23 Sep, 2023
World Peace and Security Require a Stronger United Nations
World Peace and Security Require a Stronger United Nations by Lawrence S. Wittner 879 words Addressing the UN Security Council...
9 Apr, 2023
A Year of War in Ukraine: Lessons
A Year of War in Ukraine: Lessons by Wim Laven 788 words One year later there are many important questions...
8 Feb, 2023
Don’t Give Up on the UN
Don’t Give Up on the UN by Gary B. Ostrower 935 words England’s legendary Dr. Samuel Johnson once observed that nothing concentrates...
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.
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.
5 Mar, 2022
War in Ukraine is a test for peace and unity
There are many important questions and conversations emerging about the current war in Ukraine. People want to know who is to blame, what is the cause of this mess, and what will be the way out?
22 Nov, 2021
Most Americans look favorably on global governance
Amid all the flag-waving, chants of “USA, USA,” and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it’s easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance...
11 Sep, 2021
To Counter Terror, Abolish War
To Counter Terror, Abolish War by Kathy Kelly 1204 words Published in: War is a Crime, Code Pink, Eurasia Review,...
29 Aug, 2021
Building social solidarity across national boundaries
It’s easy to conclude that it’s not. In 1915, as national governments produced the shocking carnage of World War I, Ralph Chaplin, an activist in the Industrial Workers of the World, wrote his stirring song...
27 May, 2021
A permanent structure of peace
Suddenly a shard of history comes flying at me from the ebbing days of World War II, hitting me in the heart.
26 Feb, 2021
A Rapidly-Globalizing World Needs Strengthened Global Governance
The world is currently engulfed in crises—most prominently, a disease pandemic, a climate catastrophe, and the prevalence of war...
13 Oct, 2020
A Voice and a Vote for the People of the World
It is now more evident than ever that the world lacks the structures necessary to successfully address the many global problems facing it...
4 Aug, 2020
China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War
“Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course—one that could...