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The Global South Refuses Pressure to Side With the West on Russia

Europe and the U.S. ignore Africa, Latin America, and Asia’s calls to find a solution that ends the war in Ukraine—and, as Namibia’s prime minister put it, redirect funds spent on weapons toward solving global issues. By Vijay Prashad At…

Time and energy control

In order to understand what historical moment we find ourselves in, it is not only about the geopolitics of the great powers, it is about seeing history in its present dynamic, trying to observe the interaction of various factors. Transhumanism…

Biden in Kyiv does not seek peace – $460 million more in military aid.

A year after the Russian invasion, and with no end to the war in sight, voices speaking of defeating and expelling Putin’s troops alternate with those advocating that Kiev accept losses of territory in exchange for a cessation of hostility.…

Costa Rica hosts conference on digital dehumanisation and autonomous weapons

Activists from around the world have gathered in Costa Rica to participate in the 4th global meeting of the Stop Killer Robots Coalition on Digital Dehumanisation. The international coalition, which brings together 160 civil society organisations from around the world,…

China is willing to work with the international community to prevent escalation in Ukraine

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi says China is willing to work together with the international community to prevent further deterioration of the situation in Ukraine and will persistently strive for peace. Wang Yi made the remarks during his meeting with…

International organisations call for actions at the Ukrainian and Russian embassies to protest against the forced mobilisation and to support conscientious objectors and deserters

In the framework of the #ObjectWarCampaign (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine: Protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors to military service), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), War Resisters’ International (WRI), the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), and Connection e.V. (Germany), call for actions at the Ukrainian and Russian embassies…

Nations’ Governments Need Unarmed Defense Plans

It’s quite a high hurdle to appeal to a country that’s been militarily invaded — after decades of military defense (and offense) preparations and the accompanying cultural indoctrination in the supposed necessity of military defense — to appeal to said…

Pax Christi: Statement on the First Anniversary of the War in Ukraine

“Let us look at all those civilians whose killing was considered ‘collateral damage.’ Let us ask the victims themselves. Let us think of the refugees and displaced… the mothers who lost their children, and the boys and girls maimed or…

Conversation on social justice

At its 62nd session in November 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 20 February as the World Day of Social Justice. Today, 18 February, we preview its analysis and discussion with our guests. The UN Secretary General who, in…

The boundaries of ambiguities

The crime of sexual harassment is one of the most underhand and perverse forms of aggression. These days, Spain is debating the modification of the Law of Integral Guarantee of Sexual Freedom, known as the “only yes is yes” law,…

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