December 3 webinar hosted together with the Asia-Europe People's Forum a webinar on Military Spending & Global
(In)Security to discuss how current levels of military spending condition
our global emergencies. Speakers include: Michael T. Klare, Binalakshmi
Nepram, Tarja Cronberg and Walden Bello, and moderators will be Jordi Calvo
and Corazon Valdez Fabros.
The webinar coincides with the presentation of the book edited by GCOMS
coordinator Jordi Calvo "Military Spending and Global Security.
Humanitarian and Environmental Perspectives", published on
November 26 by Routledge. The book gives context to the discussion at
hand, reflecting on why people are not well served by nation-states when
they continuously seek to out-compete one another in the size and
destructive powers of their militaries. The webinar deals with the
scope of military spending around the world, while explaining how militarism
is linked with conflict and security threats, and how military spending
further prevent us from adequately dealing with global problems such as
climate change or the covid-19 pandemic.
This report focuses specifically on the military-oil industry relationship to reveal its role in climate breakdown. It argues that we must start to quantify, expose and act upon the climate burden put upon people and planet by the world’s big military spenders.
Peace Boat carries out various projects and campaigns to promote peace, human rights and sustainability. Working with partner organizations and individuals in Japan, Northeast Asia and around the world, Peace Boat uses local grassroots actions, international conferences, global networking and media, as well as its ship, to raise awareness and make a positive impact on socio-political, economic and environmental issues.
David Swanson interviews Yurii Sheliazhenko, executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and a board member of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection.
Anatol Lieven in the Guardian 14.3.22 If the Russians are ever to withdraw, then a diplomatic agreement on the terms of withdrawal will be necessary. So what should the demands be?
Coillettiva 04/02/2023 San Remo-festivalen: Europe for peace lancia un appello affinché al Festival, dove si parlerà di Ucraina, la musica serva a unire e non a dividere
Aseistakieltäytyjäliitto julkaisee venäläisen aseistakieltäytyjäaktivistin kirjoituksen, jossa kerrotaan asevelvollisten käyttämisestä maan sotatoimissa Ukrainassa. Kirjoittaja esiintyy nimettömänä, sillä Venäjän käymän hyökkäyssodan vastustamisesta tai siitä objektiivisesti kertomisesta voi saada useiden vuosien mittaisen vankeusrangaistuksen.
Tekniikan ja kauppatieteiden tohtori Tarja Cronberg pohtii kirjoituksessaan, olisiko sillä merkitystä, jos Pohjoismaat pystyisivät muodostamaan yhteisen rintaman ydinaseita vastaan sen sijaan, että ne ovat eri leireissä?
The conference stressed that in going forward, there is the need for unity in what is global strife and an international struggle; the need for networking, both at the conference and beyond; and education about U.S. military bases and militarism. The slide show, prepared by Sue Ann Martinson, is an overview of the conference.
Over 800 U.S./NATO Military Bases: the Resistance Builds
On January 20, Sarah Martin, Carol Walker, and Sue Ann Martinson from Women Against Military Madness delivered a report on the First International Conference Against U.S./NATO Foreign Military Bases that they attended this past November in Ireland. Approximately 300 participants from 35 countries participated in the conference, with speakers representing peace and justice movements from throughout the world, a first step in building a global network to oppose U.S./NATO bases.
National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies seeks to prioritize peace, shared prosperity, and economic security for all in our nation's decision making. We are the people's guide to the federal budget. In 2014, NPP was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of our pioneering work to track federal spending on the military and promote a U.S. federal budget that represents Americans' priorities, including funding for people's issues such as inequality, unemployment, education, health and the need to build a green economy. In 2017, we joined the non-profit Institute for Policy Studies as an independent project.