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Peace & DisarmamentFrom Nuremberg to Rome: Keeping Humanity Safe
Given my long-term interest in international affairs, I went to see the recently released movie, “Nuremberg,” to revisit the issue of how...
Peace & DisarmamentTurning Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
Early this year, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate introduced resolutions that call upon the U.S....
Peace & DisarmamentAlbert Einstein and the Problem of War
Although Albert Einstein is best-known as a theoretical physicist, he also spent much of his life grappling with the problem of war....
Peace & DisarmamentPreventing World War III
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the major countries of the world have been aligning in two different blocs: NATO (which includes...
Peace & DisarmamentEighty Years of Nuclear Terror
Ever since the atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, the world has been living on borrowed time. The indications, then...
Peace & DisarmamentThe Limitations of Military Might
Although the statement that “power grows out of the barrel of a gun” was made by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, it’s...
Peace & DisarmamentA Different Approach Is Needed for Survival in the Nuclear Age
Amid growing international chaos, it should come as no surprise that nuclear dangers are increasing. The latest indication is a rising interest...
Global JusticeGlobal Chaos or Global Community?
Although the nations of the world have pledged to respect a system of international law and global responsibility, the recent behavior of...
Peace & DisarmamentCan We Abolish War, or Will War Abolish Us?
The true challenge of our time is to bring rules, law, and democracy to the chaos of international relations. If we want...
Peace & DisarmamentThe Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the World’s Future
Late January of this year will mark the first anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition...
Peace & DisarmamentFrom National Security to International Security
Have human institutions evolved sufficiently to cope with the modern world? When it comes to national security, the answer appears to be: ...