The Coup This Time
A particularly outrageous moment can be used as a catalyst for action, but there is no reason to wait to plan actions until a worse moment than the current one arrives. #WorldBEYONDWar
A particularly outrageous moment can be used as a catalyst for action, but there is no reason to wait to plan actions until a worse moment than the current one arrives. #WorldBEYONDWar
Co-coordinator of World BEYOND War in Japan, Joseph Essertier is an American living in Japan who began actively opposing war in 1998 during the Kosovo War. #WorldBEYONDWar
With the help of movements and academic institutions like Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya (KILUSAN), PEACE Philippines, and the Philippine Normal University (PNU), we held symbolic actions depicting our advocacy for peace and our opposition to war and militarism. #WorldBEYONDWar
Together with Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya, World BEYOND War commemorated the 45th International Day of Peace in Manilla with a public event held at a wall of remembrance bearing the names of many anti-martial-law heroes in the Philippines. #WorldBEYONDWar
From “Forces of allied and friendly nations” in Jordan to “agreed locations” in the Philippines and a “rotational presence” in Australia, governments use legal and diplomatic language that avoids describing facilities hosting U.S. forces as military bases. #WorldBEYONDWar
Independent water testing around U.S. military installations in Okinawa has exposed a specific chemical signature—a 3M fingerprint—that strips away the Pentagon’s shield of plausible deniability. #WorldBEYONDWar
When the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO became a topic of discussion four years ago, most Japanese people viewed the alliance as irrelevant to Japan. However, there have been large shifts in the global landscape since then. #WorldBEYONDWar
The Philippines, as a new member this year, agreed to lease around 4,000 acres of land for 99 years to host high-tech industries and supporting businesses, functioning as a supply chain hub for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. #WorldBEYONDWar
Regular base operations and military exercises have led to environmental destruction, the displacement of Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands, and an increase in human rights violations, particularly gender-based violence. #WorldBEYONDWar