The Gaza War and Its Implications for the Middle East and Geopolitics
Recording of January 10th, 2024, webinar, during which Assaf Kfoury, Irene L. Gendzier and Richard Falk discuss current events in Gaza and the Middle East.
Webinars & Calls
The Gaza and Ukraine Wars: Recent Developments, Geopolitical Implications, and Paths to Greater Peace & Justice with Phyllis Bennis and Anatol Lieven
In what has been described as one of the most informative webinars ever, Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute brought us up to date on the Gaza and Ukraine wars’ background and developments and about ways toward greater peace and justice. Recorded October 24, 2023
Joseph Gerson on Gaza & Ukraine Wars, Asian Common Security
New Hampshire Peace Action Webinar, Oct. 23, 2023 Although the Ukraine war seems to be deadlocked, the world situation is unusually fluid, uncertain, and dangerous. Biden’s National Security Strategy stated that “the post-Cold War era is definitively over and a competition is underway between the major powers to shape what comes next.” Fiona Hill, former … Read more
Contexts & Implications of the Gaza War – Phyllis Bennis, Chas Freeman, & Joseph Gerson
On October 10, within days of the Hamas massacre, the Arabic Hour invited Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and former U.S. Ambassador Charles Freeman, now of the Watson Institute at Brown University, to discuss the consequences and implications of the Gaza war. Packed with cutting-edge analysis and information about new developments, it … Read more
September 12 Webinar Report Back from South Korea and Japan
In late July, Joseph Gerson participated in a Peace MOMO common security conference, 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice events, and visited communities which have been devastated by U.S. military bases. He and Margaret Engel of Peace Action New York State participated in the annual World Conference against A- & H- Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. … Read more
Ending Climate and Nuclear Crises for the Next Generation
For Coalition for Peace Action, July 16 This webinar with Timmon Wallis, Okezue Bell, and Joseph Gerson addresses the twin existential threats of the climate emergency and Nuclear weapons. It provides an overview of the increasing threats of the climate emergency, a critique of international climate conferences, an encouraging overview of constructive climate sustainability initiatives, and common … Read more
Global NATO: History, Doctrines, Expansion, Wars & Future
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.
Shifting Power Dynamics: Ukraine, Russia, and U.S.-China Relations in a Multipolar World
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.
Transnational dialogue on decommissioning of nuclear power plants: New England (USA) & Northwest Russia
On May 19, with partners in the northeast United States and northwestern Russia, CPDCS hosted an online conference about the ongoing dangers of decommissioning nuclear power plants. Among the lessons of the session are the ways local and regional communities are being placed in danger, the importance of ending the incestuous relationship between the nuclear … Read more
What Should U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan Be?
Webinar with Mike Mochizuki and Zhiqun Zhu – March 29, 2023 Challenging Washington’s group think toward China and Taiwan, these exceptional scholar not only laid out the forces leading toward a conflict over Taiwan, but a range of policy options that the U.S. can and should be adopting to reduce tensions, defend Taiwan’s democratic system, … Read more