IFLRY Online is IFLRY’s new initiative to allow liberals from all over the world to interact with each other more online. In that spirit, IFLRY organises regular online seminars, in which different people in the IFLRY network explain more about…
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The (European) Way to Deal with Secessionism
Catalan democratic institutions – both its parliament and its government – have called for a popular vote on whether Catalonia should declare itself independent from Spain. This has caused a reheated constitutional crisis, as the Spanish constitution effectively prohibits any…
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4th African Union – EU Youth Summit
From the 9th to 11th October, 120 young leaders from across Europe, Africa and the African Diaspora came together in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire for the 4th African Union (AU) – European Union Youth Summit. Representing a diverse range of political…
IFLRY’s History: 70 Years of Resistance
2017 marks 70 years since the founding of the World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth. As the ideological descendant of that organisation, IFLRY can look back on 70 years of work in fighting for liberal causes. Fighting for peace.…
IFLRY Holds its Second Training of Trainers
GUMMERSBACH, GERMANY — From 15 to 21 September 2017, liberal youth leaders from across the globe gathered at the Theodor Heuss Academy of the Friedrich NaumannFoundation for the International Federation of Liberal Youth or IFLRY’s second series of the Training…
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The Morality of Secret Votes: Factionalism or Transparency?
Breaking party lines is a great way to step across the aisle and declare that your personal values matter more than what your party tells you to do. But, that sort of altruistic voting can cost you your job and…
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What to Expect at the Upcoming UN Climate Conference in Bonn
The 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Bonn from November 6th to 17th, 2017 under the presidency of Fiji. The goal is the advance of the implementation…
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Climate Change: Staying below 1.5 ºC, why it’s important for Canada?
Climate change is a hot topic. In the aftermath of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, cities and states have vowed to step up. It is also time for other nations to step up on climate commitments. Earth’s average…
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My Time at IFLRY’s General Assembly in Thessaloniki
Last March I became a member of JOVD, a classical liberal youth organization from the Netherlands. When I came into contact with someone from the JOVD bureau, I told them that I am interested in international politics. This person suggested…
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We Need to Cooperate with Populists
Like the latest organic, sustainable nutritional supplements and shakes, the word populism is trendy. It is hip yet, no one knows exactly what it means. Populism is undoubtedly the most used word of the past year − apart perhaps from…