The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel War. War is never the answer. We condemn the brutal and indiscriminate killing of civilians on all sides and the taking of hostages. Both are morally unacceptable and severe violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. … Read more
Dear Editor In his Sept. 10 Ideas piece, “Too often, military defense comes off as offense,” Stephen Kinzer warns that the United States and China are locked in an increasingly dangerous and confrontational arms race, creating a “security dilemma.” It is, as political scientist Graham Allison has warned of a “Thucydides Trap,” the inevitable tensions between rising and declining … Read more
The summit’s much ballyhooed commitment to nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation serves more to manufacture consent for preparations for nuclear war than to reduce nuclear dangers. Meeting in a summit at Camp David on August 18, President Joe Biden, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan posed for photos that … Read more
Joseph Gerson’s August 25, 2023, speech at the Commons: Peace and Security for All Conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
An article by Joseph Gerson on increasing military tensions across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China/West Philippine Sea.
A speech by Joseph Gerson before the World Conference Against A & H Bombs.
For Massachusetts Peace Action, July 13 This hour-long illustrated talk by Joseph Gerson provides an in depth look at NATO’s history and its roles at the world’s most powerful 21st century military alliance.
Recorded June 26, 2023 A remarkable cutting-edge webinar with Joseph Camilleri, Helena Cobban, and Michael Klare describing and debating the emerging multipolar disorder, its relationship to the Ukraine War, Chinese and U.S.-Chinese policies, and tensions.
Words cannot begin to express our sense of loss that comes with the passing of Daniel Ellsberg. From his earliest work to reduce the possibility of calamitous nuclear war, his willingness to face life in prison to end the Vietnam War with the release of the Pentagon Papers, through his steadfast efforts to prevent and … Read more
Prior to the June 10 & 11 International Peace Summit in Vienna, Joseph Gerson recorded Noam’s brief and cogent remarks, which opened and framed this conference with participants drawn from 32 countries. Noam was clear that for peace and to prevent escalation, it is essential to win a ceasefire and begin diplomatic negotiations for a … Read more