My Odyssey in Africa In Search of Peace
History can give meaning to life and can give us a basis to fairly judge our present situation. The Ivorian people have their history and it is through it that we started the work of reconciliation, fundamental to the reconstruction of the country.
Public Fast Meant to Give Langley Food for Thought on Jet Fighter Purchase
Saturday, April 10, will be a day of fasting across Canada. Canadian peace advocates are organizing these public displays to help persuade the Government of Canada to invest in our children’s future rather than in bomber jets.
Death TV: Drone Warfare in Contemporary Popular Culture
For those of us who have no direct experience of drone warfare, popular culture is one of the major ways that we come to understand what is at stake in UAV operations.
Now It’s Getting Serious: The Nuclear Power USA Confronts the Nuclear Powers China and Russia
There is now discussion in the Biden administration about an open confrontation between the U.S. and China and Russia. In the news we get the changed tone. The U.S. is also trying to drag Europe into this confrontation.
A Divided U.S. and the Dangers of Misdirected Anger
Many people in the United States, as in many other places, are getting angrier. This would be a good thing if they all understood whom they should be angry at and the superiority of nonviolent activism to stupid, futile violence.
No More Nukes: “Time to Scrap Trident” Emergency Rally
Watch this video on the UK’s terrible idea to build more nukes.
Okinawan Women’s Civic Group Chronicles Sex Crimes by U.S. Military
By Tomomi Tomita, Japan Times, March 18, 2021 Naha – In a booklet by an Okinawan women’s civic group documenting sex crimes by U.S. soldiers
“Immoral & Illegal”: U.S. & U.K. Move to Expand Nuclear Arsenals, Defying Global Disarmament Treaties
The United States and the United Kingdom are facing international criticism for moving to expand their nuclear arsenals, defying a growing global movement in support of nuclear disarmament.
Video: Greta Zarro on “Organizing 101”
World BEYOND War’s Organizing Director Greta Zarro gives an Organizing 101 training, focused on how to plan a campaign strategy.
Someone Saw What Was Needed 62 Years Ago and Wrote it Down
Can we still learn from AJ Muste?
Volunteer Spotlight: Guy Feugap
This month’s volunteer spotlight features Guy Feugap, World BEYOND War Chapter Coordinator in Cameroon.
Ten Problems With Biden’s Foreign Policy – and One Solution
The Biden presidency is still in its early days, but it’s not too early to point to areas in the foreign policy realm where we, as progressives, have been disappointed–or even infuriated.
Video: Taps for America’s Empire of Bases?
This panel included David Vine, professor of political anthropology at American University and board member of the Costs of War Project; Christine Ahn, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ; and John Glaser, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.
Opponents of Military Conscription Call for ‘Full and Fair’ Hearing Before Congress Decides Whether To Expand Selective Service to Women – or To End It
Military conscription is a bad idea that just won’t die – and right now it’s under active consideration in Congress.
The People Versus Agent Orange: A Harrowing Yet Hopeful Exposé of Agent Orange’s Assault on America
Most Americans think of Agent Orange as something from the distant and disagreeable past—as dated as hippie vans and tie-dyed T-shirts. But the truth is that Agent Orange is still with us. And will be for decades to come.
Video: Leah Bolger on the U.S. Overseas Military Base Empire
Leah presented on the social, environmental, and economic impact of U.S. bases and how to close them.
Group Sues Over Navy Training in State Parks
The group is challenging a decision to allow the Navy to conduct training operations in state parks.
Congressman Hank Johnson Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to De-Militarize Police
Congressman works to rein in Pentagon’s 1033 Program that gives military-grade weapons to local law enforcement departments for free.
Talk World Radio: Todd Miller on the Border Industry
Todd Miller is the author of the books Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World (2019), Storming the Wall (2017), and Border Patrol Nation (2014).
Top 6 Reasons Not to Give Biden Any New AUMF
Feel free to find five of these reasons crazy. Any one of them should be sufficient alone.
WBW News & Action: Drop Banners, Not Bombs
World BEYOND War’s March 8th biweekly email newsletter.
Video: The Arrest of Meng Wanzhou & the New Cold War on China
Hearings in the extradition trial of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, resumed on March 1.
The Dangerous US / NATO Strategy in Europe
The NATO Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare exercise took place in the Ionian Sea from February 22 to March 5.
Silently Disciplining Research
Researchers who question the legitimacy of US wars, seem to experience being ousted from their positions in research and media institutions. The example presented here is from the Institute for Peace Research in Oslo (PRIO), an institution which historically has had researchers critical of wars of aggression – and who can hardly be labeled friends of nuclear arms.
John Mueller’s Strange Take on “The Stupidity of War”
How can you not love a book called The Stupidity of War? I’m tempted to count the ways. John Mueller’s new book is an odd one, for which I hope there is a perfect audience out there — though I’m not sure who it is.
Taking War Personally
“For Washington, it seems that whatever the problem is, the answer is bombing.”
Video: Human Rights in Yemen and Canada’s Role
Video with Atiaf Alwazir, Catherine Pappas, and Rachel Small.
Transpartisan Letter to President Biden on the U.S. Global Posture Review and Closing Military Bases Abroad to Improve National and International Security
Dear President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Members of Congress,
Trump & Biden’s Secret Bombing Wars
Unbeknownst to many Americans, the U.S. military and its allies are engaged in bombing and killing people in other countries on a daily basis.
Blinken Waves Guns, Promising Peace
U.S. Secretary of State, and supporter of wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine, a man who once backed dividing Iraq into three countries, proponent of not really ending endless wars, cofounder of revolving-door dealer in shameless profiteering from government connections for weapons companies WestExec Advisors, Antony Blinken made a speech on Wednesday.
