STWR - Share The World's Resources

The film "Battle in Seattle" ends with the admonition that "the battle continues" - and the struggle in the coming years will be to compel those in power to transform campaign-trail rhetoric into a real rejection of corporate globalization, writes Mark Engler.

Sixty years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in a world gripped by conflicts erupting on almost every continent, what hope is there for extending respect, freedom and rights to everyone? Perhaps it's time to rethink the politics of human rights for the 21st century, says Nick Fraser.

The world's political leaders need to honour their pledges and wholeheartedly tackle the big global challenges, says Jeffrey Sachs.

A multipolar world must prepare for a relative decline in US power and the turbulence that may follow, writes Immanuel Wallerstein.

Climate, oil and food crisis - it's no longer business as usual for world's leaders, writes Larry Elliott.

The post-war global institutions have largely worked well. But rising countries and growing threats are challenging their pre-eminence, writes The Economist.

Robert Mugabe’s coronation is the time to start preparing in detail for the aftermath of his regime, say Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart.