The Israel-Iran war following the Israeli attack on Iran on June 13, 2025 as well as the continuing Israeli genocidal actions in Gaza have become the biggest source of concern…
In a powerful demonstration of international solidarity, seven U.S. veterans visited Nicaragua in mid-March as part of an official delegation of Veterans For Peace (VFP). As the U.S. continues to…
Two telephone calls that shook me and are still haunting were that I made to my acquaintances today. I could feel the anguish when I called my friend in Srinagar…
We live in an age where leaders speak of peace but prepare for war. A world where power is measured not by compassion or wisdom, but by arsenals and influence.…
In a world increasingly fragmented by ideological conflicts and military hostilities, poetry often becomes one of the few surviving forms of honest human dialogue. The cases of Iran and Israel—two…
In her book titled “Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights” former Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan wrote: “Human rights derive from and are inherent in our common humanity. Everyone…
If the year 2025 had started on a note of at least some limited hope for bringing peace to a deeply troubled world, the subsequent months have led to a…
Armed conflict can never bring lasting benefits; peace is always achieved by avoiding warfare. In response to global conflicts and the need for sustained peace, the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission…
PRETORIA – Despite all the progress that has been made toward gender equality globally, many are still tempted to view armed conflict as primarily the domain of men. In fact,…
It is ironical that the global powers are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, while unleashing new wars in Gaza, Ukraine and the Indo-Pak…
Do not kill. Do not commit murder. Or employ traumatic violence to inflict suffering, grief and loss on any other. Let me say it again: Do not kill. Do not…
"The earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal."This haunting quote underscores a truth as old as civilization itself: the impermanence of power. It resonates…
War is an easily available strategic tool used by both ruling and non-ruling elites to subjugate the masses—not only by inciting them to kill one another indiscriminately, but also by…
In an age marked by hyper-imperialism, jingoistic capitalism, and digital feudalism, the death toll from territorial wars, political, religious, and resource-based conflicts, as well as terrorism, continues to rise across…
The killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam has caused great distress to people all over India extending for a long time. Now imagine the distress being caused every day at…
In the first 15 weeks of this year 2025 most of the existing crisis situations have not shown any signs of getting resolved while new ones have also appeared. The…
One aspect of recent world affairs that should cause increasing concern is the increasing possibility that just a few persons with very high power concentrated in their hands, acting largely…
Our already deeply troubled world has recently entered a new phase of disruption and instability. Some influential people who were happy with earlier times blame only the recent disruptions and…
Introduction Pacifism as a concept emerged during the 19th century. It is the philosophy of renunciation of war and the complete opposition to it under all conditions. We must try…
Humanitarian crisis is at its peak as an aftermath of the wars in Middle East and between Russian & Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas there is no…
Yesterday, in the US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats with the five heads of intelligence agencies of the US government, Senator Tom Cotton, accused on national TV a…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Woman at rally supporting peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Berlin, Germany (Photo: Reuters) When European Union leaders met in Brussels…
There is no racial strife in the animal world. There is no superiority and inferiority among animals, there is no religious or racial discrimination among animals, they do not have…
In several contexts it needs to be emphasized that increasingly there are no victors in present day wars. In several significant ways those who proclaim themselves to be victors and…
The relations of most European countries with Russia have seen so much hostility in recent times that the idea of seeking common European security inclusive of Russia appears to be…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of…
It was only a short while ago, when a regime generally considered to be hostile to Israel collapsed in Syria and Israel used the opportunity to immediately seize more territory…
There has been a lot of discussion on why a highly aggressive Israeli regime agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. Partial explanations that have been offered include the need to…
While strengthening peace movements is important in all countries, it is of the highest importance in the USA as this would have a highly beneficial impact on the entire world.…
by Liz Theoharis and William D. Hartung With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate…
Yes, it does feel like we're on the verge of something big and historical. A showdown between good and evil around the world and in your heart. "It will have…
Our leaders lied to us about Korea. They lied about Vietnam. They lied about Kosovo. Professor Jeffrey Sachs: “In 1999, we bombed Belgrade for 78 days. The point of that was…
The passing of Jimmy Carter has been duly noted in ubiquitous remembrances and commentaries on his four-year presidency, 1977-1981. Carter is lauded more for his post-presidential humanitarian projects, while his…
While world discourse on various issues has increased as never before with the rapid spread of media, social media, research institutions and think-tanks, it is disturbing to realize that at…
Rarely has the crystal ball used to divine the near future seemed so clouded by uncertainties. The year 2024 was dominated by disappointments, disturbing surprises, and continuing devastation in Ukraine…
For nearly five centuries western imperialism has been without doubt the most destructive force at the world level. It has caused more death and destruction than anything else in the…
A year back when we entered the New Year 2024, we all hoped that the year would bring end to the conflicts around the world and reduce the threat of…
In most religions and their scriptures we find very important messages of justice and peace. These can be very helpful for creating a world based on justice and peace. Unfortunately…
Christianity is by far the religion with the largest following in the world and Christmas is their most sacred day. In addition a very large number of people of other…
How do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems? How can human beings shooting, bombing, slaughtering, destroying other human beings solve a problem?! War is loathsome. War is repugnant, and why shouldn’t it be when…
The most defining feature of the 21st century is that this is an extremely sensitive time of human history when the greatest caution is urgently needed to guide the world…
At a time when human suffering caused by conflict and war is very high and in addition there is a very real danger of two of these wars leading to…
The peace movement does not have a visibly big presence, at least relative to its need, in a deeply troubled world. However the number of people who want to live…
Imagine a high-rise building with about 200 flats ( some big, some small) whose residents come to know that in nine flats so many bombs and explosives are stocked that…
Demands for justice have always been the most relevant demands, the struggles for justice have always been the noblest human endeavor. However one important aspect has been changing—in more recent…
We live in a complicated world of about 200 countries many of which cannot get on with their neighbors or other countries, resulting in avoidable problems and violence. The population…
The year 2024 has been a deeply worrying year so far—with the 11th month starting-- as human suffering caused by war and conflict remained at very high levels throughout the…
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union the end of the cold war was widely heralded, and United Nation agencies published reports on the peace dividend now available as funds…
The Desiderata poem (by anonymous, Baltimore Church, 1854), tells what rationally sounds plausible: Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant;they too…
Here is an AI-generated podcast based on the article The peace initiative which is needed the most just now on the basis of urgency consists of a series of negotiations…
[Honolulu, HI] — Women Cross DMZ is deeply concerned by the recent decision by the South Korean government to prohibit Women Cross DMZ Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn, a longtime and prominent…
“Don’t destroy what you want to inherit.” This insightful advice is from Ebrahim Rasool, former South African ambassador to the United States and prominent anti-apartheid activist and peacebuilder. These wise words…
With the world, our species, facing the greatest danger of nuclear apocalypse since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, this year's Peace Prize will refocus world attention on the urgency of…
If a country is entangled in a destructive and messy war what is its leader most likely to say? In most cases the answer would be that the leader would…
Human history has often been presented as a long succession of kings and their battles for thrones, so you can’t really blame those who end up imbibing an overwhelming sense…
Man’s most valuable asset is ‘imagination’. Albert Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination…
The world may have dodged an immediate bullet when the U.S. intelligence agencies warned, this week, that by giving in to Ukraine’s pleading for long range missiles that could attack…
It is an essential part of being human beings that people have at least some compassion towards fellow human beings and they hesitate when they have to harm others in…
There is only so much of stress, distress and high risk that our world can bear at any given time, and today this has crossed the limits. While there are…
Europe was at the center of the two world wars and suffered enormously. Since then the weapons of war have become much more destructive. There are over 13,000 nuclear weapons…
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