Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid tackles the role of the military in Myanmar’s democratic transition

This mission came to Myanmar following the historic November 8, 2015 elections in which the opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) won an outright majority but before the new government has taken place. The visit sought to build on the work of previous...

Ricardo Lagos launches in Myanmar a book on democratic transitions

In the publication, former leaders recount the transition from authoritarian state to a more open, democratic society that their countries went through. Among other Club de Madrid Members participating in this publication, B. J. Habibie shares his thoughts on...

How can we achieve societies with inclusive, sustainable & resilient prosperity? Read here Laura Chinchilla’s ideas

A third Club de Madrid Member, the former President of the Republic of Ireland, Mary Robinson, took the floor via videoconference stressing that 'we need to move from business as usual to a paradigm shift to address climate change challenges'. President...

Three world leaders will lead the first meeting on Enviromental Sustainability and Shared Societies

The first meeting of this working group will take place at the Green Tree Foundation, New York, on the 17th to 19th of January 2016 and will be organized with the support of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Office for ECOSOC...