A key element of Project Open Democracy is the expansion of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include all countries, with findings enforced globally.
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have shaken the world and revealed the failures of old institutions to bring peace. Instead of resolution, we see endless cycles of violence, propaganda, and division.
The world today is not only fighting wars with guns, tanks, and missiles. We are also embroiled in another, less visible but equally dangerous battle: the war of narratives.
Russia is witnessing a striking ideological shift: the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin. Under President Vladimir Putin, Stalin’s image has returned to public life through statues, commemorations, and narratives of national greatness that gloss over the terror of his rule.
In recent years, businesses have embraced ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance standards—as a way to signal responsibility beyond mere profit. Yet despite the branding, ESG has often failed to generate meaningful societal change.
When I first launched Project Open Democracy, I didn’t expect to take a detour into religion—let alone rediscover my Orthodox Christian roots or rekindle my faith. But that’s precisely what happened. What I once let slip quietly out of my life returned to me with new meaning, revealing itself as an incredible gift I had never truly lost.