John Bruton, former PM of Ireland (1994-1997) delivered the Grattan lectura in the Irish Embassy in London last Monday 12 of june. In his own words, he describes the background to Brexit and the exemption the UK already enjoyed as an EU member; The lectura explains why Ireland is not following the...
Ban Ki-moon, new honorary Club de Madrid Member
Kofi Annan, who joined World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA - CdM) in 2007 and the current UNSG, Antonio Guterres, currently on leave and who joined the Club de Madrid in 2002 as a founding Member on his capacity of former Prime Minister of Portugal. This announcement was made public...
PM Lagumdzija met with Lebanon Grand Mufti during High Level visit to Lebanon
“Peace is a precondition for economic development and prosperity, economic development is a precondition for social development. One can’t go without the other”, said PM Lagumdzija (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2002) during his meeting with Lebanese authorities. The mission to Beirut, from 28 May...
Club de Madrid member Al Eryani and the ‘Arab Spring’
Abdul Kareem Al Eryani (Prime Minister of Yemen, 1980-1983 and 1998-2001) represented the Club de Madrid in the...
Club de Madrid supports the normal transference of power in Haiti
Just after the announcement of the final reults that declared Michael Martelly as the elected Predident for Haiti, a...
What Americans, Nigerians, and Iraqis Have in Common?
Many minority populations perceive that their differentiating attribute -- whether it is their race, ethnicity,...
The Club de Madrid moves forward along with the International sustainable development agenda
In addition to Durban, the next key step in the international agenda on sustainable development is the UN Conference...
The economic benefits of Shared Societies
“A Shared Society’ is a socially cohesive society. It is stable, safe. It is where all those living there feel at...
A Shared Societies Approach to Economic and Social Policy
This session provided an opportunity to learn more about the contribution of a Shared Societies Approach can make to...
Changes in the Arab World: Revolutions towards Democracy?
The Board of Directors of the Club de Madrid held its XXVII meeting last Wednesday 6 April in Madrid, Spain....
Political Leadership for Democratic Transition in Kyrgyzstan
The project is designed to support Kyrgyzstan in achieving a successful transition from an authoritarian state to a...
Iranian representatives thank the Club de Madrid for the letter sent to Ali Khāmene’I
We welcome the recent move by the Iranian authorities that allow the families of MM. Mousavi and Karoubi to visit...