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Global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
Latest insights about global governance, democracy developments, and corresponding geo-political decision-making, from the clear perspective of building strong global democratic structures and processes that could lead toward a new healthy and thus sustainable global society.
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2026 state elections in Saxony-Anhalt show significant demand for global democracy
On 6 September 2026, 1,706,851 people were obliged to vote the new state parliament within the state elections from Saxony-Anhalt – which is part of the Federal Republic of Germany… >>
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Elon Musk wants to “deal out” the global AI governance with his “buddies” from Silicon Valley in a bi-weekly call
To be clear from the outset, this is precisely not what we believe constitutes healthy AI governance. Instead, it represents the most dangerous concentration of power in the hands of… >>
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2026 “NATO” summit shows significant demand for global democracy
We have a dream: Just one day without any armed conflict on our planet Earth. Do we need more and/or better, or less and/or no weapons to actually realise this… >>
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“The Santa Marta Conference” shows significant demand for transition towards global democracy
The 1st international conference on “Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels” — also called “The Santa Marta Conference” — was held from April 24-29, 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia. The conference… >>
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Global economy, externalities, and global binding markets
Latest insights about global economic developments, with a clear focus on mitigating “externalities” through the establishment of global binding markets for common goods – such as those aligned with the “Planetary Boundaries” – paving the way for a new healthy and thus sustainable global economy.
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The New Healthy Economy the World Needs
The global system is fragmenting economically, politically, and institutionally. This is a signal that the systems shaping our economies and societies are under strain and in need of renewal. In… >>
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The 2026 “World Economic Forum” annual meeting signals a strong call for a healthier global economy
From January 19–23, 2026 the leaders of notable global corporations met with global political leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – A Spirit of Dialogue in Davos, Switzerland.… >>
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When Apples Still Had a Taste: Political Responsibility Toward Holistic Health
Putting health at the centre of society is a political choice. Deciding why health should guide public and private action is a collective decision, which should be grounded in scientific authority, ethical… >>
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Après moi, le déluge
The “Trump administration” from the “United States of America” (USA) again acknowledges global warming with its politics towards “Greenland” and its interest in dominating the arctic region (cf. Baumann, K.… >>
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Global governance, global democracy, and healthy technology
Latest insights about global governance developments related to emerging global technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI), supercomputing, quantum computing, robotics, arms, and weapons – from the perspective of ensuring new healthy technological progress governed by global democracy.
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Three CEOs just agreed AI needs to be slowed down. None of them explained who gets to decide.
For a few days this month, the western Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry appeared to agree on something unusual. Within days of each other, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and… >>
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WHO starts leading the way towards a healthy global governance for “social media”, “AI”, and “pornography”
During today’s press conference from the “World Health Organisation” (WHO), Dr. Ghebreyesus (WHO Director-General) gave a very clear and most-appreciated message: “In the past year, several governments including Australia, Canada,… >>
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Successful mission to our Earth’s moon shows great potential for peaceful global collaboration
We have a dream. Humanity living peacefully, united in its incredible plurality together on our mother planet Earth, all collaborating towards a healthy global society. Given the current situation, with… >>
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The 2026 “IEA Ministerial Meeting” and the rising need for a global democracy
The highly respected “International Energy Agency” (IEA) held its most important “Ministerial Meeting”, which takes place every two years, in Paris on February 18 and 19, gathering energy ministers, leaders… >>
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Global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
Latest insights about (1) “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions – including “Carbon Dioxide”, “Methane”, and “Nitrous Oxide” – from (a) burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) and (b) industrial meat production, as well as (2) developments around deforestation. These two are the key drivers of global warming, which causes climate disruption and biodiversity loss.
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UN officially admits: Reducing burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas), meat production (beef, pork) and deforestation failed. It is time to vote.
It starts with “calling the child by his name” – global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss is rooted in two key drivers: (1) “Greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions from (a)… >>
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2026 OPEC “World Oil Outlook” projects 20% increase in global oil demand alongside $17.7 trillion in fossil fuel investments by 2050
The “Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries” (OPEC) published on June 18, 2026 the “World Oil Outlook 2050”. The key message from the report and the presentation: “(…) there is… >>
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Current wildfires, et al. are just the beginning
There is a delay of about 30 years between “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions and actual global warming (see following graph 1), GHG emissions are still raising, and global warming is… >>
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2026 UN “June Climate Meeting” shows strong demand and interest for first global referendum on ‘climate action’
Over 140 country delegations, thousands of civil society representatives, and more than nine thousand registrations marked this year’s “June Climate Meeting” (SB64) in Bonn, organised by “United Nations Climate Change”… >>
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2026 Global Democracy Coalition (GDC) Forum shows strong interest in developing global democracy
On October 1, 2026 the annual Global Forum from the Global Democracy Coalition (GDC) took place during the Athens Democracy… >>
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Horizon Europe “GoGlobalClimate” project proposal submitted
On 18 March 2026, initiated by Fabio Masini and Susanna Cafaro, we discussed possibilities for “Future Projects” and decided to… >>
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Democracy Innovation – David Campbell extends our latest understanding on democracy
Innovation follows a very stable pattern of four phases: (1) ignorance, (2) ridicule, (3) hostility, and (4) acceptance. In academia,… >>
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IDGR becomes a member of the “Article 109 Coalition”
We have a very clear focus on how to develop our dream of a “Global Democratic Republic” – based on… >>
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2026 “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” develops steps towards global democracy
From April 23-24, 2026 the VIII edition of the “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” took place in Brindisi bringing together political decision… >>
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Warming planet, Fewer people — IDGR research maps the demographic cost of political inaction
The political decisions made in the next few decades on fossil fuels, the industrial meat production system, and reforestation will… >>
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