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Fossil and nuclear fuels must be stopped in the face of barbaric warfare

The fight against the climate emergency is today more than ever a cry for peace. The invasion of Ukraine and the European Union’s sanctions show once again the enormous dependence of the economy on fossil fuels and how they have…

Putin and Zelensky resign! I renounce war and nuclear weapons!

The title of this article has a problem: my renunciation does not prevent war and my request seems very much out of touch with reality. What is real, therefore, are wars and nuclear weapons to destroy human beings of all…

On war, Russia, Ukraine and the conflict with NATO

On October 29, 1995, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Silo*(1), gave a conference on The Theme of God*(2), where he mentioned some futures: one of them is that we are in conditions for the emergence of a new civilisation, the first…

The Western war of lies and fake news in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

The dominant cultural hegemony of the West is clearly manifested in the control of the media; the campaign of disinformation, lies, hoaxes, censorship of the media – mainly Russian – and the demonisation of the figure of the President of…

There is only one winner in the Ukrainian war: the US

Many are surprised by Russia’s sudden and violent reaction, which is to be expected if one pays attention to the processes and not just the details. Already in 2007, in the Europe for Peace declaration, it was said that Europe…

NATO-Russia war in Ukraine

An end to military occupations. This crisis shows how nothing has really changed since the end of the Second World War. The mercantile, crude and warlike vision still rules the world. From all sides, propaganda information assures us that all…

There is no “war” in Ukraine: the naïve view of pacifism

First and foremost, let it be clear that I do not defend or support the use of force, and even less so the use of armed force, conventional or non-conventional. What follows is not about the world to which I…

GCAP: we call on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, United States, European Union to seek a long-term, sustainable political solution for all parties

We are shocked by Russian President’s decision to invade Ukraine. We condemn this war      with wide-ranging civilian casualties and demand an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops.   We stand with Ukraine. We express our solidarity with…

Parallel Realities

Nothing so disturbing as the fact of ignoring everything. “To apprehend reality by immersing oneself in it” was the motto of Ryszard Kapuscinski, the great Polish reporter whose time on this planet left a profound mark on journalism and on…

The dangerous assumption that violence keeps us safe

One of the most popular — and dangerous — assumptions in the world is that violence keeps us safe. I live in the United States, a country where the more guns we have, the less safe we are. That helps…

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