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Europe, Politics The (dis)United Kingdom: Nationalism and Independence Across the UK

By Branson Gillispie

On July 4th, 2024, about half of all adults in the United Kingdom turned out to vote, the lowest turnout since universal suffrage was introduced in 1918, according to an Institute for Public P...
World, Foreign Affairs The Birth of the Confederated Alliance of the Sahel States

By Eleonora Cammarano

On Saturday, 6 July 2024, in Niamey, capital of Niger, during the first meeting of the Alliance of Sahel States[1] (ASS/AES) a new agreement was signed to mark the beginning of the Confederate...

World, Environment The Hidden Crisis of Lake Chad: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Boko Haram

By Eleonora Cammarano

Situated in Central Africa, Lake Chad was once a flourishing freshwater reservoir that sustained the lives of more than 30 million people across Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. However, the...
Peace & Security, World, Middle East The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Missed Opportunity ?

By Alejandro Zurita

After twenty months of multilateral negotiations, the Iran nuclear deal, formally called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015. The signatories were,...

UN, Peace & Security UN and peacemaking: It worked in the past. Why not now?

By Fotini Zarogianni

Introduction: The UN, peace and security The quintessential goal of the United Nations, as clearly expressed in its constitutive document, the Charter of the United Nations, is the maintenance...
Foreign Affairs Global diplomatic shortage?

By Elisabeth Clemmons and Fotini Zarogianni

From the EU-27 to the US to India, foreign services are chronically understaffed. Beyond resignations of current diplomatic staff for a variety of reasons, youth interest specifically towards ...

Europe, Politics The (dis)United Kingdom: Nationalism and Independence Across the UK

By Branson Gillispie

On July 4th, 2024, about half of all adults in the United Kingdom turned out to vote, the lowest turnout since universal suffrage was introduced in 1918, according to an Institute for Public P...

World, Foreign Affairs The Birth of the Confederated Alliance of the Sahel States

By Eleonora Cammarano

On Saturday, 6 July 2024, in Niamey, capital of Niger, during the first meeting of the Alliance of Sahel States[1] (ASS/AES) a new agreement was signed to mark the beginning of the Confederate...

World, Environment The Hidden Crisis of Lake Chad: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Boko Haram

By Eleonora Cammarano

Situated in Central Africa, Lake Chad was once a flourishing freshwater reservoir that sustained the lives of more than 30 million people across Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. However, the...

Peace & Security, World, Middle East The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Missed Opportunity ?

By Alejandro Zurita

After twenty months of multilateral negotiations, the Iran nuclear deal, formally called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015. The signatories were,...

UN, Peace & Security UN and peacemaking: It worked in the past. Why not now?

By Fotini Zarogianni

Introduction: The UN, peace and security The quintessential goal of the United Nations, as clearly expressed in its constitutive document, the Charter of the United Nations, is the maintenance...

Foreign Affairs Global diplomatic shortage?

By Elisabeth Clemmons

From the EU-27 to the US to India, foreign services are chronically understaffed. Beyond resignations of current diplomatic staff for a variety of reasons, youth interest specifically towards ...

Europe, Central and Eastern Europe Youth Exodus: Emigration, Nationalism, and the Fight for Progress in Bosnia and Herzego...

By Branson Gillispie

The European Union has just witnessed a strong surge in support for far-right and nationalist parties in the June 2024 EU Parliament elections. Parties such as France’s National Rally, Germany...
Ukraine Political theatre of the absurd: Ukraine Peace Conference in the Swiss Alps

By Richard Kinley and Georgios Kostakos

In a few days’ time, high up in the Swiss mountains, where the glaciers are melting faster than ever before, there will be a “peace conference” of the most ambitious kind. It won’t be about cl...

Europe, EU “Behaving Like a Member-State”: The Italy-Albania Migration Deal

By Branson Gillispie

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has long created an image of herself as being a “champion” of the Italian far-right when it comes to issues of migration. Having campaigned and won, in part, beca...
UN Peace and sustainability go together

By Kerstin Leitner

H.E. The President of the GA* Ambassador Dennis Francis UN New York Your Excellency, As a former UN staff member I participate in an informal Peacemaking Reflection Group (PRG), which follow...

Global Governance Inclusive Global Governance for a Peaceful and Resilient World: A Thought Note*

By Paola Bettelli and Georgios Kostakos and Yoriko Yasukawa

It is broadly accepted that business as usual is not enough to effectively address the urgent global crises confronting humanity today, which range from wars of the traditional, geopolitical k...
UN The Role of International Geneva in the UN 2.0

By Manuela Tortora

Those who believe in the need for a stronger and more efficient UN are increasingly concerned about its future. The whole humanity should be concerned. The horizon shows growing selfish nation...

Europe, Central and Eastern Europe Youth Exodus: Emigration, Nationalism, and the Fight for Progress in Bosnia and Herzego...

By Branson Gillispie

The European Union has just witnessed a strong surge in support for far-right and nationalist parties in the June 2024 EU Parliament elections. Parties such as France’s National Rally, Germany...

Ukraine Political theatre of the absurd: Ukraine Peace Conference in the Swiss Alps

By Richard Kinley

In a few days’ time, high up in the Swiss mountains, where the glaciers are melting faster than ever before, there will be a “peace conference” of the most ambitious kind. It won’t be about cl...

Europe, EU “Behaving Like a Member-State”: The Italy-Albania Migration Deal

By Branson Gillispie

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has long created an image of herself as being a “champion” of the Italian far-right when it comes to issues of migration. Having campaigned and won, in part, beca...

UN Peace and sustainability go together

By Kerstin Leitner

H.E. The President of the GA* Ambassador Dennis Francis UN New York Your Excellency, As a former UN staff member I participate in an informal Peacemaking Reflection Group (PRG), which follow...

Global Governance Inclusive Global Governance for a Peaceful and Resilient World: A Thought Note*

By Paola Bettelli

It is broadly accepted that business as usual is not enough to effectively address the urgent global crises confronting humanity today, which range from wars of the traditional, geopolitical k...

UN The Role of International Geneva in the UN 2.0

By Manuela Tortora

Those who believe in the need for a stronger and more efficient UN are increasingly concerned about its future. The whole humanity should be concerned. The horizon shows growing selfish nation...

Citizen Correspondent A European in Brexit Britain

By Birgit Bennett

If I had a Euro for every time I’ve heard phrases like “we don’t mean people like you” or “you’ll be fine” or “nothing will change” in relation to Brexit, I would be a very wealthy lady by now...

The invisible ones: people with disabilities in Latin America

By Renata Juliotti

“I feel the pandemic has highlighted the invisibility of people with disabilities,” said the mother of Luigi Gabriel, a 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Throughout history, it has been prov...

COVID-19, risk communication and the crucial role of community leaders

By Cilene Victor

As I am writing this article, someone is being infected by the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) around the world and the statistics of the pandemic are updated and disseminated by some online pl...

Op-ed Expediency, brinkmanship and the absence of global leadership

By Georgios Kostakos

Those of us worried about the state of the world and the explosive convergence of crises of military and non-military nature, cannot but be increasingly concerned by the expediency and brinkma...
Op-ed A world in disarray – we can do better than this

By Francis M. O'Donnell

America’s last chance to lead Yesterday, 9 December, was the International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of Victims of the Crime of Genocide & Prevention of this Crime. Yet, the international...
Editorials Call it whatever you want – just stop the killing

By Georgios Kostakos

Armistice Day is approaching, 11 November, the day that guns fell silent marking the end of the First World War in 1918. As we know, that was not the end of all wars, as much as the millions w...

Op-ed Israel-Palestine: A monumental failure of leadership and humanity

By Georgios Kostakos

The carnage in Israel and the Gaza Strip seems to have no end, with hundreds if not thousands of fatalities on both sides and a region ready to explode. Who is to blame and how can this end? P...
World, Global Governance, UN Global Resilience (Council) – If not now, when?

By Georgios Kostakos

It has been a hot, unbearable summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Wherever the temperatures are not breaking new records and the forest fires are not filling the air with suffocating smoke and ...
Op-ed Gender inclusion in the Global South

By Renata Juliotti

As we observe International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, and CSW67 (Commission on the Status of Women, Session 67) is taking place, with UN Women continuing to run local programs worldwide, one ...

Global Governance, UN Consultations and Summits aplenty – Is any-body bringing all this together?

By Harris Gleckman and Georgios Kostakos

September 2023 is forecast to be heavy in summiteering, as already two summits and a ministerial meeting are scheduled to take place in the space of a few days, around the high-level “UN Week”...
Editorials End-of-Year Thoughts – For a Better 2023

By Katoikos World

Two weeks from the finish line, 2022 can safely be said to have been a year of conflicts, tensions, and upheavals par excellence. The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February may still be th...
Op-ed Armistice Call

By Katoikos World

On this commemoration of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, Marking the silencing of weapons at the end of World War I, We, the undersigned concerned citizens of the world, Call for a ceasefire...

Op-ed Expediency, brinkmanship and the absence of global leadership

By Georgios Kostakos

Those of us worried about the state of the world and the explosive convergence of crises of military and non-military nature, cannot but be increasingly concerned by the expediency and brinkma...

Op-ed A world in disarray – we can do better than this

By Francis M. O'Donnell

America’s last chance to lead Yesterday, 9 December, was the International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of Victims of the Crime of Genocide & Prevention of this Crime. Yet, the international...

Editorials Call it whatever you want – just stop the killing

By Georgios Kostakos

Armistice Day is approaching, 11 November, the day that guns fell silent marking the end of the First World War in 1918. As we know, that was not the end of all wars, as much as the millions w...

Op-ed Israel-Palestine: A monumental failure of leadership and humanity

By Georgios Kostakos

The carnage in Israel and the Gaza Strip seems to have no end, with hundreds if not thousands of fatalities on both sides and a region ready to explode. Who is to blame and how can this end? P...

World, Global Governance, UN Global Resilience (Council) – If not now, when?

By Georgios Kostakos

It has been a hot, unbearable summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Wherever the temperatures are not breaking new records and the forest fires are not filling the air with suffocating smoke and ...

Op-ed Gender inclusion in the Global South

By Renata Juliotti

As we observe International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, and CSW67 (Commission on the Status of Women, Session 67) is taking place, with UN Women continuing to run local programs worldwide, one ...

Global Governance, UN Consultations and Summits aplenty – Is any-body bringing all this together?

By Harris Gleckman

September 2023 is forecast to be heavy in summiteering, as already two summits and a ministerial meeting are scheduled to take place in the space of a few days, around the high-level “UN Week”...

Editorials End-of-Year Thoughts – For a Better 2023

By Katoikos World

Two weeks from the finish line, 2022 can safely be said to have been a year of conflicts, tensions, and upheavals par excellence. The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February may still be th...

Op-ed Armistice Call

By Katoikos World

On this commemoration of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, Marking the silencing of weapons at the end of World War I, We, the undersigned concerned citizens of the world, Call for a ceasefire...

UN75+25: The Pandemic as another Chance for Opening towards Omnilateralism?

By Wolfgang Pape

Calculations by the London School of Economics show it clearly. If early on Wuhan could have directly informed a truly “global health organisation” and the epidemic thus been restricted to its...

UN75+25: A history model for a model future

By Savio Alencar

The United Nations (UN) is formed by the so-called Member States that assemble to promote both world peace and world unity. However, despite humanitarian actions to help nations that suffer fr...

UN75+25: For a future that does not choose economy over life

By Thainá Freitas

We are living in dark times because of the pandemic of COVID-19, which has been affecting many structures of society. Many of the social and economic problems, though, are a historical phenome...

Art Stand your ground…

By Bob Haverluck

Art The good that may yet be

By Bob Haverluck

Art Good soldier (Commentary on ongoing wars)

By Bob Haverluck

Submission Guidelines

By Katoikos World

Submission requirements In order for your submission to be considered for publication, it must meet the following requirements: Articles must be between 500 to 1000 words in length. Articles m...

Europe, Politics The (dis)United Kingdom: Nationalism and Independence Across the UK

World, Foreign Affairs The Birth of the Confederated Alliance of the Sahel States

World, Environment The Hidden Crisis of Lake Chad: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Boko Haram

Peace & Security, World, Middle East The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Missed Opportunity ?

UN, Peace & Security UN and peacemaking: It worked in the past. Why not now?

Europe, Politics The (dis)United Kingdom: Nationalism and Independence Across the UK

World, Foreign Affairs The Birth of the Confederated Alliance of the Sahel States

World, Environment The Hidden Crisis of Lake Chad: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Boko Haram

Peace & Security, World, Middle East The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Missed Opportunity ?

UN, Peace & Security UN and peacemaking: It worked in the past. Why not now?

Europe, Central and Eastern Europe Youth Exodus: Emigration, Nationalism, and the Fight for Progress in Bosnia and Herzego...

Europe, EU “Behaving Like a Member-State”: The Italy-Albania Migration Deal

Europe, Central and Eastern Europe Youth Exodus: Emigration, Nationalism, and the Fight for Progress in Bosnia and Herzego...

Europe, EU “Behaving Like a Member-State”: The Italy-Albania Migration Deal

World, Global Governance, UN Global Resilience (Council) – If not now, when?

Global Governance, UN Consultations and Summits aplenty – Is any-body bringing all this together?

World, Global Governance, UN Global Resilience (Council) – If not now, when?

Global Governance, UN Consultations and Summits aplenty – Is any-body bringing all this together?