Club de Madrid Articles

Guy Verhofstadt: “In a world where an algorithm determines all outcomes, politics no longer exits.”

Citizen access to information is a fundamental pillar of a democratic society. The exercise of political rights – from electing leaders to expressing policy views – requires people to have ready access to reliable, balanced and complete information on current affairs,...

Open letter: Response to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

The Members of Club de Madrid feel that they can make a particular contribution to these issues especially through their Shared Societies Project, which has been working for ten years to address inter-group tensions of every kind.

Pew Research Center study finds worrying mistrust towards democratic institutions in Western Europe

populist parties incite the shattering of established parties and intellectual ideas that uphold today’s forms of power and hegemony.

Shared Societies presented as tool to counteract fears over globalisation at Symi Symposium

A specific session on Globalisation and the Role of Shared Societies was chaired by South African Human Rights activist Kumi Naidoo and included as the main speaker WLA-CdM Member Zlatko Lagumdzija.

Club de Madrid Member Ricardo Lagos Tackles Climate Change

World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid Member Ricardo Lagos has launched a new web campaign that aims to promote awareness and increase knowledge on how to reduce emissions in different parts of Chile. The campaign directly involves everyday citizens, providing a platform where they can ask...

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