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Time for a Peace Offensive Donato Kiniger-Passigli Time for a Peace Offensive* Get Full Text in PDF “It requires both neither gains nor loses.” – Bertrand Russell Foreword This article describes a proposal for a new WAAS initiative presented by the author at the WAAS General Assembly on June 27, 2024. It is intended to generate positive, practical momentum for the Academy’s HS4A global campaign on Human Security for All. In these precarious,... Read more	The ‘TAO of Finance’—Initiative of WAAS: ‘Financing our Future = Future of Finance’ Stefan Brunnhuber Get Full Text in PDF The indispensable missing link in the debate on sustainability is the monetary system. To date, the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) have primarily been ﬁnanced through private sector ﬁnancing, conventional public sector funding (taxes and fees) and philanthropic commitment. However, these are not enough in scale and speed to ﬁnance our future. “The introduction of a... Read more
A Holistic Strategy for Achieving WAAS’ Goals and Realizing our Common Vision Marco Vitiello Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Facing the XXI century and its challenges means finding a concrete strategy, one that can make it possible for WAAS and its Fellows to reach their full potential. Sometimes what we do is look for new strategies to reach our goals, when the simple answer has always been right in front of our eyes: we need a non-original, organizational yet individual, holistic yet... Read more	Reflections on Arts and Science Donato Kiniger-Passigli Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Albert Einstein said that art and science are branches of the same tree. Indeed, there is no dichotomy between art and science: they are an integral part of the same nucleon. Art is the ability to create, which implies inspiration and learning. Liberal arts, from medieval tradition till date, include humanities and physical, biological, and social sciences. There is... Read more
WAAS Retrospective: Why WAAS? Augusto Forti Get Full Text in PDF Abstract In this short article, the author traces the sociological origins of WAAS and traces briefly the history of the scientists‘ nuclear abolition movement, which was a main reason for the founding of the Academy. A lot remains to be done by the world community to address the multifaceted problems we face today. WAAS has been playing a crucial role in this process. In the... Read more	Retrospective and Reflections on WAAS@60 Garry Jacobs, Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Winston P. Nagan, Ivo Šlaus, Alberto Zucconi Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Solution to the complex nexus of problems confronting humanity exceeds the capacity of any individual or small group of individuals or organizations. But it does not lie beyond the capacity of the collective aspiration, intelligence and determination of humanity. The world needs aspirational leadership that transcends the partisanship and limitations of self-... Read more