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We are passionate supporters of all but one of the items on the Hands Off agenda for the April 5 rallies. We couldn’t agree more that the corrupt U.S. government should stop destroying, privatizing, firing, and giving away the post office, schools,…

Ann Wright is a peace activist, former U.S. diplomat, and retired U.S. Army colonel. In 2003, she resigned from the diplomatic service in protest against the Iraq War and has since been tirelessly committed to peace, disarmament, and global justice.…

A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for swift shipment across the border if hostilities re-erupt sometime after a ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty is agreed…

On the one hand, this trend has sped up Poland’s efforts to assume a leading role in NATO amidst the US’ planned “Pivot (back) to Asia”, but it’s also led to Poland relying more on France to rebalance relations with…

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 13 March, in a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump once again reiterated his desire to annex and control Greenland, citing its importance for international security. In response, Greenland’s incoming leader Jens Frederik Nielsen has stated clearly that…

As we approach the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a monumental shift is taking place that might just lead to the end of this calamitous war. This is not a breakthrough on the battlefield, but a stark…

The latest developments surrounding Ukraine reveal an uncomfortable truth: Europe has become a geopolitical pawn, its leaders reduced to mere spectators as Washington and Moscow dictate the terms of its future. The recent Trump-Putin call and subsequent US statements signal…

During the bilateral meeting at Palazzo Chigi last night (9/1/2025) between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a few pacifists in Rome hoisted, next to the Colosseum, a gigantic banner bearing Julian Assange’s famous quote, “If wars can…

After more than a thousand days of internationally condemned Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and more than a million casualties, the senseless war in Ukraine must end. By Yurii Sheliazhenko Ukrainian Quakers proposed that a Christmas truce could be introduced…