Damned Nations, Cursed Arms Trade
Samantha Nutt has spent decades working on humanitarian aid in war zones. Her book, Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid, is rich in wisdom
How to stop weapons of mass destruction aimed at Africa
By Carrie Giunta In Africa, as in the Middle East, the US is creating a vicious circle of war and destabilization. Libya like Iraq became
Actually We Can Abolish War
By Thomas Ewell I have spent the better part of this weekend streaming a World Without War conference on war abolition being held in Washington, DC. (For
2015 First Edition: A Global Security System: An Alternative to War
“You say you’re against war, but what’s the alternative?” World Beyond War is pleased to provide the book that everyone has
Congress Votes to Override Obama’s Veto of ‘Long-Awaited’ 9/11 Victims Bill
Bill would allow victims and families to sue nations over any roles their governments may have played in 9/11 attack By Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams
Keep Space for Peace Week International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space
October 1-8, 2016 No Missile Defense Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing Stop the Endless Wars No to NATO End Corporate Domination of Foreign/Military Policy
U.S.-led Airstrikes Have Allegedly Killed Over 850 Syrian Civilians. So Where Is the Outrage?
The U.S. apologizes for bombing unintended targets when it’s politically expedient—otherwise, it prefers to remain silent. By Charles Davis, In These Times A local activist
CIA Whistleblower Kiriakou Honored for Integrity
The U.S. government gives free passes to officials who commit war crimes but imprisons whistleblowers who tell the truth, a fate that befell CIA’s John Kiriakou for disclosing
Demonstration gegen BND-Gesetz: “Nein zur deutschen NSA”
Detlef Borchers, Heise Online In Berlin demonstrierten Aktivisten und Oppositions-Politiker gegen das geplante BND-Gesetz, das dem deutschen Geheimdienst zusätzliche Befugnisse einräumen würde. Rund 40
TWENTY-ONE ACTIVISTS ARRESTED AT THE PENTAGON DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND AN END TO ONGOING US WARS
WHO: On September 26, 2016, after years of unsuccessfully seeking meetings with elected and appointed government officials over the ongoing US wars, proxy wars and
You can’t have war without racism. You can have a world without both.
By Robert Fantina Remarks at #NoWar2016 We heard earlier today about racism and how it plays out in the conquest and exploitation of African countries,
Former Agents Talk about ‘Unethical Performance’ of US Spy Agencies
WASHINGTON, DC (Tasnim) – A number of former officers of the US intelligence services, in a three-day workshop in Washington, revealed some secrets about the
Local Activists Arrested Outside Pentagon
By Chad Cain, Daily Hampshire Gazette Patricia “Paki” Wieland was arrested Monday, though that bit of news probably is not a shock to those who
Peace demonstration at West Point marks debate day
By Steve Lieberman, Lohud WEST POINT – Nearly a dozen peace advocates sang and waved banners and signs outside the gates to the United States Military Academy Monday
US Pledges $133 Million for South Sudan Refugees, Displaced
VOA NEWS KAMPALA — The State Department says the United States is pledging nearly $133 million in additional humanitarian assistance to South Sudan’s refugees and internally
How We Could End the Permanent War State
By Gareth Porter Remarks at #NoWar2016 My remarks are related to the problem of media as a factor in the war system but not focused
Resources on Closing Foreign Military Bases
Foreign Military Bases: Resources Compiled by David Vine, Associate Professor, American University, Washington, DC, USA. Questions, comments, additions: vine@american.edu. For more information as well as
Foreign Affairs Refuse to Reveal Details of US Military Use of Shannon
By Shannonwatch Shannonwatch are gravely concerned by the ongoing refusal of the Department of Foreign Affairs to provide access to information about US military flights
A Chance To Break With Our Addiction To War
Corbyn’s re-election creates a real opportunity to end our bloody record of military intervention, writes LINDSEY GERMAN, MORNING STAR NOW that Jeremy Corbyn’s predicted
How to Counter Military Recruitment
By Pat Elder Remarks at #NoWar2016 Countering military recruitment in the nation’s high schools confronts an ugly mix of a distinctively American brand of institutionalized
The Dangers of the American Weapons Trade
By Bonnie Kristian, U.S. Labor Against the War As we have learned over and over in recent years, there are all too many ways American
Concord Peace Vigil Pictures
On September 23, the Concord Peace Vigil walked in solidarity with World Beyond War’s message and Pace e Bene’s Campaign Nonviolence.
President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar are the the biggest Obstacles to Peace in South Sudan – UN Panel
News 24 Africa A confidential United Nations report obtained by Radio Tamazuj a Sudanese website says that the largest security threats to South Sudan’s transitional
Turn the Pentagon into a Hospital
By David Swanson Remarks at #NoWar2016 The United States government recently gave more than a million dollars to the family of one victim it had
We Must Be Antiwar Activists
By Leah Bolger Remarks at #NoWar2016 How many people here consider themselves peace activists? Now, how many people here consider themselves anti-war activists? Although the
South Sudan Warlords Kiir and Machar are Neighbours in Nairobi
By KEVIN J KELLEY, NAIROBI NEWS South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former Vice-President Riek Machar, fierce rivals in a civil war that has claimed
We Need To Ban Nuclear Weapons (In Spite Of Canada)
By Cesar Jaramillo, Huffington Post Make no mistake: neither North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test nor the recent high-stakes stalemate over Iran’s nuclear program are