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Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day

Download here Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” Confucius . Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de 2030: una tierra más allá de las fronteras para nuestra juventud planetaria Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Edition International Youth Day 2015 – Youth...

11.08.2015

Civil Society in Ukraine

Building Peace, Democracy and Regional Stability Building Peace, Democracy and Regional Stability A thorny road to democracy Ukraine has entered a new stage in its long and so far uncompleted democratization process, searching once again for a balanced model of governance ...

09.04.2015

From Russia with Concern: A Letter to an American Friend

... said, familiar as I am with your erudition on our country and given the attention you pay in your letter to the situation in Russia, I wish to touch upon an intrinsically Russian thread. Americans have always imparted essential meaning to the issue of democracy. Democracy in itself is perceived as a value in the United States. In Russia we respect the values ​​ that Americans hold dear. Moreover, you are unlikely to find in Russia an assured and stable majority that would oppose the idea of ​​ ...

08.04.2015

Mandatory Democracy?

... Justice to take steps to expand citizens’ involvement and to remove all restrictions in elections at the local and state level. For all the apparent simplicity and straightforwardness of this initiative to improve the institutions of American democracy, however, if it were put into effect it would be of truly revolutionary significance for American politics. Barack Obama himself quite frankly outlined the hopes and calculations which the current leadership of the Democratic Party links to ...

24.03.2015

Why Have the Reforms in Myanmar Slowed Down?

... is inevitable. Having suddenly received freedom of speech and assembly for the first time in 50 years, the population decided to exercise this right immediately. However, it seems that the current government’s plans do not include introducing democracy in the Western understanding of the word. That is viewed as is impossible in practical terms. The ultimate goal of the government’s “road map” is to establish a disciplined democracy, i.e. to stabilize the situation in the ...

23.03.2015

Global Education Magazine: World Water Day

Download here Flash Flash Open publication - Free publishing Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not. Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General . Letters from the Future for the Generation of 2015: Water and Sustainable Development Cartas desde el futuro para la generación...

22.03.2015

Governance and Democracy: The Importance of Youth Development

... ‘dysfunctionality’ of any future society, be-it locally, nationally or internationally. Governance structures will become disrupted as we have seen in countries like Ukraine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, North Korea and easily manipulated. The understanding of democracy will be lost, and in replacement an acceptance of dictatorship will become the accepted norm. Much will be talked about ‘Freedom’ or ‘Democracy’ by the proponents of type of covert dictatorship, when promoting their propaganda ...

29.01.2015

Global Citizenship Education and Sustainable Development Goals: A Transdisciplinary and Biomimetic Perspective

... (…) The post-2015 education agenda must be flexible enough to allow for diversity in governance structures. It must continue to promote sustainable development and active and effective global and local citizenship, contribute to strengthening democracy and peace, and foster respect for cultural and linguistic diversity. 14.- We further commit to using this Statement for ongoing national, regional and global consultations on the post-2015 education agenda, to be approved at the World Education ...

26.01.2015

Global Education Magazine: International Human Solidarity Day

Global Education Magazine 20th December 2014 International Human Solidarity Day Read the publication rules and share your ideas and experiences with all the world! Submission DEADLINE November 20 Global Education Magazine logo meaning from Global Education Magazine

06.10.2014

Global Education Magazine: International Day of Peace

Download here Open publication - Free publishing . Astrobiological Foundations of Humanity: The Origin of the Cosmodern Consciousness Los Fundamentos Astrobiológicos de la Humanidad: el Origen de la Consciencia Cosmoderna Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Global Education Magazine . ESPECIAL:A Reflection on War and Peace for International Peace Day, Greg Simons . De nuevo, la seguridad y no la paz,Federico Mayor Zaragoza . Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative...

06.10.2014
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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