UN: Costa Rica, UK to push for long-overdue reform of NGO approvals
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a little-known but powerful United Nations body, is crippled by politics and failing to carry…
Theme: Multilateralism
Inside the Summit for Democracy: What’s Next?
Ken Godfrey, the Executive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), and Anthony Smith, the Chief Executive of the…
2024 Japanese Young Political Leaders Delegation to US
Six legislative and party staffers from Japan visited Washington DC and various locations around Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee as part…
Democratic Developments in Ukraine
In early May NDI released its report on a conference of Ukrainian and international leaders on Ukraine’s key priorities in…
Future Trends
Introducing another week of Future Trends — tracking current global news stories that provide insight into the future. Welcome to…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 40th Conference
The 40th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group convened in Tokyo and Odawara, Kanagawa on February 2–4, the…
Sine Qua Non held its annual General Assembly in a hybrid session in Geneva
The assembly was preceded by a training session on the UN system on Human Rights and a visit to the…
Planetary Federalism: Union-within the Biosphere-Now
The present world order, centered on the nation-state, is unlikely to achieve universal freedom, justice, equality, or sustainable ecological balance.…
Advancing health and resilience policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the Ninth Summit of the Americas, member states made a historic political pledge by committing to the Action Plan…
Opinion: A Pivotal Moment for Gaza and Global Diplomacy
Israel faces mounting pressure from the U.S. to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the wake of the tragic…