Trump’s threat to resume nuclear testing risks igniting a new global arms race and undermining key treaties like New START and the NPT. The article urges collective action to prevent renewed testing and to uphold disarmament, warning that the collapse of these agreements could lead to worldwide nuclear proliferation and the end of decades of restraint.
Humanity once again faces the perilous clash between rising and declining powers, this time between the United States and China. Their economic and military rivalry threatens not only their own stability but also global security. The trade war, competition for rare earths, and escalating military confrontations risk triggering a catastrophic conflict—potentially even nuclear. As tensions deepen across the Indo-Pacific, history warns that miscalculation could lead to devastation. Yet the alternative remains within reach: renewed diplomacy based on common security, recognizing that no nation can be safe while threatening another.
El Fasher, the last remaining city in Darfur, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces, leaving thousands dead and 180,000 people trapped without safe passage. The International Peace Bureau condemns the violence and calls on global citizens, media, and governments to demand a cease-fire and unrestricted humanitarian aid for Sudan.
From Barcelona, peace activists from Venezuela share their fears as the U.S. threatens invasion or militarized regime change. Regardless of views on Maduro, war is not the answer. Join in supporting the Kaine-Paul War Powers Resolution (S.J. 90) to oppose U.S. intervention in Venezuela and promote peace.
The rise of Trump and MAGA echoes past totalitarianisms, where fear and ideology erode truth and democracy. As militarism and inequality deepen, freedom itself is at risk. Our task is to defend dignity and revive a spirit of empathy, justice, and common security before it’s too late.
On October 9, Ann Wright, Cole Harrison, and Nick Rabb joined us for a powerful discussion on the growing threat of fascist autocracy and the movements defending human rights and democracy. From the Gaza flotilla to the fight against MAGA politics, they explored the roots of resistance and the need for stronger, interconnected movements.
Joesph Gerson reports on the World Conference against A & H bombs held in August 2025.
They have been telling their stories for nearly 80 years. It’s about time more of us listen.
CPDCS Director Joseph Gerson’s
speech at the World Conference Against A & H Bombs. Given in Hiroshima on the 80th Anniversery of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
IPB Executive Director Sean Conner’s Common Security Speech in the International Trade Union’s July 28 webinar For Democracy that Delivers Peace and Prosperity for All.