Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ZHEREBKINA Irina
Solidarity and Disagreements in Feminism in the Wake of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, feminists from different parts of the world did not remain silent: they immediately condemned Russian aggression and declared their (…)
Tactical nuclear weapons were designed to be used on the battlefield rather than for strategic defense, but that doesn’t mean there’s a plausible case for using them.
Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses (…)
, by LA BOTZ Dan, SHALOM Stephen R.
It is urgent to end the war in Ukraine. But to achieve this goal, “Russia Out Now” is a better slogan than “Diplomacy Now.”
The global peace movement has in general an admirable history of opposing wars that have caused so much suffering over the years. Activists have championed peace and (…)
, by SQUASSONI Sharon
When the unthinkable becomes thinkable, it’s a crisis. And when the unthinkable actually happens, it is a catastrophe. Much effort will be spent on rebuilding what has been destroyed in Ukraine, and not nearly enough effort will be spent on rethinking our assumptions. Because we were wrong in (…)
, by STREECK Wolfgang
President Biden is not yet in office, but the sighs of relief in Europe’s polite political society are ear-splitting – anyone but Trump! In Germany, where people always have a firm view on whom other people must and must not elect, 95 percent rejoice that Trump is gone. Note, however, that while (…)
, by Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo)
Dear friends, The 2020 NPT Review Conference, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held at the UN headquarters in New York on January 4-28, 2022. Based on the UN Charter that makes it a rule to refrain from threat or use of force in international relations and (…)
, by EBRO Tina
I am honored to bring heartfelt greetings of solidarity to the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to the participants of this World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs , from the Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF).
AEPF is a broad network of major regional and national civil society (…)
, by Organizing Committee
The 2021 World Conference against A & H Bombs, taking place shortly after the historic achievement of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), renews its pledge to move forward toward the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, at the time when people (…)
, par SHEPPARD Barry
At their recent meeting, Biden and Putin agreed to set up discussions about controlling nuclear weapons.
Before looking at decisions the U.S. took in recent years that have increased the danger of nuclear war, it is useful to recall how the nuclear age began.
It was the U.S. that developed (…)
, by LORINCZ Tamara
Photo Credit: (The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons/Google Images)
The most significant multilateral treaty for nuclear disarmament in fifty years came into force on January 22. The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has now been ratified by (…)
, by SARTZEKIS Andreas
There has been sabre rattling since June in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea, in an area encompassing the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey and the nearest Greek islands, as well as the island of Cyprus. The most obvious cause is of course the expansionist ambitions of Erdogan, on which we will (…)
, by The Economist
Ceasefires are breaking down as America and China bicker at the UN International.
ON MARCH 23RD, when the coronavirus was beginning to seize the world, Antόnio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, issued a call for a global ceasefire. “The fury of the virus illustrates the (…)
, by SHEPPARD Barry
In 1945, United States scientists who worked on the first nuclear weapons (two were used against Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki) set up an organization to print The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons. As the Soviet Union began to develop such (…)
, by GOLDFIELD Eleanor
The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change — this calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements.
In June, the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs released a report titled (…)
, by BRODER David, MARCHETTI Giacomo
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen relies on lucrative weapons deals with the West. But the arms shipments can’t happen if dockers refuse to load the ships — and in France and Italy, they’ve already taken strike action to stop the Saudi war machine.
Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia’s deadly airstrikes (…)
, by DOHERTY Ben
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons founder describes weapons review as ‘a chilling document’ that echoes cold war era.
Australia’s Nobel peace laureate says America’s aggressive new nuclear policy is “a blueprint for nuclear war” that returns the world to a cold war mentality. (…)
, by CHILD David, JOHNSON Rebecca
The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for the campaign’s “ground-breaking efforts” to secure a prohibition on such weapons.
In July, ICAN was at the forefront of international efforts to establish a global agreement against (…)
, by KLARE Michael T.
Maybe you thought America’s nuclear arsenal, with its thousands of city-busting, potentially civilization-destroying thermonuclear warheads, was plenty big enough to deter any imaginable adversary from attacking the U.S. with nukes of their own. Well, it turns out you were wrong.
The Pentagon (…)
, by PLENEL Edwy
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of hundreds of NGOs from dozens of countries, puts in stark relief the irresponsibility of those states – including France – who base their security on dissuasion by terror. (…)
, by CNDP (India)
Text of CNDP Statement following the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN.
The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) with a deep sense of solidarity, warmly welcomes the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). By bestowing (…)
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