Peace & DisarmamentOn the Road to Nuclear War
On January 27, 2026, the editors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of their famous “Doomsday Clock” to...
Lawrence Wittner
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Lawrence S. Wittner (https://www.lawrenceswittner.com/ ) is Professor of History Emeritus at SUNY/Albany, the author of Confronting the Bomb (Stanford University Press) and other books on international issues, and a board member of the Citizens for Global Solutions Education Fund.
Peace & Disarmament
Global JusticeIt Could Be a Wonderful World
There is a widening gap today between global possibilities and global realities. The global realities are quite grim. Despite some advances in...
Global CooperationGreat Power Imperialism or Democratic Global Governance?
Pundits frequently remark on the warm and friendly relationship between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. In explanation, some suggest that Putin possesses...
United NationsA Bold Campaign to Confront Global Crises
Although the world is experiencing severe global crises, there are new efforts underway to create a more effective means of coping with...
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....
Global JusticeA Dangerously Divided World Highlights the Need to Empower International Institutions
On September 13, the British public was startled when more than 110,000 people turned out for a raucous far-right rally in London...
United NationsDonald Trump’s Attack Upon the United Nations is at Odds with U.S. Public Opinion
If one examines Donald Trump’s approach to world affairs since his entry into American politics, it should come as no surprise that...
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...
Global CooperationCan International Organizations Survive the Rightwing, Nationalist Onslaught?
At a time when international cooperation provides the key to preventing a variety of global calamities―including nuclear war, climate catastrophe, and massive...
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...