Peace and Disarmament

AN INVITATION TO JOIN  Today, the world is facing a multitude of overlapping and mutually reinforcing crises – an increase in militarization, new wars and violent conflicts, the continuation of long-standing disputes, the climate crisis, growing social and economic inequalities,…

According to a widespread view, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s invasion of Gaza are two comparable military interventions. It is argued that these two wars constitute two flagrant violations of international law. Putin and Netanyahu are evenly accused…

Read Part 1 here A short-term occupation for one and a longer-term one for the other In Ukraine, the popular uprising of 2013 and 2014 was facilitated by aid provided by the United States (tents, buses, food, entertainment). The coup…

In 1870, Julia Ward Howe penned her “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” calling for peace. Her words still ring with truth, calling us not to raise our children to kill another mother’s child but rather to gather together to “promote the alliance…

In the heart of Kisumu’s Manyatta estate, football has become more than just a sport. For years, it has served as a tool for peace, mentorship, and social transformation within one of the city’s most vibrant communities. At the center…

“When a power calls its bombings stability, its military bases freedom, and its threats deterrence, language no longer describes war. It prepares it. And when language prepares war, humanity discovers once again that the abyss almost always begins with a…

In Veronika König’s book “Peace of Mind”, the author  presents an interesting perspective on the theme of social and world peace, based on peace of the individual mind, considered as the foundation of socio-political peace. The soul is underestimated. The…

Award presented by DePaul University’s Catholic Studies Department Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist and nonviolence innovator, has been named the sixth recipient of the Berrigan-McAlister Award, presented by DePaul University’s Department of Catholic Studies. The annual award honors those…

In the dominant view of economics, individuals think primarily of themselves, seeking income to support a hectic lifestyle, and nature exists to be dominated by humans. This Western view of economics, originating with the Cartesian-Newtonian paradigm, is the source of…

“The predator does not give up its fangs. But when the entire savanna is on fire, even instinct learns to count its steps before attacking.”  The phone rang because the world smelled the edge A call lasting more than 90…