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.

Young Med Voices: Lagumdzija meets Mediterranean leaders of tomorrow in Malta

Dec 12, 2019

Zlatko Lagumdžija, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2002) and World Leadership Alliance–Club de Madrid Member (WLA-CdM), joined the 2nd Young Mediterranean Voices Leadership Seminar in Malta on November 22, to provide invaluable advice to the young participants. Young Mediterranean...

Final Statement: Imperial Springs International Forum

Dec 3, 2019

The 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum, jointly organized by the Australia China Friendship and Exchange Association, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, was...

ISIF 2019: Multilateralism and Sustainable Development

Dec 2, 2019

Attending the Forum were 70 guests, including 30 former heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, along with 40 foreign friends, experts, scholars, and business elites

CPIFA and Club de Madrid explore possible future collaborations

Jul 12, 2013

This meeting's purpose was to explore the possibility of organizing a seminar with the Chinese People’s Institute for...

Club de Madrid welcomes Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka as the new UN Women Director

Jul 11, 2013

The World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid Members congratulates Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka and offers the organization's...

Steve Killelea, named among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Armed Violence Reduction

Jul 5, 2013

Steve Killelea, Club de Madrid President's Circle Member and Chairman of The Charitable Foundation, has...

Club de Madrid moves to new offices

Jun 19, 2013

The Club de Madrid will move to new offices on June 27, 2013. The new offices are located at: Palacio de Cañete Calle...

Armenian Minister of Foreing Affairs talks about his country’s diplomatic challenges

Jun 17, 2013

The Minister took the opportunity of his visit to Madrid, invited by his spanish counterpart José Manuel García...

PM Shipley encourages investors to move in the green direction

Jun 14, 2013

Club de Madrid Member Jenny Shipley (Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997-1999) has participated this week in the First...

The 2013 Global Peace Index: the world, a less peaceful place

Jun 11, 2013

The Global Peace Index (GPI) is conducted by the Institute for Economics and Peace and it is the world’s leading...

Club de Madrid offers support for democratic changes in Myanmar

Jun 5, 2013

Wim Kok, President of the Club de Madrid and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Kjell Magne Bondevik, former...

[Shared Societies Blog] The National Dialogue: a reason for hope in Yemen

Jun 3, 2013

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