the World
It is now more evident than ever that the world lacks the structures necessary to successfully address the many global…