STWR - Share The World's Resources

At a time when states and governments are reappropriating a true political and regulatory role, actors of global or local governance from the poorest countries must also be included and empowered to step onto the centre stage, says Patrice Barrat.

The Group of 20 Declaration following a recent high level summit in Washington missed a crucial opportunity to address the real weaknesses in our economic system: those of debt, executive excess and inherently unfair trade rules, argues Robert Weissman.

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.

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.