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The first article ended with a question: “What is missing from this map?” After looking at Takaichi’s foreign policy from six vantage points — the United States, Europe, Australia, South Korea, China and Southeast Asia — we now shift our…

Open Secrets, Unspoken Arrangements–Who Benefits, Who Pays the Price  “That’s what they all say,”  whispered a young Filipina to her older companion in their native tongue. I heard the remark and understood its implication.  She thought I  was lying. We…

Keynote Message of Congressman Atty. Mauricio “Morris” G. Domogan  Hon. Officials of Baguio Central University; members of the board of trustees and university administration; our distinguished faculty and academic leaders; our peace advocates, community leaders, and partners in this gathering;…

Three ways of understanding violence — and why the distinctions matter for nonviolence. Can violence exist without leaving a bruise? As explored in an earlier Pressenza article, the answer seems obvious when considering domestic abuse, coercive control, racial discrimination or…

What is happening with young people in France deserves a closer look that goes beyond student demands. There are signs of a generational consciousness that is beginning to emerge and that, in some ways, is reminiscent of the protests we…

On 5 October, the Czech Republic commemorated the 90th anniversary of the birth of Václav Havel, a playwright, essayist, dissident and the first president of the independent Czech Republic. He was born on 5 October 1936 and was one of…

On October 4, the 41st Anniversary Ceremony of the New England Peace Pagoda was solemnly observed, with some 200 people in attendance. The forecast had called for rain, but the day turned out partly cloudy with sunny spells: neither hot…

When we talk about revolution, we often imagine only crowds dramatically—and sometimes violently—flooding the streets, storming symbolic buildings, and so on; but there is a quieter form of revolution that is taking root all over the world, from grassroots movements…

When the Indo-Pacific Met the Continent of Resources “For two centuries, South America searched for the centers of power by looking north and toward the Atlantic. In the twenty-first century, it may discover that a decisive part of its future…

From October 13 to 20, FILE 2026 will take place, a great virtual celebration of women’s literature, within the framework of Women Writers’ Day. The International Book Fair Written by Them – FILE 2026, which will take place from October…