Peace and Disarmament

A conversation with two veterans of American wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan – about their work with “We Are Not Your Soldiers” – informing high school and college students about the morally unpleasant truths of the US military. In 2008 the anti-war…

“89 seconds to the end of the world”. The hands of the Doomsday Clock are ticking and not only that: in a few days the United States will host the third meeting dedicated to the TPNW – Treaty on the…

The 2024 Seán MacBride Peace Prize honors the selfless efforts and dedication of organizations and individuals who promote healing, restoration, and human rights while embodying the principles of peace amidst diversity. This year, the prize is awarded to two joint…

Read the full transcript of Professor Jeffrey Sachs’ speech in the European Parliament at an event titled “The Geopolitics of Peace”, hosted by former UN Assistant Secretary General and current BSW MEP Michael von der Schulenburg, on February 19, 2025.…

By Evelyn Tischer On January 22, 2025, the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, TPNW, celebrated its fourth birthday. Unfortunately, a few days later, the Doomsday Clock was set one second closer to midnight. At 89 seconds to midnight, it…

Turmoil in international politics in mid-February has definitely eclipsed Saint Valentine’s Day. While this was not unexpected, the new U.S. president spoke for 90 minutes with his Russian counterpart and warmly praised him afterward. The fact that this conversation happened…

We publish a Press Release from Combatants for Peace that is reaching out with deep concern over a dangerous new legislative development that threatens this organization as well as other peace and human rights organizations in Israel. The Israeli government’s…

A group of the most prominent schools in the Philippines recently reaffirmed February 25, the date of the nonviolent EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary, as a non-working holiday – despite its exclusion from the Philippine government’s official list of holidays.…

During her tenure as Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from October 2021 to her retirement in November 2024, General Laura J. Richardson oversaw a significant expansion of U.S. military presence and strategic alliances in Latin America and the…

Neutrality Studies The “West“ is losing its power. Neither discursively nor physically are the traditional Anglo-European powers able to assert themselves on the world stage as they used to. At the same time, these powers have also lost their peace…