Peace

Orzala Ashraf and Michael Semple, both passionate workers for peace, have very differing points of view. Comment on our debate.

Filed in: Afghanistan Conflict Peace

What are the West’s weapons actually for? asks Paul Rogers.

Filed in: Arms Conflict Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Peace

Post-tsunami threat to Sri Lankan peace

Filed in: Peace Sri Lanka

Chris Richards reports from the frontline of nonviolent action’s newest frontier.

Filed in: Non-Violence Peace Resistance Sri Lanka

Stephen Zunes exposes the Western tactics that suppress peace in Iraq.

Filed in: Conflict Iraq Peace

History’s rich tapestry of human rights won and dictators defeated without so much as a shot fired.

Filed in: History Non-Violence Peace Resistance

Alternatives to violence can get better results. So why aren’t we using them? Chris Richards goes to Sri Lanka and finds out.

Filed in: Non-Violence Peace Sri Lanka Violence

Three of Israel’s refuseniks – Haggai Matar, Adam Maor, Matan Kaminer – explain why they could not serve in the army.

Filed in: Israel Palestine Peace Resistance

Start with the prevailing disposition of power, trim your principles to fit, and you end up with an organization stood on its head. David Ransom spells out the consequences.

Filed in: Development Peace UN

It never was the UN’s job to make heaven on earth. Shashi Tharoor defends the organization against misguided missiles.

Filed in: Development Peace UN

Few pacifists can put themselves in danger as much as David Hartsough, co-founder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce.

Filed in: Non-Violence Peace