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Emmanuel Macron’s Paradoxical Speech on Nuclear Deterrence: A Step Back and a Wild Rush Forward

President Emmanuel Macron’s solemn speech on French nuclear deterrence, delivered on March 2, 2026, from the Île Longue submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) base, manages the remarkable feat of combining, in a “both-at-once” manner, a clear retreat from the traditional doctrine…

Gardens Instead of Machine Guns – Making Peace through Organic Farming

How a mayor in the Philippines resolved an armed conflict through organic farming – by conquering hunger. Where previously a bitter civil war raged, there is now no hunger, almost no poverty and virtually no crime. What a Filipino mayor…

No Kings Day, more than 3,000 events across the United States

The third No Kings action day in the United States (following those in June and October 2025) involved over 3,000 locations, from large cities to small rural towns, and nearly 300 organizations. Photo by U.S. Democratic Socialists Opposition to Trump…

Eyes Wide Open Exhibit

WHO: Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace, Long Beach Indivisible, Long Beach Area Peace Network WHAT: As the threat of an escalation of the war in Iran looms, local military families and veterans have presented a timely exhibit “Eyes Wide…

The war in the Middle East continues to intensify, drawing in loosely defined factions and deepening an already volatile situation.

Toronto recently witnessed one of the largest demonstrations in the world calling for regime change. The city is home to a significant Persian/Iranian diaspora—large enough that at least three generations now coexist, dating back to the arrival in Iran of…

Increasing deployed nuclear warhead is dangerous and an apocalyptic move in a context of escalating armed conflicts

The number of deployed and ready-to-use nuclear weapons increased significantly last year, according to a report published Thursday, which describes this situation as a “worrying development” in a context of escalating armed conflicts. In total, nine nuclear-armed states possessed 12,187…

A Humanist in Turbulent Times: Decler Hague’s Mission for Peace in Pakistan

In a time when the world feels increasingly unstable—borders tense with uncertainty, conflicts brewing between nations like Iran and Israel, and fear spreading across societies—there are still individuals who choose courage over comfort, and hope over despair. Pakistan today faces…

Pressenza at a media event in Quito: Is nuclear disarmament possible?

Nuclear weapons are the most devastating human invention, and their destructive capacity has increased in recent times; together with investments in the war industry, they pose the greatest existential threat facing humanity today. Is nuclear disarmament possible? How can we…

Christian Zionists: A Fifth Column?

“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark His return to Earth.” This is how, amid the escalating war against Iran, Christian Zionists are indoctrinating deployed US troops. They…

Standing Together in a Time of War: Voices of Resistance in Tel Aviv

In the heart of Tel Aviv, hundreds of Jews and Palestinians gathered in Habima Square to deliver a message rarely heard in times of escalating conflict: the cycle of war must end. Organized by Standing Together and led by its…

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