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Six Countries to Ban Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2030

December 23, 2020

The World Economic Forum released a short video highlighting that six countries, including Ireland and Germany, plan to eliminate all petrol and diesel car sales by 2030.
Opinion: The "Great Reset" Number One on WEF Agenda

September 16, 2020

Backed by the OECD, UN and various other globalist world leaders, the "Great Reset" plan, a program for radical economic change that will focus on "wellbeing and inclusiveness", is number one of the agenda for the next World Economic Forum to be held in Davos, Switzerland.
New Company to Judge Who is Funding Racism and Hate

June 17, 2020

Former NGO advertising watchdog Sleeping Giants has created Check My Ads, a consulting firm that aims to help marketers identify whether their ad budgets are inadvertently funding hate speech, conspiracy, and disinformation.
U.S. Universities and Congress Battle over Disclosure of China Funding

May 27, 2020

According to a letter written by the U.S. Department of Education General Counsel, attorneys for universities are trying to block Congress from obtaining records that detail the schools' ties with China.
Facebook Announces First 20 Picks for Global Oversight Board

May 08, 2020

In its attempt to quell complaints about noxious content and ideological bias on its platforms, Facebook has appointed the first 20 members of its oversight board, which, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will have final say over how to handle controversial content.
Kellman: International Organization Needed to Govern Contagious Disease Outbreaks and Responses

May 04, 2020

Writing in Just Security, Barry Kellman argues that the world needs a new international organization to identify risks of contagious disease and marshal resources and expertise.
Stimson Center Proposes Boosting the Reach and Resilience of International Justice Institutions

May 01, 2020

In a January, 2020 Policy Brief, the Stimson Center called for an increase in the universal acceptance of international justice institutions, in particular the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") and the International Criminal Court ("ICC").
Carnegie Endowment: How Will the Coronavirus Reshape Democracy and Governance Globally?

April 08, 2020

In an article written for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Fellows Frances Brown, Saskia Brechenmacher, and Thomas Carothers explain how global leaders should prepare to respond quickly to the transformative impacts the COVID-19 pandemic will likely have on multiple dimensions of democratic politics and governance.
China Building Tech "New World Order"

March 18, 2020

According to the Future Today Institute's 2020 Tech Trends Report, China is leading a tech "new world order" in such areas as artificial intelligence and data collection.
Opinio Juris: Facebook Oversight Board Should Proceed with Caution (Part II)

March 06, 2020

Writing in Opinio Juris, two international law experts concern that Facebook's planned Oversight Board could become one of the world's most powerful human rights arbiters, with "the ability to impose sanctions and control the practical development of key elements of freedom of opinion and expression, privacy, and hate speech."