by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia’s oil production […]
By Ann Wright, September 13, 2019 “Our planet is so small that we must live in peace” said the head of the organization for mothers of military veterans in Yakutsk, Siberia, Far East Russia and called for “mothers to unite […]
By Jeffrey Sachs, August 20, 2019 From Tikkun With Donald Trump due to visit Europe again for the G7 summit later this month, European leaders have run out of options for dealing with the US president. They have tried to […]
By Joseph Essertier, August 19, 2019 The following is a summary of the situation concerning the cancelation of the exhibit entitled “The Lack-of-Freedom-of-Expression Exhibit: Part II,” which was open for viewing for three days at the Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, […]
By David Swanson Remarks in Poulsbo, Washington, August 4, 2019 This week, 74 years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were each hit with a single nuclear bomb that had the power of a third to a half of […]
Jeremy Kuzmarov has taught at numerous colleges across the United States and is author of four books on U.S. foreign policy including The Russians are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce, with John Marciano and […]
By Victor Grossman, Berlin Bulletin No. 161, July 23, 2019 Tug-of-war is an innocent sport and, if there’s no heat wave such as now in the USA and Europe, it can be fun for all the players. But in world […]
By Brett Wilkins, July 18, 2019 From Common Dreams Five of the 24 men sentenced last week by an Italian court to life in prison for their roles in a brutal and bloody U.S.-backed Cold War campaign against South American dissidents graduated […]
By David Swanson, July 10, 2019 By “the Obama wars” I don’t mean some overgrown infants on television screaming racist insults or pretending that opposing racism requires cheering for Obama. I mean: the widespread indiscriminate murder of human beings with […]
By Marc Eliot Stein, June 29, 2019 We devoted the latest episode of the World BEYOND War podcast to a fundamental question: how is the antiwar movement doing right now? Peace and social justice activists are scrambling to keep up […]
“I see some hope … in deepening awareness about gender equality, particularly among young people. Having been in the field of feminist peace studies and research and activism, our conviction is that war or conflict start at home, or probably in your most intimate relationship.” Kozue Akibayashi, professor of Global Studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, on the latest episode of the World BEYOND War podcast, "Educating for Peace".
U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan...How the U.S. Institute of Peace Avoids Peace in Afghanistan
How the U.S. Institute of Peace Avoids Peace in Afghanistan
Four years ago, I wrote this after a meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace: “The president of USIP Nancy Lindborg had an odd response when I suggested that inviting Senator Tom Cotton to com…We're so excited that Mairead Maguire can join us for the #NoWar2019 Conference this Oct 5-6 in Ireland! Mairead was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her actions to help bring about peace in Northern Ireland. RSVP for the conference: worldbeyondwar.org/NOWAR2019/
