Global Citizenship

Explore our archive of articles on Global Citizenship.

The Rights of All Beings

Journal Article

The stories that carried us here—myths of progress, human exceptionalism, personal salvation, and objectification of nature—resulted in ecological catastrophe. We are alone now, in danger, and the key to survival as a species is to gather and make myth.

Published in Winter 2023 By Eric J. Krans

With Four Freedoms, Four Responsibilities

Journal Article

"'We the People' means that my freedom depends on your freedom. Similarly, if freedom for one of us is removed or restricted, it jeopardizes freedom for us all—and for the larger democratic principles we all hold dear. That’s why, when we live in a free society, we are charged with protecting freedom for one another through our responsibilities to one another."

Published in Winter 2023 By Darren Walker

The Four Freedoms and Artificial Intelligence

Journal Article

The Four Freedoms and Artificial Intelligence may seem disconnected, yet each is a litmus test for our era. How we develop and implement each of them is a measure of our commitment to ethical and responsible decision-making. Both the Four Freedoms and AI can also be seen as sources of tension and debate, as they raise complex and often competing values and interests that must be balanced. Each reflect our collective will and priorities and the capacity for enormous impact on lives.

Published in Winter 2023 By Rhonda Fabian

A US Department of Peacebuilding?

Journal Article

Soon after the pandemic began in 2020, the authors separately found their way to a new community for each of them: the US Department of Peacebuilding Campaign and national grassroots advocacy community. As the pandemic raged, the authors engaged with a growing group of people across the country who were practicing the ways of the Beloved Community. For them, the experience was transformational.

Published in Summer | Fall 2022 By DJ Chandler and Laura Brown

Gender and Peace | Thoughts on the Russian War in Ukraine

Journal Article

Research shows that societies which are more gender equal also are more peaceful. A modern military that is gender-balanced could result in greater commitment to ethics, values and keeping the peace.

Published in Spring 2022 By Erik Melander

The Soul of Nations

Journal Article

What is urgently needed is a unifying and updated understanding of what a nation is today, and what it has to become in order to contribute to what might be a shared and peaceful future world.

Published in Autumn 2021 By Wolfgang Aurose