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

The Ukraine War & the U.S. National Security Strategy

Ukraine the Deepening Euro-Atlantic Crisis and Common Security Possibilities

Amidst the Ukraine War, the Biden Administration published its National Security. Strategy. The Strategy opens with the statement at “The post-Cold War era is definitely over, and competition is under way between the major powers to shape what comes next.” Rather than pursue win-win Common Security approaches, the Strategy calls for an integrated ali government zero-sum … Read more

Ukraine War: Still a Cuban Missile Crisis in Slow Motion

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Russia’s use of tactical nuclear weapons could trigger a cataclysmic nuclear exchange. by Joseph Gerson During the first days of the Ukraine war, former  Senator Sam Nunn warned that the Ukraine War was a Cuban Missile Crisis in slow motion. That warning was recently reiterated by  senior analysts in Moscow during an off the record conversation. … Read more

The European Left, Global NATO, and the Crack in Everything

The European Left, Global NATO, and the Crack in Everything

In his Common Security article, Joseph Gerson has shared important lessons  taken from peace conferences and events across Asia and Europe, about NATO as a global alliance, and his thoughts about how we begin to address the interrelated threats to democracy, of escalating great power confrontations and climate change. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/12/global-nato-alliance-european-left-and-crack-everything

Ukraine Negotiations: No Fly Zone, Nukes, Neutrality, and Disarmament

Ukraine Negotiations No Fly Zone Nukes Neutrality and Disarmament

Ukraine Negotiations: No Fly Zone, Nukes, Neutrality, and Disarmament March 28 Common Dreams Article by Joseph Gerson Ukrainian and Russian lives will continue to be shattered until either a ceasefire or completion of successful negotiations are announced. Regardless of whether we agree with him or not, President Biden’s statements that Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power … Read more

The World is Plunging into a Dangerous New Cold War 2.0

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The World is Plunging into a Dangerous New Cold War 2.0 Viewpoint by Dr Joseph Gerson The writer is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security NEW YORK (IDN) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s repeated tense threats to resort to genocidal nuclear attacks if the West intervenes more directly in Ukraine … Read more

EXPERTS DIALOGUE ON  NATO – RUSSIA RISK REDUCTION SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS

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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

Resisting a New Cold War with Russia and China

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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

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