For Common Security Diplomacy: End the Ukraine War, No New Cold War, A Nuclear-Free World Joseph Gerson’s Speech in Gensuikyo’s (Japan Council against A- & H- Bombs) Annual Conference – February 28, 2022 I want to thank Gensuikyo for the privilege of joining you today. With Russia’s catastrophic invasion of Ukraine, we face the danger … Read more
More than 70 leading international experts issued the following statement calling for seven urgent diplomatic steps to prevent a Ukraine/great power war and to lay the foundation for comprehensive Common Security diplomacy. Joseph Gerson “In December 2020, this group of senior Russian, American and European experts offered governments a set of recommendations on Russia-NATO risk … Read more
How the US and NATO Could Settle the Dispute Over Ukraine Without War Joseph Gerson’s Youtube Illustrated talk February 16, 2022, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment
Richard Sakwa: Understanding the Ukraine Crises & Paths Toward a Just Peace On February 3, in a webinar organized by CPDCS, in conjunction with Massachusetts Peace Action, organized a cutting edge webinar on the Ukraine crisis with 300 participants from 22 nations. Professor Richard Sakwa provided participants with an extraordinary overview of the forces driving … Read more
Resisting a New Cold War with Russia and China Joseph GersonReducing the Dangers of New War Conference, Jan 29, 2022 These are not normal times. We are caught in a Thucydides trap, the inevitable tensions between rising and declining powers that leads to catastrophic wars. As before WWI, there are those dangerous tensions, complex alliance … Read more
Responding to the Ukraine-NATO-Russia Crisis Arnie Arneson’s January 25 Interview with Joseph Gerson On January 25, WNNH.Pacifica radio host and former New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate interviewed Joseph Gerson about the Ukraine-NATO-Russia crisis, its origins, diplomatic and political alternatives. 30 minutes https://www.wnhnfm.org/the-attitude-w-arnie-arnesen/the-attitude-with-arnie-arnesen-january-26-2022
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 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 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
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