Talk World Radio: Stephen Zunes on the Occupation of Western Sahara
This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about Western Sahara and a book — now out in an updated second edition — called Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution by Stephen Zunes and Jacob Mundy.
Stop the War Statement on Ukraine 22/02/22
Stop the War condemns the movement of Russian forces into eastern Ukraine and urges that they immediately withdraw, alongside the resumption of diplomatic negotiations to resolve the crisis.
Private Military and Security Companies Undermine Peacebuilding Efforts
Militarization of security undermines peacebuilding effectiveness. The peacebuilding community can build on principles of local agency and unarmed civilian protection to challenge the largely uncontested security discourse.
War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda
Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain.
Anti-war Protestors Gather in Burlington as Biden Warns Against ‘Catastrophic and Needless’ Conflict
A coalition of local organizations including the Peace and Justice Center and the Internationalist Antiwar Committee of Vermont gathered in Downtown Burlington to call for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict.
DC Area Peace Activists Discuss Ukraine Tensions
Local Peace Activists spoke about the growing crisis in East Europe, characterized the crisis as avoidable, and recommended solutions to avoid conflict.
VIDEO: David Swanson discussed Ukraine on February 17 with Military Families Speak Out
With friends like NATO, who needs enemies?
VIDEO: Water Is Life: A Webinar on Choosing Water Over War.
Presenting the voices of those choosing water over war in Hawaii, Philippines, Jeju Korea, Okinawa, and Guahan.
What Russia and Ukraine Could Do Better
For the price of what either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. spent destroying just the one little impoverished nation of Afghanistan, Ukraine could be made a paradise on Earth. We ought to be capable of recognizing how unlikely that is to happen without losing the ability to be aware of it as a road available and not taken.
What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?
Every day brings new noise and fury in the crisis over Ukraine, mostly from Washington. But what is really likely to happen?
Will Truth Invade Ukraine?
A month ago I published an article, suggesting that both West and East share equal responsibility to avoid the escalation toward major war in Ukraine.
Forty Organizations Urge Congress Not to Make Yemen Even Worse
Forty Organizations Urge Congress Not to Make Yemen Even Worse in a coalition letter.
VIDEO: Phill Gittins with the National Chamber of Commerce of Bolivia (in Spanish)
Phill Gittins is Education Director of World BEYOND War. This video has aired on Bolivian television.
VIDEO: In Conversation With Niamh Ni Briain and Nick Buxton
The first in this series of five conversations with Niamh Ni Bhriain and Nick Buxton hosted by World BEYOND War Ireland as part of its 2022 Wednesday Webinar Series.
John Reuwer: Ukraine Conflict Reminds Vermonters We Can Make A Difference
The threat of war between the United States and Russia over the conflict in the Ukraine clearly shows us that the possession of 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons does not make either nation feel secure.
Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace
We are women from the United States and Russia who are deeply concerned about the risk of possible war between our two countries, who together possess over 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons.
VIDEO: Afghanistan Valentine’s Day Webinar hosted by Grannies for Peace
U.S. Sanctions Starve Afghans: End this Continuing War.
Ukrainian Pacifist’s Message to the World: U.S., NATO & Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War
WBW Board Member Yurii Sheliazhenko speaks from Ukraine.
Threatened or Actual Harm Can Provoke an Adversary Rather Than Coerce Them
The widespread belief that military action is necessary to national security rests on the logic of coercion: the idea that the threat or use of military violence will make an adversary back down, due to the high costs they would incur for not doing so. And yet, we know that this is often or usually not how adversaries—whether other countries or non-state armed groups—respond.
Rest in Power, Frank.
Despite the horrors and despair of the past century, there have always been those who have borne witness to and resisted them. And therein lies our history and our hope. Such a person was Frank Showler, who we lost last Thursday at the age of 102.
Talk World Radio: Jonathan Katz on What You Don’t Know About Smedley Butler
This week on Talk World Radio we’re talking about Smedley Butler with the author of a terrific new biography called Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire.
VIDEO: Ray McGovern Sheds Light on Ukraine Showdown
On Friday, February 11, RAY MC GOVERN spoke with the Veterans For Peace Nuclear Abolition Working Group about the showdown between the US/NATO and Russia over Ukraine.
But How Do You Stop Putin and the Taliban?
When I suggest not stealing billions of dollars from Afghanistan, and thereby not causing mass starvation and death, otherwise intelligent and informed people tell me that human rights demands that theft.
NO MORE WAR IN EUROPE An Appeal for Civic Action in Europe and Beyond
In response to the growing threat of a new war in Ukraine an international movement for peace and human rights is forming. In collaboration with European Alternatives and the Washington-based Foreign Policy in Focus we are pleased to host this international appeal to recover the spirit of the Helsinki Accords.
What the Cuban Missile Crisis can Teach Us about today’s Ukraine Crisis
Commentators on the current Ukraine crisis have sometimes compared it to the Cuban missile crisis. This is a good comparison―and not only because they both involve a dangerous US-Russian confrontation capable of leading to a nuclear war.
VIDEO: Ukraine: The Next NATO War?
What’s going on in Ukraine? Why are Russian troops at the border? What’s it got to do with NATO? Peace movements across Europe are addressing these questions, engaging with peace activists in Ukraine and beyond to work for a sustainable peace.
Volunteer Spotlight: Sean Reynolds
The February 2022 Volunteer Spotlight features Sean Reynolds, a former co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence who is currently volunteering with the WBW events team.
Wave of Coups Disrupts Africa as U.S.-Trained Soldiers Play Key Role in Overthrowing Governments
The African Union is condemning a wave of coups in Africa, where military forces have seized power over the past 18 months in Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan and, most recently, in January, Burkina Faso. Several were led by U.S.-trained officers as part of a growing U.S. military presence in the region under the guise of counterterrorism.
