4 Jun, 2023
Vlad the Conqueror Reflects on His Glory
Vlad the Conqueror Reflects on His Glory by Lawrence S. Wittner 965 words Satire Blending Imaginary Thoughts with Historical Facts...
23 May, 2023
How Strengthened Global Governance Could Produce a Nuclear-Free World
How Strengthened Global Governance Could Produce a Nuclear-Free World by Lawrence S. Wittner 958 words It should come as no...
10 Apr, 2023
From Nationalist Isolation to Global Citizenship
From Nationalist Isolation to Global Citizenship by Lawrence S. Wittner 941 words For many years, a portion of the world...
5 Mar, 2023
Whose Red Lines?
Whose Red Lines? by Lawrence S. Wittner 964 words In the conflict-ridden realm of international relations, certain terms are particularly...
12 Feb, 2023
Homage to Russian War Resisters
Homage to Russian War Resisters by Lawrence S. Wittner 968 words Given the Russian government’s brutal repression of dissent, the...
25 Dec, 2022
Nations of the world unite!
Russia’s war upon Ukraine should remind us that violent international conflicts not only persist, but constitute a plague upon the world.
23 Nov, 2022
China, Russia, and the Bomb
Even international alliances can unravel when nations confront the insanity of a nuclear holocaust.
28 Oct, 2022
Conservative governance has undermined U.S. life expectancy
Although, in recent decades, American conservatives have embraced what they call the “Right to Life,” they have certainly done a poor job of sustaining life in the United States. That’s the conclusion that can be drawn from a just-published scientific study, “U.S. state policy contexts and mortality of working-age adults.”
18 Oct, 2022
Bye-bye world: While nuclear weapons and wars exist, annihilation beckons
It’s been a long time since the atomic bombings of August 1945, when people around the planet first realized that world civilization stood on the brink of doom.
9 Oct, 2022
There is an alternative to war
The war in Ukraine provides us with yet another opportunity to consider what might be done about the wars that continue to ravage the world.
8 Aug, 2022
Why should war criminals operate with impunity?
The issue of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine highlights the decades-long reluctance of today’s major military powers to support the International Criminal Court.
8 Jul, 2022
Mercenaries today: The Wagner Group
For many years, substantial military operations have been conducted by mercenaries, ranging from professional soldiers hired to fight wars for European potentates in the 14th century to the combat forces of Blackwater...
20 Jun, 2022
Putin attempts to justify the unjustifiable
The Russian government’s justifications for its war in Ukraine?the largest, most destructive military operation in Europe since World War II?are not persuasive.
9 May, 2022
Imperial nostalgia and its perils
Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline.
16 Apr, 2022
Military and economic power once again fail to produce happiness
Military and economic power once again fail to produce happiness by Lawrence S. Wittner 835 words Although the rulers of...