Peace and Disarmament

The World Conference is taking place between August 3-9 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki under the theme: “Together with the Hibakusha, let us achieve a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world — for the future of the humankind and our planet”.…

To end U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, cold, hard calculations about war spending versus domestic programs could have greater resonance in an election year. By Sonali Kolhatkar What will it take to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza? That’s…

A Tipping Point Has Been Reached In Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its “Special Military Operation”, has reached a tipping point. It is now being acknowledged, even by many Western mainstream news outlets, that Ukraine is in a dire and…

In 2024, disarmament-minded people like you in 21 states and DC  have stepped up to the plate to organize 63 local or virtual Hiroshima – Nagasaki events that are still ahead of us at this point.  You may want to…

Every bit of U.S. government espoused fear-mongering and warmongering rhetoric, policies, and practices, perplexingly designed as a form of deterrence, bears scrutiny. Containing a rising China has been a primary focus in what has resulted in the downward vortex of…

The deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia would increase risks to regional security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday in Kuala Lumpur after his visit to Malaysia. According to Russian media, Lavrov stated that the United States…

On Monday, August 5tha a demonstration will be held in front of Tel-Hashomer enlistment camp in support of three teens refusing to enlist in the Israeli army in protest against the war in Gaza. Three 18-year-olds, Yuval Moav from Kfar…

People in Sudan’s North Darfur state are facing severe shortages of food and medical supplies, following heavy fighting that erupted in May between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur…

Editor’s note: Grzegorz W. Kolodko is a former deputy prime minister and finance minister of Poland, professor of political economy at Kozminski University in Warsaw, and distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School at Beijing Normal University, and the author…

Pressenza is very please to be involved with the 14th Annual Bon-Odori Dance Festival For Peace, in Kingston NY on August 4th, 2024 79 years have passed since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and…