On 8 December 2022, the Progressive International inaugurated a new global process to present, deliberate, and develop proposals for a New International Economic Order fit for the twenty-first century. Watch the inaugural conference here and read the NIEO 1974-2024 collection below.

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Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order (1975) READ NOW!

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Planet on the Precipice

Where do we stand as the tectonic plates of geopolitics shift beneath our feet?

“Enough — no more dependence!” READ NOW!
Salvador Allende, 1972

• This is Not Our First Polycrisis READ NOW!
  Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, David Adler, and Michael Galant
• A New NIEO "Moment" READ NOW!
  Kevin Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright
• "Wake up world, we still have time” READ NOW!
  Xiomara Castro
• A New International Alignment for Planetary Survival READ NOW!
  Ernesto Samper Pizano
• Out from Pandemic toward a Multipolar World READ NOW!
  Lula Da Silva and Celso Amorim
• An Inclusive, Cooperative and Equitable Multilateralism READ NOW!
  Rob Davies

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The NIEO in Debate

The NIEO of 1974 was never established. But its vision did not die, inspiring generations to come. What can we learn from the legacy of the NIEO?

“We shall triumph” COMING SOON
Thomas Sankara, 1985

• The NIEO as Usable Past READ NOW!
  Nils Gilman
• The NIEO as Cautionary Tale READ NOW!
  Christy Thornton
• The NIEO as Law: Beyond Green New Deals READ NOW!
  Umut Özsu
• The NIEO Against Racial Capitalism READ NOW!
  Vasuki Nesiah
• The NIEO as Inspiration READ NOW!
  Jayati Ghosh
• The NIEO as Global Keynesianism: ‘I am a man country’ READ NOW!
  Herman Mark Schwartz
• The NIEO in a State of Permanent Insurrection READ NOW!
  Max Ajl
• The NIEO Against Financialisation READ NOW!
  Ann Pettifor
• The NIEO as Incomplete READ NOW!
  Kojo Koram

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Don't Ask, Take Back

How can we wrest our resources from the old masters? And how must we distribute them among the peoples of the world?

"Mother Earth is wounded" COMING SOON
The People’s Agreement of Cochabamba, 2011

• Our Money READ NOW!
  Mona Ali
• Our Planet READ NOW!
  Michael Franczak
• Our Oceans READ NOW!
  Guy Standing
• Our Technology READ NOW!
  Zeyad el Nabolsy
• Our Wealth COMING SOON
  Maha Ben Gadha, Fadhel Kaboub, Kai Koddenbrock, Ines Mahmoud, Ndongo Samba Sylla COMING SOON

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Vivir Bien, Vivir Sabroso

Our task is to win a world brimming with love and life — in the name of peace, sovereignty, and prosperous coexistence.

“Our liberation is for the whole of humanity” COMING SOON
Evo Morales, 2011

• Food READ NOW!
  Raj Patel
• Water COMING SOON
  Victor Bahamonde
• Health COMING SOON
  Carina Vance Mafla
• Land COMING SOON
  Hilary Zhou

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Our World, Our Institutions

"Global" institutions have never served the world, born as they were in the dying fire colonial rule. What do we build in their place?

"Bandung of the Peoples of the South" COMING SOON
Bamako Appeal, 2007

• A Multilateral International Monetary System READ NOW!
  Devika Dutt and Paulo dos Santos
• A Bandung Woods READ NOW!
  Bhumika Muchhala
• A New UNASUR for South America COMING SOON
  Guillaume Long
• A New Rights Regime COMING SOON
  Héctor Béjar Rivera

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Popular Power in a Multipolar World

Multipolarity is an opening, not the end goal. How do we break the iron-hold of capitalism to transition our countries, regions, and the world toward dignity, equality, and unity?

"Unity for a New Order" COMING SOON
Julius Nyerere, 1979

• Free from Domination | Bolivia: “Are we afraid of being equal?” READ NOW!
  Rogelio Mayta
• Free From Exploitation | China: "A shared future for mankind" READ NOW!
  Cheng Enfu
• Free From Disposession | Cuba: “Let the colonies disappear!” READ NOW!
  C José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez
• Free from Immiseration | Ecuador: “Free the economy to serve the people” Mateo Villalba COMING SOON
• Free from Militarisation | Afghanistan: “Their appetite for devouring the world is no secret” COMING SOON
  Selay Ghaffar