13 June 2012 5.30 for 6.00 pm – 8.00pm, followed by a reception National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HE Throughout this year, the Federal Trust, the Konrad Adenauer […]
Regulated global markets: an impossible dream? (13 June 2012) Read More »
The World Bank needs a new manager. Robert Zoellick is leaving, so the search is on for a replacement. Tradition has it that the role is always filled by an
The next head of the World Bank Read More »
I wrote on this blog recently of the United Nations as having the weakness that it represents only states and not peoples. Here is an example of the consequences of
States or citizens – the flag reveals all Read More »
The answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more
Is the time right for a new world order? Read More »
Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy, I ought to say a
The case for global democracy Read More »
That the protestors outside St Paul’s cathedral are critical of global capitalism should not be surprise. Doesn’t everybody object to the way in which what was effectively gambling in unregulated
No globalisation without representation Read More »
By Jonathan Fryer Introduction Ever since the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, which ended Europe’s Thirty Years War, the concept of the nation state and the principle of national sovereignty
Responsibility to Protect: a liberal approach? Read More »
26 September · 18:30 – 21:00 Upstairs at The Cheshire Cheese (NOT Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St) 5, Little Essex Street Temple London WC2R 3LD – map here
Introducing the World Federalist Movement (26 September 2011) Read More »
The expectations about the outcome of the COP16 in Cancun are low, writes Joan Marc Simon. A sad prospect if we think Climate Change is the biggest threat to our
A communitarian approach is the only way to save us from climate change Read More »
“One logical answer to the EU bloc voting problem is to transform France’s permanent seat on the Security Council into an EU seat. That would appropriately recognize the EU’s power
David Frum: EU seat on the UN Security Council Read More »
