At a time when several experts and well-informed scholars have expressed serious concerns regarding the fast-paced build-up towards the increased possibility of the third world war, one or more international…
In recent days the Ukraine-Russia war has been changing in such ways that it starts looking more and more like a direct confrontation between Russia and the USA/NATO. This is…
“There is only one path of peace and security: the path of a supranational organization. One sided armament on national basis only heightens the general uncertainty and confusion without being…
In recent days the chances of a direct war between Russia and NATO/USA have increased like never before since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. This has happened due to…
Around year 1990, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the cold war, several world leaders expressed hopes of a new era of world peace. The…
The United Nations supported by all those who stand for peace with justice should play a very active and strong role in achieving a solution for Palestine crisis which is…
Conflicts, civil wars and wars have become the single most important cause of extreme distress today. There are about 56 conflicts in the world today. In addition there are several…
There is a strong case for arguing that the number of nuclear weapons at world level should have never been allowed to increase to three digits, let alone four or…
The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at…
Although the idea was not entirely new, the concept of human security was first articulated by Pakistani scholar Mahbub ul Haq in 1994 when he drew attention to the concept in the…
After the two assassinations on July 30 and 31 in Beirut and Tehran respectively of leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, there have been increasing fears of a wider war breaking…
The news that there is fire in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has sent ripples in the minds of people around the globe. Even though no radiation leak has…
At present there are about 56 conflicts in the world, more than in any year since WW2. In addition there is a tendency for conflicts to be more prolonged. The…
Diplomatic crisis was perhaps never as serious as it seems to be now. When continuity of war takes lead over the same being bought to a halt, the question of…
There is increasing need for more comprehensive estimation of costs of conflicts and wars. It is expected that wider realization of very high costs of war can contribute much to…
The USA is a country blessed with enormous resources and suitable geographic location (particular in terms of geo-strategic advantage). The USA’s quest for dominating the world has been in news…
While wars are becoming more and more destructive and the possibility of an all-destructive nuclear war also very much continues to exist, the urgency of achieving much greater cooperation for…
The most worrying aspect of some extremely costly and threatening conflicts in recent times has been that despite their high costs, these seem to be getting more and more prolonged.…
A broad consensus is easy to reach on a general statement that the world should follow the path of peace, justice and environment protection. Several international institutions keep saying this,…
There can be a fair degree of consensus regarding what is most wrong with the present-day world. It is a world where war and conflict cause enormous distress, and in…
Although over 50 conflicts exist in the world the most worrying situation prevails in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan. These conflicts have caused massive distress to people and the first two…
The Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness, covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population. Produced by the Institute for…
In the course of several coups and civil wars of Sudan and South Sudan, millions have been killed, wounded, disabled or displaced, and brought enormous long-term suffering even to those…
Members of Veterans for Peace have recently released a Memorial Day statement which will be remembered for a long time as a strong indictment of war by those who have…
Sometime back I went to an event organized for peace in Gaza. Reaching a little before the speeches started it was encouraging to find several friends here who were so…
Alexander and Monks When Alexander asked a group of Jain philosophers why they were paying so little attention to him, they replied - “King Alexander, every man can…
As we observe 9th May as the day of victory over fascism, we are reminded of unprecedented sacrifices made by millions of people who laid down their lives fighting the…
"Thou Shalt Not Kill"(1) is a noble law that did not come from the Creator. Almost everything that lives on this planet needs to kill other beings to survive. Carnivores, herbivores,…
Conventional understanding is that when wars end there should be peace. Only this can create the conditions in which the enormous damage caused by any war can be repaired, in…
‘When I use a word’, Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful voice, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more or less.’ ‘The question is’, said…
Several statements made from time to time by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterrres are known to be extremely appropriate and are very widely quoted. To give an example his…
Europe is widely and generally seen by people all over the world as a region of high levels of education, scholarship and democracy. Certainly many reputed scholars and prestigious centers…
Tax Day is always one of protest when anti-war activists and frustrated taxpayers demonstrate objections to their hard-earned money paid in income-tax, being used to fund and support America’s never-ending…
Soldiers of conqueror armies are often congratulated and praised by the leaders of their countries, but does anyone really care to ask them what they feel in their heart of…
Sometimes polls and surveys in conflict zones reveal a rather pessimistic and dismal picture of what people on both sides of the divide think about each other and the possibilities…
At a time when the threat of wars and invasions is increasing, the work of peace movement and peace activists has become more important than ever before, particularly in the…
Documenting Over 100 Voices for Peace in the Midst of More Frequent Roars of Aggression “The truth of the matter is that we are in a heavy militarized society driven…
In the past three months, two people in the United States have taken or risked taking their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call…
Violence causes massive distress in our daily life, as seen in children being beaten and abused, women suffering physical, sexual and emotional assault, school and workplace aggression, bullying, fighting, youth…
War has always been a source of immense human distress. What is more important to point out is that its capacity to cause distress and destruction has been increasing in…
Is large-scale intra-specific warfare Homo sapiens’ condition or can our species strive to achieve global peace? The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand…
If one is asked to identify three biggest needs of our deeply troubled times these would be—peace, peace and peace. This is because while peace itself is such a compelling…
As despair pours from the eyes and the heart bleeds from pain, solitude crawls in and with it comes peaceAs the past fades out and the present looks bleak, the…
At a time when existing and potential wars dominate the attention of world leadership to such an extent, it may appear very unrealistic to discuss a future for humanity in…
Europe started the first two world wars and played a key role in them, even though the extensive distress caused by them spilled over, directly and indirectly, to the greater…
Can a year which experienced such terrible although entirely avoidable violence and conflict still end on a note of peace and hope? Yes, it can if the remaining few days…
When I was in my early twenties, I seriously considered murdering someone. He had given my best friend genital herpes, which many health practitioners then believed was the agent responsible…
Whenever serious confrontations and disputes emerge in international contexts, there is a frequent tendency among those committed to peace to try to reach some hasty solutions so that at least…
We have not heard much from Ukraine or on Ukraine lately, and this is understandable because the biggest need just now is for ceasefire and peace in Gaza, to be…
At a time when the world is witnessing two major conflicts (Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine) and numerous vulnerable points where conflicts can arise anytime; probably world peace seems a dire need of…
When humans embrace the dehumanization of others, we release our ugliest, most destructive selves. Dehumanization is a perverse force that propagates violence and justifies the lust for war and its…
Every voice for peace is relevant, every voice for peace is needed. Even if it is only a child carrying a placard in a gathering for peace, even if it…
Humanity is a Victim of Wrong Elite’s Thinking and Wrong Actions The trajectory of economic wars causing destruction of Earth, phenomenal climate change, pollution and human habitats, and the coming…
Imagine talking about peace when according to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the world is just one misunderstanding, just one miscalculation, away from global catastrophe, due…
International Peace Day, observed on the 21st of September every year, stands as a reminder of our collective responsibility to strive for a more peaceful world. Established by the United…
One of the few hopeful signs for world peace has been that at some of the most dangerous moments there has been a very helpful response in the form of…
In most discussions on ongoing conflicts and wars, generally more attention is given to military aspects and to examining which side is likely to be victorious. However from the point…
In these high-risk times the urgency of diplomacy for peace has been increasing steadily, as emphasized by several eminent experts, including those reputed to be among the most experienced in…
The threat of war today looms larger today than it did even during the era of the Cold War [1]. However, the very forces that have brought the world to…
Many people are already investing themselves in the local peace economy as they divest from the economy of war. War is not innate to humanity; it is learned culturally, and…
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