Politics

Europeans are in shock as they face the latest moves by the U.S. government against the continent. From the paternalistic lecture delivered by Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference in February (see the speech here) to the negotiations over…

There is nothing new about Democrats assisting the Republican agenda, forgoing opportunities to block disastrous legislation on procedural votes, and then making a show of “opposing” bills on a final vote, or openly supporting them while claiming to nonetheless be…

On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with President of the United States Donald Trump, confirming his fundamental commitment to finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Putin expressed willingness to thoroughly…

On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the German constitution for a massive increase in military spending. Peace activist and expert Reiner Braun was invited…

On March 15, Belgrade witnessed the largest demonstration in Serbia’s history and one of the biggest in Europe in recent years. Despite numerous obstacles – and there were many, both metaphorical and literal – citizens who had stood by the…

Prominent actors, artists, academics, activists and leaders in the trade union movement have launched an open letter calling for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to immediately cease its attacks against immigrant students and the unalienable, constitutional right to…

Allies in Europe asked me for a few words from the United States on challenges for peace in these trumpy times. Here they are. The challenges in working for peace in the United States and the world, during Trump times,…

American soft power operations in this new era that’ll likely follow USAID and USAGM’s far-reaching reforms under Trump 2.0 will be more creative, appealing, and effective than all that came before. Trump’s Executive Order last week eliminating the US Agency…

I know, I know, foreign military bases are spreading like a disease, and governments are openly mocking the rule of law. But it’s hard to aim without a target. So, I’ve drafted a target. This is a quick initial draft…

DECEPTION’s meaning is “the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false and invalid.”  Tamara Lorincz (CWPJN) and Pierre Jasmin (Les Artistes pour la Paix) are rightly offended by the unacceptable G7’s March 14 declaration :…