Historical Background and Common Security Approaches to Resolve the Ukraine-European Crisis

Historical Background and Common Security Approaches to Resolve the Ukraine-European Crisis Article by Joseph Gerson We have been bombarded by news reports and announcements from President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. On January 18, as he prepared to leave for Kyiv, Berlin and Geneva, Secretary of … Read more

Japan: Washington’s Most Powerful China Containment Ally

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Japan: Washington’s Most Powerful China Containment Ally By Joseph Gerson  Written for the Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy, this essay describes the centrality of the U.S.-Japanese military alliance throughout the Cold War and increasingly aggressive and dangerous 21st century campaigns to militarily contain. Contrary to popular misunderstandings, with pressure from the United States Japan has … Read more

Marc Stern of WMBR Radio talks with Joseph Gerson

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Marc Stern of WMBR Radio talks with Joseph Gerson Marc Stern of the Radio With a View Podcast and WMBR Radio talks with Joseph Gerson about the range of challenges from the right-wing assault on democracy to the Ukraine Crisis, and the need for Common Security and diplomacy with China and Russia Listen here

Recording of January 4 – Peace & Planet Online International Conference

Recording of January 4 – Peace & Planet Online International Conference Building our Movements & Impacting the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference Click here to access: https://youtu.be/hUZV6NimqWQ With new nuclear arms races, confrontations over Taiwan, Ukraine, the South China Sea and Kashmir, the stakes for the now postponed NPT Review Conference and the world couldn’t … Read more

Peace & Planet Message to the 2022 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference and to the International Community

Peace & Planet Message to the 2022 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference and to the International Community This statement has been developed by the organizers of Peace & Planet’s “Building our Movements & Impacting the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, online conference held January 4, 2022. Due to the pandemic, the NPT Review was postponed, … Read more

Protest & Survive: CPDCS Statement for Dec.11 International Day of Action Against AUKUS

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Protest & Survive: CPDCS Statement for Dec.11 International Day of Action Against AUKUS December 7, 2021  Resistance is the antidote to injustice and tragedy. Today when an accident or miscalculation in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the Black and Baltic Seas, or along the Ukrainian-Russian boarder could trigger great power and potentially nuclear … Read more

The U.S., NATO and Russia: Arms Races, Confrontations & Common Security Alternatives

The U.S., NATO and Russia: Arms Races, Confrontations & Common Security Alternatives Dec. 7, 2021 Webinar with Alexey Gromyko, Kate Hudson and Daryl Kimball Watch the recording herePasscode: h4e?4u%a “The risk of an accidental war breaking out between Russia and the West is greater than at any time during the Cold War, Britain’s most senior military … Read more

In The Run up to the Biden Putin Summit

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The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race The writer is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau. A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending– following on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists recent decision that their Doomsday … Read more