CPGG: Center for Peace and Global Governance

Our world is falling apart at the seams, our leaders are failing us, our societies are fragmenting, our global system of governance is unfit for purpose, and we are letting what we had crafted of a shared system of global ethics to slip away. And yet we can't give up! We must take action to move humanity in a different direction, toward a better world. Join me as I explore some of the systemic weaknesses in our global society and offer practical shifts in our collective perspective and global institutions to meet our global challenges in this conversation with a group of political science students at a liberal arts college in New York State. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcfDxH12kw

Building a World Federation of States — an Idea Whose Time Has Come Our world is beset by cascading crises. Most of these are collective in nature. Collective problems demand collective solutions and yet we're lacking the col...

When a suspect is accused of murder we have no qualms about requiring their appearance before a court. And, once sentence is passed, we expect that it will be enforced and the perpetrator appropriately punished. It all seems fairly straightforward. So, why do we struggle so mightily when a nation flagrantly flouts international laws wreaking havoc, raining down death and destruction and incalculable suffering on the innocent — all with impunity? Why is the World Court incapable of stepping in and decisively maintaining or restoring peace? The short answer is because it suffers from some severe defects that have undermined its efficacy. To understand these defects and the fixes that are necessary to make the Court fit-for-purpose to serve humanity's needs and meet its challenges in the 21st Century and beyond, I invite you to read this Op-Ed piece that has appeared in a number of media publications in the U.S. Please share it widely.

Fixing Our Broken International System of Justice If we are serious about ending war, and about resolving our intra-state disputes amicably, it is high time that we reform our international system of justice and the rules governing it.

"ARE WE SLEEPWALKING TO NUCLEAR WAR?" is the title of an Opinion piece I wrote a couple of days ago that's being picked up in media publications in states around U.S. We need to raise awareness about the existential threat of nuclear war that faces us all and which, combined with climate change, has the power to wreak unimaginable horrors upon us, our children, and grandchildren. The goal is to get us to stop before it's too late, reflect, reverse course, and take an alternative new road to a better world: that path requires us to design a global system of governance that is fit-for-purpose for humanity as it emerges from immaturity and approaches adulthood. I hope you'll read it and share it widely. hashtag hashtag hashtag hashtag hashtag

Are We Sleepwalking to Nuclear War? The threat of nuclear war is at the highest level it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. However, there is a crucial difference; in 1962, most of

"CONSULTATION: A TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL FOR HARMONIZING OUR DIFFERENCES AND PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE" is the title of a blogpost I recently wrote for the Interfaith Council of Washington Metropolitan area. You can find it here: https://ifcmw.org/2024/05/15/consultation-a-transformative-tool-for-harmonizing-our-differences-and-practical-expression-of-the-principle-of-justice/ I hope you'll read it and share it generously.

CONSULTATION: A TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL FOR HARMONIZING OUR DIFFERENCES AND PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE - InterFaith Council of Metropolitan Washington Brings together 11 historic faith communities in and around the District of Columbia to promote dialogue, understanding and a sense of community.

If we are to successfully build a better world, it is crucial that we dispense with the outworn belief that the ends justify the means and strive to ensure that the means are always as worthy as the ends. This principle applies in all spheres of life including all levels of governance and business. Join me as we explore past and present examples of these principles at play. And please share this link generously.

Re Imagining Our World Episode 43 Why is it so crucial that the means we employ be as worthy as the ends we seek? If we are to successfully build a better world, a more peaceful and equitable...

There is no doubt that humanity has been making some very poor choices that are buffeting our world and disrupting its equilibrium. Worse than that, they have resulted in excruciating suffering for large swathes of humanity. But what if there were hidden opportunities to be found in this suffering so that it will not have been for naught? Join us as we explore this topic in this video and feel free to share this link widely

Finding Meaning and Opportunity in Our Global Suffering There is an old adage that nothing in life has meaning until we assign it meaning: usually choosing to judge it as having been good or bad. What if we were t...

Re-Imagining Our World — Episode 37 Did you know that 85% of the world's countries are involved in a territorial dispute with at least one other country? And yet, we, the world community, have ...

Let's Build a Supranational System of Governance -- An Indispensable Foundation for Peace As humanity emerges from the throes of a turbulent adolescence and strives to transition to adulthood it will need to develop knew tools and capacities that ...

I was overjoyed and privileged to be interviewed by Arthur Kanegis, producer of the wonderful film "The World is My Country" and host of the People-Powered Planet Podcast. We engaged in a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the world and the steps that we, the people of the world, could take to shift our mindsets and behaviors to create a more peaceful, just, and all-around better world. Here's the link -- please share it generously:

People Powered Planet Podcast Sovaida Maani Ewing January 25, 2023 In this video, Arthur Kanegis, host of the People Powered Planet Podcast interviews Sovaida Maani Ewing about her thoughts on how we, the people of the world...

It's Time To Bring Order To Our Global Home Are you in despair over the state of our global home? Do you wonder where on earth we might begin to clean up the mess we've made of our world and restore or...

"It's Time to Bring Order to Our Global Home." Come join me at
5 pm EST on Monday November 21 to explore this timely topic at a conference hosted by Newkind. More information about Newkind and the Registration info is below.

Global economic recession, climate change, the threat of nuclear war, energy shortages.... it all feels so overwhelming.. our world seems to be spinning out of control. Do you worry there are no solutions? What if there were? What if there were a simple place to start?Join me to explore a simple place to start cleaning up this mess and to create a better world.

ReImagining Our World -- Episode 34 Global economic recession, climate change, the threat of nuclear war, energy shortages.... it all feels so overwhelming.. our world seems to be spinning out...