Ukraine, the Deepening Euro-Atlantic Crisis, and Common Security Possibilities

Ukraine the Deepening Euro-Atlantic Crisis and Common Security Possibilities

Joseph Gerson’s article UKRAINE, THE DEEPENING EURO-ATLANTIC CRISIS, AND COMMON SECURITY POSSIBILITIES has been highly praised for its description the growing Ukrainian and US/NATO-Russian dangers while pointing Common Security paths to peace and a new Euro-Atlantic security architecture. The Ukraine War is about far more than Ukraine. It’s not simply a criminal Russian war of … Read more

What Should U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan Be?

Webinar | What Should U.S. Policy Towards Taiwan Be?

Webinar with Mike Mochizuki and Zhiqun Zhu – March 29, 2023 Challenging Washington’s group think toward China and Taiwan, these exceptional scholar not only laid out the forces leading toward a conflict over Taiwan, but a range of policy options that the U.S. can and should be adopting to reduce tensions, defend Taiwan’s democratic system, … Read more

AUKUS Nuclear Submarines: Accelerating the Sleepwalking to War With China

Growing Nuclear Risks in a Changing World Video Part 3

Joseph Gerson, Common DreamsMarch 26, 2023 The March 13 Biden-Albanese-Sunak summit in San Diego to demonstrate alliance solidarity and to sign the multi-billion AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, US) nuclear submarine deal accelerated the pace of the U.S. and China sleepwalking toward catastrophic war. Nuclear-powered submarines are designed for one purpose: attack. We must recognize the … Read more

Webinar on Myths, Realities & Implications of China’s Nuclear Weapons. Hans Kristensen, Zhao Tong, Michael Klare

China Nuclear Buildup

Dealing with potentially existential developments, the Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy and CPDCS held a webinar with authoritative security analysts Hans Kristensen, Zhao Tong, and Michael Klare about myths, realities, and implications of Beijing’s nuclear weapons build up. It was packed with information and analysis, and Zhao Tong’s observations about the cultural and political … Read more

Militarized Japan and the Biden-Kishida Summit, Signal Moment in the New Cold War

Militarized Japan and the Biden-Kishida Summit Signal Moment in the New Cold War

The Japanese government recently announced plans to double the size of its military budget, which is already the 8th largest in the world. It also issued three new military doctrines which vastly increase its war fighting commits in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. On the eve of the January 13 summit between President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Joseph Gerson published this article in Common Dreams to dispel myths about the impacts of Japan’s peace constitution, the history of its military buildup, and the expansion of the U.S.-Japan military alliance.

Russia, Europe Ukraine and Possibilities for Euro-Atlantic Peace

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On Dec. 14, 2022, we held an excellent and uniquely informative webinar  with Reiner Braun, a leading European peace advocate reporting on his findings from a recent trip  to Moscow and about the priorities for European peace movements. Until recently Reiner was the Executive Director of the International Peace Bureau. He  recently returned from a series of … Read more

Zaporizhzhia: Facing the Dangers of Nuclear Power Plans in War and Peace

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Recording of Dec. 11 Webinar with Oleg Bodrov & Linda Pentz Gunter With battles continuing to rage in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Oleg Bodrov, an engineer-physicist with the Council of the South Coast of Finland in St. Petersburg and Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear International described the potential dangers posed by … Read more

Oleg Bodrov’s Opening Statement in December 11 webinar Zaporizhzhia: Facing the Dangers of Nuclear Power Plants in War and Peace

Good afternoon, Massachusetts, good evening, Europe. Dear organizers and participants of the webinar! Thank you for the invitation to discuss the safety of the Zaporozhye NPP. I am speaking to you from the Russian coast of the Baltic Sea. It’s over 4,000 miles from Boston and 1,000 miles from Zaporozhje NPP. The topic of our … Read more

Sky Shield & the Spiraling U.S.-NATO Arms Race

Sky Shield & the Spiraling US-NATO Arms Race

Joseph Gerson’s In Depth News Article Initiated by Germany, NATO is in the process of ratcheting up spiraling nuclear and “conventional” arms races with Russia, with plans to deploy a multi-billion euro “missile shield” It is important for people to know about and begin debating this escalation of the new Cold War. The Biden Administration’s … Read more