13 Feb, 2019
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
“Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group...
22 May, 2018
Scourging Yemen
“On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that...
31 Jan, 2018
A Treacherous Crossing
“On January 23rd an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Aden in Southern Yemen. Smugglers packed 152 passengers...
30 Dec, 2017
Remaining Peaceful Was Their Choice?
“People living now in Yemen’s third largest city, Ta’iz, have endured unimaginable circumstances for the past three years…” Kathy Kelly...
21 Jul, 2017
At Every Door
“On July 18, 2017, at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing focused on “The Four Famines: Root Causes and...
20 Jun, 2017
“Would you like a drink of water?” Please ask a Yemeni child
“This week, in New York City, representatives from more than 100 countries will begin collaborating on an international treaty…” Kathy...
15 Jun, 2017
Feed the Hungry, Treat the Sick: A Crucial Training
“On June 15, 2017, the New York Times reported that the government of Saudi Arabia aims to ease the concerns...
28 Apr, 2017
The Shame of Killing Innocent People
“On April 26th, 2017, in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the Saudi-led coalition which has been waging war in Yemen...
29 Jan, 2017
Divest from War, Invest in People
“All Trump, all the time. With a punishing, disorienting barrage of executive orders, President Trump is reversing hard fought gains...
20 Dec, 2016
Steer Your Way
“Since the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, I’ve given daily thought to the more alarming...
10 Dec, 2016
Human Rights Day, A Call to Care?
“December 10th marks the U.N. Human Rights Day, celebrating and upholding the indispensable and crucial declaration of universal human rights…”...
22 Sep, 2016
A Good Beginning
“It seems that some who have the ears of U.S. elite decision-makers are at least shifting away from wishing to...
7 Jul, 2016
Don’t Move
“Two major news stories here in the U.S., both chilling, point out how readily U.S. authorities will murder people based...
17 Jun, 2016
Why go to Russia?
“Since 1983, Sharon Tennison has worked to develop ordinary citizens’ capacities to avert international crises, focusing on relations between the...
1 Jun, 2016
Building Trust in Afghanistan
“Here in Kabul, I read a recent BBC op-ed by Ahmed Rashid, urging a “diplomatic offensive” to build or repair...