We are now faced with the major financial crisis of recent decades. Is it a surprise? I would say no. I think that what we have been facing was predictable and eventually unavoidable. Why?…

There are four elements of the global scene which all of us involved in international affairs must recognise. Firstly, I believe that the so-called Washington Consensus of the 1980s and 1990s, or…

Clearly the topic of how we can ensure that world markets work better on behalf of everyone is more important than ever. It is one of the main vocations of the SI to allow us a forum, in the…

We are all aware of the threat of recession which looms over the world's economy. We are convinced that we should not be passive; that it is possible to react; that we can bring about a sea-change…

The financial crisis is with us, and we need to find answers to it. In view of the fact that upheavals have affected all continents and in particular the most vulnerable continents, it would be…

Globalisation is producing a major impact upon our world, not only in economic terms, but it is encroaching upon the traditional functions of the State, government and supranational institutions.…

The light and shadow, or the positive and negative aspects of the ongoing globalisation of economic activities, have been debated by many experts in diverse fora. The subject has acquired a…

The office of the man who is now Head of Government of the city of Buenos Aires is on the first floor of an imposing building and it looks over the Plaza de Mayo and towards the Casa Rosada, the…

Michael Hirschfeld, President of the New Zealand Labour Party, NZLP, died in Wellington on 5 January at the age of 54, following a lengthy battle with diabetes. The party's deputy leader Michael…

The first global crisis of the new era Felípe González, Former Prime Minister of Spain, reflects on the new threats the world faces. Why and how to cancel the debts of the poorest countries …