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22 Nov, 2022

The Biden-Xi summit in Bali

By Mel Gurtov

Some Reasons for Optimism The much-ballyhooed first in-person summit between Pres. Biden and Xi Jinping on November 14 went off pretty well.

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13 Nov, 2022

The need for global unity: How world law can save us all

By Jacopo Demarinis

If humanity is to survive in the face of climate change, nuclear proliferation, and international political conflict, our best option is to adopt the mindset with which world leaders approached the enormous task of ensuring global peace following the horrors of World War II.

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19 Sep, 2022

Avoiding a War without a Winner: How we Could Ease the Deadly US-China Dispute 

By Jacopo Demarinis

In a world haunted by the specter of nuclear war, needlessly aggressive competition among nations could lead to an apocalyptic catastrophe.

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8 Aug, 2022

Why should war criminals operate with impunity?

By Lawrence S. Wittner

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.

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6 Aug, 2022

Surrendering power to reverence

By Robert C. Koehler

“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples.”

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7 Jul, 2022

The nuclear superpowers and true self-interest

By Winslow Myers

A number of nuclear strategy experts have agreed that the only sensible response to China’s alarming new buildup of nuclear weapons is for the U.S.

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9 May, 2022

Imperial nostalgia and its perils

By Lawrence S. Wittner

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.

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14 Apr, 2022

Crimes of war

By Mel Gurtov

Crimes of war by Mel Gurtov 1351 words Mass Violence in Our Times In just the past few years, we...

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7 Feb, 2022

What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Today’s Ukraine Crisis

By Lawrence S. Wittner

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.

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28 Jan, 2022

Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world

By Lawrence S. Wittner

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...

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21 Jan, 2022

How to Avoid War Over Ukraine 

By Mel Gurtov

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.

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17 Dec, 2021

Lessons from the Presidency in the Philippines

By Sebastian Santos

As controversial president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte’s run in office is soon ending, there are many thoughts arising on who will

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2 Dec, 2021

Our shackled planet

By Robert C. Koehler

“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...

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29 Nov, 2021

The US and Yemen: Putting a Disreputable Policy Right

By Mel Gurtov

In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...

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24 Jul, 2021

Nuclear weapons: Rising danger

By Marc Pilisuk

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...

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