STWR - Share The World's Resources

Social unrest and violence in poor countries is not simply a result of racism, but stems from the inequality and dislocation caused by globalization, writes Alex Perry.

Managing international migration flows is a complex global challenge - and is set to fuel instability and extremism in the 21st century, argues Surya B. Prasai.

If we want to save the Earth, we must also save ourselves from ourselves. We can start by sharing the work and the wealth. We may just find that there is plenty of both to go around, by Jeffrey Kaplan.

Not only do small minorities have no share in the benefits of globalisation – the vast majority of people misses out. No serious observer will claim that globalisation, trade and international investment are not good for national economies in themselves. 

US consumerism -- citizens driven excessively to buy goods and services and accumulate consumable wealth -- is cursed almost everywhere. 

A growing confluence of events kicked off by Tibetan riots in March could end in disaster for the forces of global trade liberalization.

The financial crisis of the past year has taken place because we have been living in an ideological bubble – one of market fundamentalism.

The rules of the game have now changed - our global financial system has become so complex and opaque that we've moved from a world of risk to a world of uncertainty, writes Thomas Homer-Dixon.

Philanthrocapitalism is in part a symptom of a profoundly unequal world. It hasn't yet demonstrated that it provides the cure, argues Michael Edwards.