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September 18, 2007 - "La pluma invitada", by Julio Maria Sanguinetti, El Comercio newpaper.

July 6, 2007 - "Europa, m?s lejos de los ciudadanos" by Mario Soares, El Pa?s newspaper

June 29, 2007 - " Aceptabilidad de la derrota" by Felipe Gonz?lez, El Pa?s newspaper

June 4, 2007 -  "Los tropezones del Papa" by Julio Mar?a Sanguinetti, El Pa?s newspaper

June 3, 2007 - "El clima necesita menos diagn?stico y m?s acci?n" by Ricardo Lagos, El Clar?n newspaper

June 2, 2007 - "El G8 y la tarea ineludible" by Ricardo Lagos, El Pa?s newspaper

June 1, 2007 - "Los derechos de propiedad son derechos humanos" by Mary Robinson, El Pa?s newspaper

November 5, 2006 - "La victoria de Lula" by M?rio Soares, El Pa?s newspaper

November 3, 2006 - " El espa?ol, ?activo o hipoteca?" by Julio Mar?a Sanguinetti, El Pa?s newspaper

July 30, 2006 - " El p?ndulo que oscila"   by Julio Mar?a Sanguinetti, El Pa?s newspaper

July 7, 2006 - "?Ense?amos bien?" by Julio Mar?a Sanguinetti, El Pa?s newspaper

March 31, 2006 - "M?s all? de la desilusi?n revolucionaria" by V?clav Havel, El Pa?s newspaper

March 14, 2006 - " La colonizaci?n de Palestina obstaculiza la paz" by Jimmy Carter, El Pa?s newspaper

March 10, 2006 - " Nuevas fracturas en Iberoam?rica" by Felipe Gonz?lez, El Pa?s newspaper

March 6, 2006 - " El silencio sobre Chechenia" by V?clav Havel, El Pa?s newspaper

Summer/Fall 2005 - "Sustaining Democracy's Last Wave" by Kim Campbell and Sean C. Carroll. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

May 2, 2005 - ?The new state of fear and its implications.? The Green Cross Optimist Magazine

Latest publications

Framework for a Post-2012 Agreement on Climate Change - September, 2007 - Climate change is one of humanity?s most pressing and difficult challenges. Its effects are already being felt and will only worsen over time, impacting current and future generations.  Without urgent and concerted action, climate change will seriously affect the way of life in all countries, damage fragile ecosystems and threaten global security through migratory pressures and resource conflicts.  While piecemeal efforts help, the scale of response required for a real solution is so large that immediate and widespread action is essential. Climate change, its causes, and... [More]

Final Report of Club of Madrid V General Assembly "The Challenges of Energy and Democratic Leadership" ? March 26, 2007 ? On 20 ^th -21 ^st October 2006, Members of the Club of Madrid met in Madrid with renowned scholars, representatives of international organizations and leaders from industry and civil society, to formulate practical responses to the challenges that energy poses to our collective future. The V Annual Conference was an important watershed for the Club of Madrid as its Members resolved to use their unique global leadership to focus on this increasingly... [More]

Final Report of Club of Madrid IV General Assembly "Democracy in the Post Communist World: Unfinished Business. What has been learned and how can it be applied?" January 17, 2007- This report is the Special Issue of the Journal East European Politics & Societies Volume 21, Number 1 (Winter 2007) and examines the unfolding trajectories and contrasting outcomes of transitions to democracy in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, as well as in post-Soviet Central Asia... [More]

Final Statement of Club of Madrid V General Assembly and Annual Conference "The Challenges of Energy and Democratic Leadership", October 21, 2006 - We, Members of the Club de Madrid, all democratic former Heads of State and Government, came to Madrid to discuss the urgent challenges the world faces regarding energy security, equity, and sustainability and to consider next steps for advancing our common agenda to promote democracy that delivers.  Drawing on our personal experiences as political leaders and the insights of leading experts... [More]

Consensus Building and Democratic Governance in Bolivia. The Experience of the Peruvian Natinal Accord - September, 2006.- A new CoM publication, in cooperation with International IDEA, reports on a mission of Peruvian leaders to Bolivia. The mission, led by CoM Member and former President Valentin Paniagua (?2006), aimed to share Peru?s National Accord experience with Bolivian leaders engaged in preparations for a National Assembly to rewrite the country?s Constitution. The result of the mission was a greater understanding among key Bolivian policy makers on the need for and route towards consensus. [More]

June 19, 2006 - The Roots of Terrorism is the first in a three volume series entitled Democracy and Terrorism . It explores the psychological, political, religious, economic and cultural factors that can contribute to the rise of terrorist movements. The series explores how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security organized by the Club de Madrid in March 2005.

Madrid, June 2006 - Saudi Arabia: Report on a seminar co-organized with NDI

Madrid, April 27, 2006 - Challenges to a bid for Democracy in Mauritania

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Final Statement Club of Madrid IV General Assembly - Prague, November 12, 2005 - We, Members of the Club de Madrid, all democratic former Heads of State and Government, came to Prague to review the post-communist transitions sixteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and to consider next steps for advancing our common agenda to promote democracy that delivers.  Drawing on our personal experiences as political leaders and the insights of experts in the field of democracy promotion, we sought to identify the main challenges facing emerging democracies and to offer... [More]

Towards a New Consensus - June 2005.-  This publication contains information about the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security held in Madrid from March 8-11 2005. It includes the Madrid Agenda with its Principles and Recommendations, excerpts from the most important speeches and keynote addresses, a summary of conclusions from its debates, the list of participants and some press clippings about the event.

The Madrid Summit Working Paper Series - June 8, 2005 - In the months leading up to the Madrid Summit, more than two hundred of the world?s leading scholars and expert practitioners explored the issues of democracy, terrorism and security in an unparalleled process of scholarly debate. Each working group issued a final paper of recommendations on which the Series are based... [More]

The Madrid Agenda - March 11th, 2005.- To remember and honour the victims of the terrorist attacks of March 11, 2004, the strength and courage of the citizens of Madrid, and through them, all victims of terrorism and those who confront its threat. We, the members of the Club of Madrid, former presidents and prime ministers of democratic countries dedicated to the promotion of democracy, have brought together political leaders, experts and citizens from across the world... [More]

Club of Madrid report "Securing Peace and Democracy in the Balkans" - June, 17th, 2004.- Exactly five years after the NATO bombing of Belgrade, the Club of Madrid brought together defence ministers; foreign affairs officials; and security, democracy and regional experts from Serbia-Montenegro (S-M) and its Southeastern European neighbours for a seminar on security and democracy reform in the Balkans. The discussions demonstrated how far the region has come on the path to peace, security, democratic reform and integration. At the same time, participants highlighted how important the large remaining task of Serbia?s full democratic reform and international integration is to peace and democracy in the region.

UNDP report ?Democracy in Latin America: Towards a Citizens' Democracy? .- Written by and for Latin Americans, Democracy in Latin America is the most significant initiative of UNDP in the region in many years. Its principal objective is to encourage needed debate, to provide impartial data and an analytical framework for this continent-wide dialogue.

IMF and Democracy: Some Reflections from the II General Assembly of the Club of Madrid  - The Club of Madrid held its second General Assembly on the 1st and 2nd of November 2003. Besides Fernando Henrique Cardoso, current President of the Club of Madrid and William J. Clinton, its Honorary Co-Chairman, 24 of its members, former Heads of State and Government, participated in the meeting, together with representatives from its founding foundations and a selected group of guests, which, among others, included: the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amre Moussa, the Director of the IMF Foreign Relations Department, Thomas Dawson, the Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund, Montek S. Ahluwalia and John Williamson, Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Economics (USA).