All Events
Browse our events including advocacy forums, annual meetings, global conversations, and World Citizen Book Club sessions hosted by Citizens for Global Solutions.
From Hiroshima to Today: Nuclear Weapons, Global Governance, and the Search for Lasting Peace
A Global Conversation on the nuclear age, Norman Cousins and the world federalist movement, and what global governance must do to build lasting peace.
Policy Writing 101 with Stimson Center
A free hybrid policy writing workshop with Evan Cooper of the Stimson Center, in person at Trinity Washington University or online. Learn how policy writing differs from academic writing, then build an annotated outline.
The Way Out: Rekindling Democracy in the 21st Century
Historian Manu Bhagavan delivers the Norman Cousins Lecture, examining patterns in recent right-wing setbacks and charting a possible course for democratic renewal. Free and online.
Positive Peace as a Tool
A free public session from the Global Governance Fellowship workshop series, led by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Michael Collins on the eight pillars of Positive Peace, and how to read your own community through them.
Advancing Global Justice: The Campaign for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Professor Leila Nadya Sadat delivers the inaugural Norman Cousins Lecture, exploring the decades-long campaign to establish a global treaty on crimes against humanity and the recent U.N. breakthrough that launched formal negotiations.
2026 CGS Annual Meeting
Over three days, we'll come together for advocacy, strategic planning, and community building in support of global cooperation and democratic global governance.
A Second UN Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation (Session 2)
Session 2 continues the discussion of A Second UN Charter, deepening the analysis of how the United Nations can be modernized to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.
Closing the Gap: Housing, Health, and Inequity in Latin America
An intergenerational panel examining the intersectionality of gender, class, and social policy around housing, health, and systemic inequities in Latin America, co-hosted with partner organizations.
A Second UN Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation (Session 1)
Session 1 of the World Citizen Book Club examines A Second UN Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation, exploring proposals to reform the United Nations for 21st-century global challenges.
The Future in the Past (Session 5)
The final session of The Future in the Past book club reflects on the book's key insights and their relevance to contemporary debates about reforming international institutions and achieving lasting peace.
The Future in the Past (Session 4)
Session 4 of The Future in the Past explores the evolving relationship between national sovereignty and global governance, drawing on historical precedents to envision a more cooperative international order.
The Future in the Past (Session 3)
Session 3 deepens the discussion of The Future in the Past, examining how lessons from the history of world federalist movements can inform today's efforts to strengthen global institutions.
The Future in the Past (Session 2)
Session 2 of The Future in the Past book club continues exploring how historical perspectives on global governance and world federalism illuminate current pathways toward international cooperation and peace.
The Future in the Past (Session 1)
Session 1 of the World Citizen Book Club explores The Future in the Past, examining how historical perspectives on global governance and world federalism can inform contemporary efforts to build a more peaceful and just international order.
The Humble Cosmopolitan: Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy (Session 3)
Session 3 of The Humble Cosmopolitan book club explores how trans-state democracy and cosmopolitan ideals can address contemporary challenges in global governance, diversity, and human rights.
The Humble Cosmopolitan: Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy (Session 2)
Session 2 continues the discussion of The Humble Cosmopolitan, deepening the analysis of how diverse democratic traditions can coexist within frameworks of trans-state governance and universal rights.
The Humble Cosmopolitan: Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy (Session 1)
Session 1 of the World Citizen Book Club explores The Humble Cosmopolitan: Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy, examining how cosmopolitan principles can advance human rights and democratic governance beyond national borders.
2025 CGS Summit Keynote Panel 1: New Solutions to Uphold the Rule of Law and Human Rights Amid Global Threats
The opening keynote panel of the 2025 CGS Summit explores new solutions to uphold the rule of law in international affairs, featuring leading voices in global governance and human rights advocacy.
Federalism, Faith, and the Israel-Palestine Conflict
A discussion exploring the intersection of federalism, faith, and the Israel-Palestine conflict, examining how principles of shared governance and interfaith dialogue can contribute to paths toward peace.
World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century (Session 2)
Session 2 of the World Citizen Book Club continues the discussion of World Parliament, deepening the analysis of how a global parliamentary assembly could strengthen democratic accountability in international affairs.