Peace and Disarmament

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal The world I live in is a cacophony of conflict. It is a landscape scarred by wars and proxy wars, punctuated by the deafening rhythm of violence, strikes, and protests. We have become so accustomed to…

Following the strike against mandatory military service on September 25—which drew 45,000 students in over 100 German cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Kiel, and Munich—the coalition “Schulstreik gegen Wehrpflicht” has called for a new protest on November 20. “The rich…

The Useful Idiots and the Magical Thinkers About two years ago, I wrote an article suggesting that the path of peace was the only sane and coherent way forward for the US, Europe and the rest of the world. Although…

According to Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Peace Prize shall be awarded: ”to the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace…

Reflections on a journey of peace, nonviolence, and human solidarity by Mukunda Baskota I feel deeply honoured to have participated in the 4th World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Nepal. Looking back on this journey, I feel a profound…

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;…

The Nobel Peace Prize has just been awarded to Navi Pillay who is not, like last year’s laureate, pleading for the world’s largest military to attack her country. Nor is she, in the manner of various past laureates, waging war. Nor…

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…

Advocates of nuclear disarmament are regularly dismissed by the champions of nuclear deterrence as naïve and unrealistic, utopian or even irresponsible. Yet this ‘doctrine’ of deterrence, regarded by France as the ‘cornerstone’ of its national security, is based on quasi-religious…

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…