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.
14 Apr, 2022
Crimes of war
Crimes of war by Mel Gurtov 1351 words Mass Violence in Our Times In just the past few years, we...
7 Feb, 2022
What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Today’s Ukraine Crisis
Commentators on the current Ukraine crisis have sometimes compared it to the Cuban missile crisis. This is a good comparison?and not only because they both involve a dangerous U.S.-Russian confrontation capable of leading to a nuclear war.
28 Jan, 2022
Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world
The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to convince national governments that the game of war was over...
21 Jan, 2022
How to Avoid War Over Ukraine
The threat of a major war hangs over eastern Europe. Four different negotiating forums between Russia and NATO on the Ukraine situation have not gone well.
17 Dec, 2021
Lessons from the Presidency in the Philippines
As controversial president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte’s run in office is soon ending, there are many thoughts arising on who will
2 Dec, 2021
Our shackled planet
“Protecting the border” is essentially the same thing as protecting your own property, right? You’ve got to protect it from invaders, thieves — lawless jerks who want what you have...
29 Nov, 2021
The US and Yemen: Putting a Disreputable Policy Right
In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...
24 Jul, 2021
Nuclear weapons: Rising danger
After a war has ended, historians, elected officials, and faith leaders, no less than the people involved, often raise doubts over whether the outcomes were worth the many horrific costs...
2 May, 2021
The Fateful Choice: Nuclear Arms Race or Nuclear Weapons-Free World
The recent announcement by the British government that it plans a 40 percent increase in the number of nuclear weapons it possesses highlights the escalation of the exceptionally dangerous and costly nuclear arms race.
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...
24 Mar, 2020
The World’s Major Military and Economic Powers Find Happiness Elusive
“Long before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic left people around the world desperate for survival, a popular assumption emerged...
27 Mar, 2019
Every War Is a War Against Children
“We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we...
8 Jun, 2018
The increasing foreign military and economic engagement in Africa
“Between late 19th and early 20th centuries, Africa was apportioned by several European powers— the practice became known as the...
6 Nov, 2017
Harvard U Colloquium: Nuclear First Strike Is It Constitutional, Is It Lawful, Is It Just?
“Your correspondent attended the November 4 Harvard University colloquium on the topic: Is Nuclear First Strike Legal or Just? The...