February 1, 2021
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
On January 22, 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. The treaty bans…
January 21, 2021
The Great Evasion
Two related events—the 75th anniversary of the January 24, 1946 UN General Assembly Resolution 1 (which established a commission to…
January 5, 2021
Is the Nationalist Tide Receding?
Nationalism—placing the interests of one’s own nation above the interests of other nations—has been a powerful force in world affairs…
September 25, 2019
The Two Internationalisms
In recent years, internationalism―cooperation among nations for promotion of the common good―has acquired a bad reputation. Of course, internationalism has…
September 6, 2019
Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates: How About Raising the Issue of How to Avert Nuclear War?
You mass media folks lead busy lives, I’m sure. But you must have heard something about nuclear weapons―those supremely destructive…
June 5, 2019 Most Americans Reject
Most Americans Reject
“America First”
Recent polls show that a majority of Americans reject a nationalist “America First” policy that involves walking away from cooperative…