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4° Congresso Internazionale contro le Basi e le Guerre Militari
Lezione di Vincenzo Santiglia, NO MOUS Sicilia

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Il movimento NO MUOS è composto da una rete di Comitati locali i quali costituiscono il coordinamento regionale, e da altre realtà organizzate. Nella sua Carta d’lntenti, approvata il 18 novembre 2012, si definisce “un movimento apartitico e aconfessionale, ad adesione individuale, fatto di persone e culture, estrazioni sociali e convinzioni politiche differenti, ma che si riconoscono nei valori imprescindibili della libertà, dell’uguaglianza, della solidarietà, dell’antifascismo, dell`antimilitarismo, dell’antirazzismo e della lotta alla mafia e all’omofobia”. Scopo principale del movimento, sin … Continue reading →

2020/12/06 digital internet 11-18:30 PM CET
Weltkriegsgefahren entgegentreten – Wandel zum Frieden einleiten!

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Wir freuen uns wirklich sehr, euch doch noch zum 27. Friedensratschlag einladen zu können. Er kann aus bekannten Gründen 2020 nur digital durchgeführt werden. Wir haben ihn unter das Motto gestellt: Weltkriegsgefahren entgegentreten – Wandel zum Frieden einleiten! Sonntag, den 6. Dezember 2020, 11:00 -18:30 Uhr Wir glauben, euch ein spannendes und hochinteressantes Programm anbieten zu können, das ihr bequem von zu Hause aus per YouTube-Livestream konsumieren aber auch per Videokonferenz aktiv mitgestalten könnt. Ihr findet es im beigefügten Flyer. … Continue reading →

Weltraumzentrale der NATO in Deutschland

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Die Weltraumpläne der Nato werden konkreter: Die Verteidigungsminister der NATO-Staaten haben angekündigt, ein „Space Center“ (Weltraum-Zentrum) aufzubauen. Das Zentrum soll in Ramstein in Rheinland-Pfalz entstehen, wo bereits das Luftwaffenoberkommando der Nato seinen Sitz hat.

Hamburger Abendblatt vom 19.10.2020:
https://www.abendblatt.de/politik/article230704112/Verteidigung-im-Weltall-Nato-plant-Space-Center.html

German Foreign Policy, 23.10.2020: Ein militärischer “Kompetenzcluster Weltraum”
Die NATO-Zentrale für Weltraumoperationen wird in Deutschland angesiedelt. Berlin will zudem einen Weltraum-Think-Tank der NATO an den Niederrhein holen.
https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/8420/

aus dem Rundbrief 14/2020 ver.di-Arbeitskreis Frieden

Was geht uns denn Ramstein an?

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Pressemitteilung 17.11.2020

Verwaltungs­gericht Neu­stadt verhandelt über Verweigerungshaltung rheinland- pfälzischer Behörden im Umgang mit Petitionen zur Rolle Ramsteins im US- Drohnenkrieg

Das Verwaltungsgericht Neustadt an der Weinstraße verhandelt am Montag, 23.11.2020, 09:00 Uhr (Robert-Stolz-Straße 20, 67433 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Sitzungssaal C 07), über mehrere Klagen eines Friedensaktivisten.

https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/was-geht-uns-denn-ramstein-an/

2020/12/16 zoom webinar 3pm (EST) | 8pm (UK) | 21 (CET)
Divest from War through Farming, Permaculture, & Simple Living!

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Join us on December 16 at 3:00pm ET (GMT-5) for an interesting webinar on “Divest from War through Farming, Permaculture, & Simple Living”!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-divest-from-war-through-farming-permaculture-simple-living

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The Biden White House: What Will It Mean for Peace? (Video)

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The IPB organized the event and invited four US peace and social activists to share their insights with us:
Joseph Gerson, president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security | Emily Rubino, Director of Policy and Outreach at Peace Action New York State | Paul Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action | Daunasia Yancey, founder and organizer of the Boston chapter of the Black Lives Matter Global Network | The event will be chaired by Lisa Clark, IPB Co-President. (https://youtu.be/-MqXHUmIGsk)

4th International Congress against Military Bases and Wars
Lecture by Vincenzo Santiglia, NO MOUS Sicily

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The citizen movement NO MOUS is composed of a network of local committees, which are responsible for regional coordination, and other organized groups. In the founding declaration, adopted on November 18, 2012, MUOS is described as “a non-partisan and non-denominational movement that can be joined individually; it is composed of different people and cultures and diverse political beliefs, but all of them have committed themselves to the indispensable values of freedom, equality, solidarity, anti-fascism, anti-militarism, anti-racism and the fight against … Continue reading →

Beitrag von Vincenzo Santiglia, NO MOUS Sizilien
4. internationaler Kongress gegen militärbasen und Krieg

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Die Bürgerbewegung NO MOUS setzt sich aus einem Netzwerk lokaler Komitees zusammen, welche die regionale Koordinierung übernehmen, und aus anderen organisierten Gruppen. In der Gründungserklärung, die am 18. November 2012 beschlossen wurde, wird MUOS als „eine parteiunabhängige und konfessionsfreie Bewegung bezeichnet, der man einzeln beitreten könne; sie ist zusammengesetzt aus verschiedenen  Personen und Kulturen und diversen politischen Überzeugungen, aber alle haben sich eingeschworen auf die unverzichtbaren  Werte von Freiheit, Gleichheit, Solidarität, Antifaschismus, Antimilitarismus, Antirassismus  und den Kampf gegen die Mafia … Continue reading →

Will the Biden Team Be Warmongers or Peacemakers?

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by Medea Benjamin – Nicolas J. S. Davies November 11, 2020 COUNTERPUNCH Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as America’s next president! People all over this pandemic-infested, war-torn and poverty-stricken world were shocked by the brutality and racism of the Trump administration, and are anxiously wondering whether Biden’s presidency will open the door to the kind of international cooperation that we need to confront the serious problems facing humanity in this century. www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/11/will-the-biden-team-be-warmongers-or-peacemakers

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2020/12/03 zoom webinar 8:00AM (EST) | 14:00PM (CET) | 19:00PM (IST)
Webinar on Military Spending and Global (In)Security

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On December 3 (14 hours Central European Time) we willl be hosting together with the Asia-Europe People’s Forum a webinar on Military Spending & Global (In)Security to discuss how current levels of military spending condition our  global emergencies. Speakers include: Michael T. Klare, Binalakshmi Nepram, Tarja Cronberg and Walden Bello, and moderators will be Jordi Calvo and Corazon Valdez Fabros. More details will come soon. Please save the date. Continue reading →

Successful dialogue between Jeffrey Sachs and Zhang Weiwei

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On 24 October, No Cold War hosted a very successful and interesting dialogue between Zhang Weiwei (professor of international relations at Fudan University, former interpreter to Deng Xiaoping, and author of several books including the best-selling The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State) and Jeffrey Sachs (a leading expert in sustainable development, former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and author of several books including the influential The End of Poverty). The online event was attended by … Continue reading →

2020/11/07 zoom webinar 9am (US Eastern), 2pm (UK), 10pm (China)
Uniting Against Racism and the New Cold War

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Uniting Against Racism and the New Cold War Saturday 14 November 9am (US Eastern), 2pm (UK), 10pm (China). A webinar on forging unity between the anti-racist and anti-war movements, building together towards a future of peaceful cooperation. Neoliberal capitalism in crisis is simultaneously leading to a rise in racism and driving towards a potentially disastrous New Cold War on China. No Cold War is pleased to host a webinar on forging unity between the anti-racist and anti-war movements, building together … Continue reading →

2020/11/07 zoom webinar 7am (US Eastern), 12pm (UK), 8pm (China)
Will the US Pre­si­den­tial Elec­tion Change the New Cold War?

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Will the US Presidential Election Change the New Cold War? (Saturday 7 November) Saturday 7 November 7am (US Eastern), 12pm (UK), 8pm (China). US, Chinese and other experts opposing a New Cold War will analyse the consequences of the outcome of the US presidential election. President Trump launched a New Cold War against China which has led to a dangerous rise in global tensions. It is a decisive part of an aggressive ‘America First’ foreign policy which has also involved … Continue reading →

Wir rufen auf zum bundes­weiten de­zen­tra­len Aktions­tag für „Ab­rü­stung und neue Ent­span­nungs­poli­tik“ am 5. De­zem­ber 2020. Mitmachen!

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Erklärung der „Initiative abrüsten statt aufrüsten“ FRANKFURTER APPELL ABRÜSTEN STATT AUFRÜSTEN – NEUE ENTSPANNUNGSPOLITIK JETZT! Das Gespenst des Kalten Krieges ist zurück. Die Welt steht am Rande des Friedens, denn sie wird zu einer zerbrechlichen Einheit. Das Krebsgeschwür des Nationalismus breitet sich aus. Soziale Ungleichheiten spitzen sich zu. Die globale Klimakrise bedroht die Menschheit. Kriege und Naturzerstörung sind entscheidende Gründe für Flucht und Vertreibung. Die Corona-Pandemie ist ein Beleg dafür, dass die sozialen und ökologischen Schutzschichten des menschlichen Lebens dünn … Continue reading →

Abrüsten statt Aufrüsten (disarming instead of investing in arms) – a new policy of détente now!

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Abrüsten statt Aufrüsten (disarming instead of investing in arms) – a new policy of détente now! The ghost of the Cold War has returned. The world is on the verge of peace, for it becomes a fragile entity. The cancer of nationalism is spreading. Social inequalities are becoming more acute. The global climate crisis is threatening humanity. Wars and destruction of nature are crucial reasons for flight and expulsion. The Corona pandemic is proof that the social and environmental layers … Continue reading →

2020/12/04 Free zoom Webinar 11:00AM (PT) | 2:00PM (ET) | 07:00PM (Nigeria Time) | 08:00PM (CET)
AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa

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What: Free Webinar: AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa
When: Friday, December 4 at 11:00AM PT / 2:00PM ET / 7:00PM Nigeria Time
How to join: Register here for the Zoom info (https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-webinar-africom-human-rights-in-africa)
Invite your friends and share it on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/events/3569356163123820)

The Uncertain Election: Defending Constitutional Democracy and Human Surviva

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Joseph Gerson* November 4, 2020 In the run up to the U.S. election, Daniel Ellsberg, the courageous whistleblower who risked 115 years in prison in the early 1970s for revealing the Pentagon’s secret in his effort to stop the killing, wrote that the country was “facing an authoritarian threat to our democratic system of a kind we’ve never seen before.” Despite differing with Biden on many issues, he urged people to vote for Biden  “to free the nation from Trump’s … Continue reading →

Declaración del 4to Congreso Internacional contra Bases Militares y Guerra

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Declaración del 4to Congreso Internacional contra Bases Militares y Guerra organizado por la campaña “Stop Base aérea Ramstein” (Stop Air Base Ramstein), con el apoyo de la red internacional “No a la guerra – no a la OTAN” (No to War – no to NATO), la Oficina Internacional de Paz (International Peace Bureau) y el Partido de la Izquierda Europea, el 25.09.2020, celebrado tanto de manera presencial (Berlín), como de manera virtual (a nivel mundial), en un evento híbrido debido … Continue reading →

UN Nuclear Treaty achieves 50th ratification for Entry into Force on 75th anniversary of UN’s founding

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UN Nuclear Treaty achieves 50th ratification for Entry into Force on 75th anniversary of UN’s founding London, 24 October 2020: The United Nations has confirmed that the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has been ratified by its 50th state party, Honduras, and will therefore enter into international legal force 90 days later, on 22 January.      “This Treaty bans nuclear weapons production, testing, possession and use, along with other activities that could enable and assist anyone … Continue reading →

50. Staat ratifiziert UN-Atomwaffenverbot

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ICAN veröffentlicht am 25. Oktober 2020 Atomwaffen international geächtet   Heute Nacht, am 24. Oktober New Yorker Zeit, hat Honduras als 50. Staat den UN-Vertrag zum Verbot von Atomwaffen ratifiziert. Kurz zuvor sind Jamaica und die Republik Nauru beigetreten. Damit wird das Inkrafttreten des UN-Atomwaffenverbots binnen 90 Tagen augelöst. Für die Mitwirkung an dem Vertrag wurde ICAN 2017 mit dem Friedensnobelpreis ausgezeichnet. “Ab dem 21. Januar 2021 sind Atomwaffen völkerrechtlich geächtet. Ein historischer Moment für einen Jahrzehnte alten Kampf. Während … Continue reading →

2021/01/25 worldwide
Global Day of Action over Yemen

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Stop the War has been working with a number of organisations on a call for global protests against the war on Yemen on January 25. www.stopwar.org.uk/ Over 200 organizations from over 15 countries have signed the statement, which is in 5 languages. 


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France made its first cruise missile launch since a submarine

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France launched a cruise missile from a submarine, the French Armed Forces Department announced on Tuesday, October 20. The Suffren, a new generation of nuclear attack submarines, has “successfully carried out” this Naval Cruise Missile test fire off Biscarrosse (Landes), he said in a statement. “This success gives a new strategic capability to our Navy, it is among the best in the world”, welcomed the Minister of Armies, Florence Parly. “Until now, French submarine forces could hit submarines and surface … Continue reading →

Bombs can’t kill viruses

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‘Bombs can’t kill viruses’: Hawaii faces backlash as international war games approach

As coronavirus case numbers soar, the state prepares to host Rimpac, the world’s largest international maritime military exercise

in Hawaii

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/rimpac-hawaii-coronavirus-covid-19-military-war-games

Interview with Jon Mitchell about his new book “Poisoning the Pacific”

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Jon Letman has been writing a lot, thank goodness! Here is his interview with Jon Mitchell about his new excellent book “Poisoning the Pacific” (Ann Wright)

“POISONING THE PACIFIC”

An Interview with journalist Jon Mitchell.

Words: Jon Letman, Pictures: Top photo via US National Archives, Date: October 15th, 2020

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New US Command for NATO Naval Battle in Europe

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by Manlio Dinucci (the manifesto,  October 20, 2020) The art of war: New US Command for NATO Naval Battle in Europe  A new NATO command was born in Norfolk  (Virginia, USA): the Norfolk Joint Force Command, called “Atlantic Command,” is a clone of  Naples Joint Force Command with headquarters in Lago Patria (Naples). Its constitution was approved by the North Atlantic Council at the  Defense Ministers level (for Italy the first Conte Government’s Minister Elisabetta Trenta ), in June 2018. Just as the NATO command in Naples … Continue reading →

Einfluss der Rüstungsindustrie auf die Politik in Deutschland

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Hier der Link zur deutschen Zusammenfassung der neuen Studie von Transparency International zum Einfluss der Rüstungsindustrie auf die Politik in Deutschland, im Internet unter
https://www.transparency.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Publikationen/TIDS-ShortPaper-AnalysingDefenceInfluence-German-DIGITAL.pdf

Die vollständige Studie in englischer Sprache kann unter
https://www.transparency.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Publikationen/TIDS-DefenceIndustryInfluenceGermany-DIGITAL.pdf heruntergeladen werden.

Bremer Friedensforum: Pandemie wird für Militarisierung missbraucht

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PRESSEMITTEILUNG 23.10. 2020 Warnung vor Weltraumrüstung Bremer Friedensforum: Pandemie wird für Militarisierung missbraucht Bremen. Das Bremer Friedensforum warnt vor einer neuen Runde im Rüstungswettlauf. Während viele administrative und medizinische Einrichtungen der Staaten damit befasst sind, die Corona-Pandemie zu bekämpfen und dafür riesige Steuermittel eingesetzt werden müssen, beschließt die NATO, ein eigenes Weltraumzentrum einzurichten. Dieses militärische Weltraumzentrum soll beim Luftwaffenkommando in Ramstein, nämlich auf der dort befindlichen Air Base der USA angesiedelt werden. Mit diesem Schritt der NATO soll die Rüstung … Continue reading →

2020/12/01 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT | 18-19:30 CET
Missile and Nuclear Insecurity in East Asia

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Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series

Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30) | 18-19:30 CET

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1: Missile and Nuclear Insecurity in East Asia

Masako Ikegami, Ph. D., Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

REGISTER HERE https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Um61UbXTKOoGsI9NWOwNQ.

2020/11/24 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT | 18-19:30 CET
What’s next for the US-India strategic partnership?

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Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series

Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30) | 18-19:30 CET

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24: What’s next for the US-India strategic partnership?

Register here: https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ro-gCaJiRe-eQILnq2Sfzg

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2020/11/17 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT | 18-19:30 CET
Ten years after Fu­ku­shi­ma: The Fu­tu­re of Nu­clear Power in Japan

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Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series

Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30) | 18-19:30 CET

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 6:00PM-7:30PM EST (Please note differnt time): Ten years After Fukushima: The Future of Nuclear Power in Japan Continue reading →

2020/11/10 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT | 18-19:30 CET
The Non-Proliferation Treaty at 50: A Mid-Life Crisis?

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Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series

Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30) | 18-19:30 CET

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10: The Non-Proliferation Treaty at 50: A Mid-Life Crisis?

Speaker: Paul Meyer, Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament Continue reading →

2020/11/03 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT | 18-19:30 CET
Climate Change and International Security

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Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series

Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30) | 18-19:30 CET

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Climate Change and International Security

Jurgen Scheffran, Head of the Research Group Climate Change and Security, University of Hamburg, Germany Continue reading →