Citizens of the world, including the United States, will have to decide over the next decade or so whether they are going to embrace and accept autocracy, authoritarianism, and surveillance societies. Or mobilize to reject them. In the US, we will probably face a constitutional crisis when yet another leading presidential candidate -- the third... Continue Reading →
With the Russian war in Ukraine, the globally-integrated economic system as well as democracy and a nation's right to self-determination are severely tested. For the last 30 years, an assumption of globalization has been that regional or global wars are too costly. Globalization has generated massive amounts of wealth in developing countries, research shows. But... Continue Reading →
Into Europe: Americans are moving to Europe, and turning the US into a country of emigration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKGmveMKEWE&t=52s 0:00 Introduction 1:25 1-Americans Are Emigrating 2:17 Sponsored Segment 3:26 2-How Many Americans Are Emigrating? 5:32 3-European Countries Want Americans 8:02 4-A Silver Bullet for Ageing Europe? © All Rights Reserved. Contact information: Email: Into.Europe@outlook.com Twitter: / europeinto Patreon:... Continue Reading →
The London School of Economics held an event marking the publication of Kristin Surak’s new book, The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires, which offers the first on-the-ground investigation of the global market for citizenship by investment. (Begins at about 6 minutes.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34KsWWm3Sw Speakers: Dr Kristin Surak Thomas Anthony Oliver Bullough Professor Jason Sharman Chair... Continue Reading →
Militants from Hamas, the organization that has governed (or occupied) the Gaza Strip since 2007 after defeating the more moderate Palestinian faction Fatah, shockingly broke through security into Israel and killed hundreds of innocent civilians at a music festival in Southern Israel over the weekend. Hamas also infiltrated 22 Israeli towns and army bases and took civilians and soldiers hostages, many... Continue Reading →
I learned about the Lumina Foundation from listening to TheWorld.org, "a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter." I listen most afternoons on The Public Radio Exchange, PRX.org. And when I can't listen, I check out the podcast and almost always find things worth listening... Continue Reading →
Gia Gupta, a New Jersey teen, won a Points of Light Foundation Award for co-founding Little Mentors, a nonprofit that works to foster connections between local and international students through its various events and projects, including Teddy Talks on YouTube, for children and adolescents on global issues. Learn more: https://www.littlementors.org/ Points of Light Foundation story.... Continue Reading →
Between 33 and 57 countries are now offering digital nomad visas, according to a Google search. The devil of course is in the details, in terms of cost, expiration dates, penalties for overstaying your visa, and how to actually prove you are a digital nomad with solid monthly income. Check out the plethora of articles.... Continue Reading →
Amy Pope, an American and newly elected head of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration, wants to change the conversation about migrants. They are mostly beneficial to America, she argues, while acknowledging that a lot of people want to come to the US not out of a "well-founded fear of persecution" -- the definition... Continue Reading →
Scott Bower, a teacher and educator based in São Paulo, Brazil, who "is passionate about global citizenship education," from November 2020 through April 2023 posted 89 episodes of the "Be A Global Citizen" podcast, an average of two times a month. The episodes ranged from 17 minutes to nearly an hour. He described the podcast... Continue Reading →
Freeman Fung is the author of Travel to Transform: Awaken the Global Citizen in You and Thrive in the Modern World, which has an accompanying website with a dramatic video. Fung, 30 in 2023, is originally from Hong Kong. He received a scholarship at age 19 to live in Romania on a cultural exchange project.... Continue Reading →
"Global Citizen magazine is a bi-monthly title that provides its readers with a wealth of articles covering investment opportunities and destinations, real estate trends, entrepreneurial profiles, philanthropy, and challenges facing the region’s leading business leaders. By offering fresh perspectives on the news and people that matter most to ultra and high-net-worth individuals in the Middle... Continue Reading →
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