Paths to Democratic Resilience in an Era of Backsliding
Despite some bright spots, the anti-democratic challenges of the day are not fading fast. Investing in democratic resilience is increasingly…
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Why This Matter: Democracy & Empowerment
In this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Urban Strandberg, a political scientist, university professor, and co-founder…
Our 2022 Annual Report – Working our way back to peace
The Kofi Annan Foundation continued to apply an innovation lens to its own work in 2022. We established many new…
The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System
After the economic shocks of the Covid pandemic, and higher global interest rates, the number of countries that have suspended…
Conversion Therapy Online: The Ecosystem
In early July 2020, the UN’s independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
Conversion Therapy Online: The Players
This report contains offensive and potentially triggering language, specifically in reference to anti-LGBTQ+ practices related to “conversion therapy,” which have…
Ahead of the G20 Meeting in Bali International Peace Summit
The Konferensi Parlemen Asia-Africa (KPAA) and the Vision of Peace initiative (VOP) co-organized the “International Peace20 Summit” on November 1-2,…
40-plus former Presidents and Prime Ministers call for an International Anti-Corruption Court
Integrity Initiatives International (III) and Club de Madrid announced today that 42 former Presidents and Prime Ministers are now among…
30 Nobel Laureates Join Calls for An International Anti-Corruption Court
Integrity Initiatives International (III) announced today that 30 additional Nobel laureates have signed the Declaration calling for the creation of…
The state of democracy and how to defend it
From the insurrectionist movement that shook our nation on Jan. 6, 2021, to the ongoing war in Ukraine to political…