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...
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.
Global Justice
Global CooperationTwo Different American Approaches to the World
The recent whirlwind of the incoming United States (U.S.) administration’s foreign policy measures―many reversing those of the previous administration―illustrates the fact that...
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...
Global JusticeA Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power
In today’s world of widespread poverty and unprecedented wealth, how about raising the wages of the most poorly-paid workers? This October, the...
Global JusticeResistance to the International Criminal Court by the World’s Most Powerful Nations
The International Criminal Court’s recent issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for...
Global CooperationA Government for the World
The latest rollout of the hyper-nationalist “America First” policy underscores the world’s long-term slide toward catastrophe. Within nations, when conflicts inevitably erupt,...
Global JusticeThe Law of Force or the Force of Law
Are the nations of the world doomed to go on fighting the brutal, horrifying wars that have long characterized human history? We...
Peace & DisarmamentLet’s Think About How to Build a More Peaceful World
Although the current U.S. presidential campaign has focused almost entirely on domestic issues, Americans live on a planet engulfed in horrific wars, an escalating arms race, and repeated threats of nuclear annihilation.
Peace & DisarmamentIsrael, Russia, and International Law
International law―the recognized rules of behavior among nations based on customary practices and treaties, among them the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―has been agreed upon by large and small nations alike.
Peace & DisarmamentThe Forgotten Element in Averting Nuclear Catastrophe
What will it take to end the nuclear nightmare that has gripped the world since the atomic bombings of 1945?
Peace & DisarmamentEinstein’s Postwar Campaign to Save the World from Nuclear Destruction
Although the popular new Netflix film, Einstein and the Bomb, purports to tell the story of the great physicist’s relationship to nuclear weapons, it ignores his vital role in rallying the world against nuclear catastrophe.
Climate JusticeIt’s Getting Late
For some time, it’s been apparent that the world’s nations are not meeting the growing challenges to human survival.