“Leaders’ rhetoric on social media has real-world consequences, amplifying division and fear. As democratic former presidents and prime ministers, we are firmly committed to safeguarding democracy in the digital age, one keystroke at a time”
A new pandemic threat will emerge; there is no excuse not to be ready for it. That is why national leaders must complete negotiations on an effective, multisectoral, and multilateral agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response in time for the 77th World Health Assembly in May
Call for World Leaders to Negotiate a Strong, Legally-Binding Pandemic Accord Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Challenges and Future Threats
The disproportionate intellectual property protections the bloc proposes could threaten the affordability of generics that countries like India and Indonesia export to poorer nations
Club de Madrid Members Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Stefan Löfven and Danilo Türk are part of the High Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism
Through this project on ‘Protecting Democracies from the Seeds of Authoritarianism’, democracy defenders joined formers with Club de Madrid Members who are committed to supporting their struggles drawing on their own hands-on experience in democratic governance
Rampant vaccine inequity and recent spikes in COVID-19 cases across the region should serve as a sobering reminder that our current system is not working
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the online magazine discuss, in podcast format, the current state of democracies as a starting point for the upcoming Club de Madrid Annual Policy Dialogue
Global Education is in crisis. Today, nearly 300 million children don’t go to school, and 800 million young people...
As the World Health Organization attempts to put in place a global response to pandemics, it is crucial that Africa, speaking with one voice, takes part in the debate and is not left out. But the continent also has a responsibility to collectively improve its health systems.
Citizens correctly wonder how these crimes can continue to go unpunished, while the middle classes are stagnated and tired of facing the consequences of crisis after crisis.
Robert Golob founded his Freedom party just a year ago and now the former energy executive has swept to power in...
