Peace and Disarmament

As the new year begins, I am taking this opportunity to make fresh personal commitments. I want to reflect on what is outdated or unhelpful in my life and envision the type of future I desire by implementing the necessary…

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing and Donald Trump about to return to the White House, it’s a good time to recall a phone conversation that Carter had with Trump during his first term. Carter’s advice would serve Trump well if…

Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered by ideology, prejudice, and myth. Many tread carefully when discussing Israel lest they be accused of antisemitism. In an earlier article, I…

Time Magazine should have named WAR instead of Donald Trump as “Person of the Year.” In 2024, war propaganda took center stage in political and international relations, dominating the discourse and shaping global actions. All forms of conflict—whether it be…

by Maruf ul Alam Humanist Movement, Uttara Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence for granting me the opportunity to partake in an experience so rare and transformative. This journey…

We join Rita Amabili, author, theologian and lecturer, in this vibrant call to reawaken our humanity, in the face of war,  facing children. Sometimes, poetry is the only way to speak out. KILLING CHILDREN[1] Do not kill children. Do not…

The authoritarian have always been accustomed to listening to those who protect them from external or regional powers, making a foolish assumption based on their ability to maneuver and dodge with them and between them.  So when countries got tired…

Earlier this month, the company that brings us ChatGPT announced its partnership with California-based weapons company, Anduril, to produce AI weapons. The OpenAI-Anduril system, which was tested in California at the end of November, permits the sharing of data between…

When Northern Gaza was placed under a complete siege, the Biden Administration issued a warning that if conditions didn’t improve within 30 days, he would stop weapons shipments to Israel. At the time of the announcement, hundreds of thousands of…

Some consider that the Ukrainian conflict began on February 24, 2022, just as others consider that the conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023. At most, they can, on both sides, admit that there was a prior American provocation…