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 dream? Reading “The Ankara Summit Declaration” from July 08, 2026 – the official final text from the 2026 “North Atlantic…
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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 makers, scientists, and artists to discuss “Rethinking Democracy: Culture, Education, and Well-Being for Europe and the World” at the historic and inspiring “Convento di Santa Chiara“. The conference started with…
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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 several ongoing wars and our financial and climate systems about to collapse faster than most can imagine (cf. e.g. “How…
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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 his recent article, “From Geopolitical Fragmentation to a Healthy Global Economy“, IDGR Research Lead Juan David Rojas Calle draws on…
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The 62nd “Munich Security Conference” underscores the urgent need for a healthy global society
The 2026 “Munich Security Conference” (MSC) with this year’s headline “The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics” shows the highest standard of political debate and journalism. I very much appreciate the strength of plural discussion, style and grace, good manners and intellectual depth. Well chosen topics professionally moderated…
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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. 2025/04/29: “Trump administration acknowledges global warming“). The “Trump administration” expects melting ice shields due to global warming and thus sees…
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2025 BRICS summit shows potential for global democracy
Nothing justifies the killing of another human being, nothing justifies the attack on an another state (e.g. the attack from the “Russian Federation” and its helping countries on “Ukraine”), and nothing justifies in our view the suppression of different cultures within a country, as long as there is a peaceful…
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0.1% of military budget for global democracy & global peace
Ahead of the “2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in The Hague” (24 – 25 Jun. 2025) we ask leaders and decision makers to further focus their effort on the development of global democracy as the best way towards global & sustainable peace. We wish to have a discussion…
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“Eurovision Song Contest” shows great potential for global united society
Change demands passion, collaboration demands humanity, and a united society demands love and creativity. Art and culture can provide all of these so very important credentials for a healthy and thus sustainable (global) society. “There is no Christian, no Muslim, no Jewish blood. There is only human blood.I say, be…
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Global health is the path and will deliver global peace
We have a dream – a world with all the people, yes, all the people living withing a global healthy and thus sustainable society peacefully together. To make this dream a reality, there are three core concepts important in our view – (1) the skill of all the people for…