A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century
Global challenges such as war, climate change, poverty and inequality are overwhelming nation-states and today’s international institutions. Doing the right…
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On the need of a democratic global government
This post argues that the United Nations that represents the best governance model humanity could come up with for the…
A Voice for Global Citizens: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative
This report recommends that the United Nations (UN) should develop its democratic legitimacy through the creation of the instrument of…
What will the world make of the UN Summit of the Future in 2023?
In this piece the authors provide an overview of Stimson Center’s new report “Road to 2023: Our Common Agenda and…
Six new rules to update and strengthen democracy
This post argues that better, updated rules of democracy will make it easier for us to discuss and agree potential…
A renewed world organization for the 21st century
Following the publication of the book A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century with Jo Leinen earlier…
Policy review: A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
This report suggests that the proposal of a UN Parliamentary Assembly as described in this study is pragmatic and achievable…
United Humans: Internet voting for a world parliament and a new world organization
A new discussion paper was released today by Democracy Without Borders titled United Humans: Internet voting for a world parliament,…
The case for a UN Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Parliamentary Union
This paper looks into the relationship between the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA). It…
Ukraine: The information war | DRI
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not just a ground war, but also an information war. DRI is monitoring Ukrainian…