Statement of the No to war – no to NATO network on NATO2030
The No to war – No to NATO Network condemns the proposals for a new NATO agenda, outlined in NATO 2030: United for a New Era. The report presents a dangerous expansion plan that will increase tension and the risk of war.
Introduction
In 2020 NATO-Secretary-General Stoltenberg commissioned a group of 10 ‘experts’ to reflect on the future of NATO. In their report NATO 2030: United for a new Era they come up with 138 proposals that are supposed to help the military alliance meet key challenges in the next decade. The report, while not yet formally adopted by NATO, will be used to inspire the next NATO summit scheduled to be held in Brussels later this year. Continue reading →
2021/03/01 zoom webinar 18:00 CET
No to NATO second network meeting about NATO2030 and China | NATO2030 and EU
The focus of this meeting is for us to familiarize ourselves with NATO’s new campaign “NATO 2030: United for a New Era”. Please visit the web site here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/176155.htm and if you can please read in advance 67-page report (in English and French) here: https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/12/pdf/201201-Reflection-Group-Final-Report-Uni.pdf and https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/12/pdf/201201-Reflection-Group-Final-Report-Fre.pdf
In this session we will focus on the topics
- NATO and the new enemy image China
- New relation NATO and EU
The discussion will also reflect on the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 17-18 February 2021
Interview with Ann Wright on US Assassin Drones by Swedish journalist
Three days after the US attack on the senior military Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian amen published this picture showing an Iranian drone. Iran’s retaliation is a matter of time, says former diplomat Ann Wright. Photo: AP / TT
The original is here: https://www.no-to-nato.org/2021/02/nar-robotar-bestammer-over-liv-och-dod/ and here: https://tidningensyre.se/2021/21-februari-2021/nar-robotar-bestammer-over-liv-och-dod/
Published February 20, 2021
When robots decide on life and death Continue reading →
Get Your Troops Out of Afghanistan
A Global Demand to 35 Governments: Get Your Troops Out of Afghanistan / A Thank You to 6 That Already Have
Target: Governments with Troops Occupying Afghanistan
Cuba demands multilateralism to achieve nuclear disarmament
Havana, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday noted the urgency of negotiating multilateral agreements in order to achieve nuclear disarmament and guarantee peace.
In his virtual speech at the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, being held in Geneva, Switzerland, the head of Cuban diplomacy noted the threats to international peace and security due conflicts; predatory and non-conventional wars; acts of aggression and regime change attempts.
Why NATO Needs to Go
After three quarters of a century, it’s clear the alliance has done much more harm than good.
February 24, 2021
The February 17-18 meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since U.S. President Joe Biden took power, revealed an antiquated, seventy-five-year-old alliance that, despite its military failures in Afghanistan and Libya, is now turning its military madness toward two more formidable, nuclear-armed enemies: Russia and China.
https://progressive.org/dispatches/why-nato-needs-to-go-benjamin-davies-210224/
2021/03/07 zoom webinar 11am PT / 2pm ET / 8pm CET
NATO and The Patriarchy with Ray Acheson
“NATO and The Patriarchy” on Sunday, March 7
11am PT (San Francisco) / 2pm ET (New York) / 8pm CET (UTC +1 Berlin) to mark International Women’s Day
with Ray Acheson
She will be speaking about her chapter “The patriarchal militarism of NATO’s reflection group” in this recent NATO Watch report: https://natowatch.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/peace_research_perspectives_on_nato_2030.pdf
Escalating the new Cold War with Russia
via Ukraine: Biden’s Unprincipled Stands Involving Covert Operations, Blackmail, Corruption, Nepotism and State Terrorism ByJeremy Kuzmarov – February 20, 2021 https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/02/20/escalating-the-new-cold-war-with-russia-via-ukraine-bidens-unprincipled-stands-involving-covert-operations-blackmail-corruption-nepotism-and-state-terrorism/
Continue reading →US-China Relations: Challenges & Prospects for Disarmament in Asia-Pacific
On 18 February 2021, in preparation for the Second IPB World Peace Congress in Barcelona this fall, IPB held a roundtable discussion on US-China Relations, featuring Dr. Joseph Gerson of the US and Prof. Wang Danning of China, with commentators from across Asia. https://youtu.be/JYig1wnOGFQ
Short minutes of our productive ICC meeting on Monday, 16.02.2021
here are short minutes of our productive ICC meeting 16.02.2021 participants: Alain Rouy, Ann Wright, Ingela Martensson, Kate, Hudson, Kristine Karch, Ludo De Brabander (at the beginning), Medea Benjamin, Reiner Braun, Tamara Lorincz (later), Yves-Jean Gallas. Agenda: paper NATO2030 evaluate the webinar about NATO2030 we had a very interesting and productive webinar with about 35 persons. It is important to take more attention to this paper, even if the topics are not new, but never announced in this confrontational way. … Continue reading →
France must get out of NATO and demand its dissolution
PRESS RELEASE
After the reintegration of France into the NATO integrated command decided by Nicolas Sarkozy in March 2009, the government has just taken a new step by proposing to NATO to host in Toulouse a new NATO Center of Excellence exclusively dedicated to space. Continue reading →
La France doit sortir de l’OTAN et exiger sa dissolution
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
Après la réintégration de la France dans le commandement intégré de l’OTAN décidée par Nicolas Sarkozy en mars 2009, le gouvernement vient de franchir un nouveau pas en proposant à l’OTAN d’accueillir à Toulouse un nouveau Centre d’Excellence OTAN (CEO) exclusivement dédié à l’espace. Continue reading →
Déclaration du réseau « Non à la guerre – Non à l’OTAN » sur le nouvel agenda OTAN 2030
Le réseau Non à la guerre – Non à l’OTAN condamne les propositions pour un nouvel agenda de l’OTAN, exposées dans OTAN 2030: Unis pour une nouvelle ère . Ce rapport présente un dangereux plan d’expansion qui augmentera les tensions et les risques de guerre. Introduction En 2020, le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Stoltenberg, a chargé un groupe de 10 « experts » de réfléchir à l’avenir de l’OTAN. Dans leur rapport OTAN 2030:Unis pour une nouvelle ère, ils présentent 138 propositions censées aider l’alliance militaire à relever les … Continue reading →
How 5G Changes Everything: Astronomy, Human & Insect Impacts, and Crowded Orbits
Watch the latest video from the Global Network which focuses on the impacts of the 5G network, it’s satellites, earth-based stations, antennas and military applications. The video is produced by Will Griffin who is a GN board member and Iraq & Afghanistan war veteran.
Continue reading →När robotar bestämmer över liv och död
Source https://tidningensyre.se/2021/21-februari-2021/nar-robotar-bestammer-over-liv-och-dod/
När robotar bestämmer över liv och död English: When robots decide on life and death is an inview with Ann Wright about the US assassin drone killer projects by the Swedish journalist Olof Klugman MEDIEHUSET GRÖNT.
Autonoma vapensystem kan göra dödandet både bekvämare och billigare. Nu kan världen stå inför en ny kapprustning och ett internationellt förbud brådskar, enligt fredsrörelsen. Men den svenska regeringens linje är ett frågetecken. https://tidningensyre.se/2021/21-februari-2021/nar-robotar-bestammer-over-liv-och-dod/
Ann attached some photos of Creech actions, and there are many at https://shutdowncreech.blogspot.com/p/photo-gallery-sampling-of-photos-from.html and many photos of Hancock drone actions are here: https://www.upstatedroneaction.org/#love
2021/02/23 zoom webinat 3pm UTC
The International Nuclear Disarmament Agenda: Civil Society Perspectives from Seven Key States
The first webinar, “The International Nuclear Disarmament Agenda: Civil Society Perspectives from Seven Key States” will be held
Tuesday, February 23 at 10 am EST – 9 am CST – 8 am MST – 7 am PST – 4 pm CET.
Speakers include:
Oleg Bodrov – Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland (Russia)
Jackie Cabasso – Western States Legal Foundation (US)
Ariel Denis – International Peace Bureau (France)
Sharon Dolev – Middle East Treaty Organization (Israel)
Daryl Kimball – Arms Control Association (US)
Emad Kiyaei – Middle East Treaty Organization (Iran)
Zhau Tong – Tsinghua University (China)
The webinar will be chaired by Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Continue reading →
2021/02/20 Munich, Germany
Antikriegskundgebung gegen die NATO SiKo (virtuell)
Lockdown für Rüstung, Militär und Krieg
Samstag, 20. Februar 2021 um 14 Uhr, Marienplatz in München
Die „SIKO“ kommt später, aber wir sind schon da!
Wolfgang Ischinger hat die diesjährige MSC auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschoben und veranstaltet stattdessen eine virtuelle MSC am 19.02. von 16.00 bis 18.45 Uhr. Die Teilnehmer*innen, drunter Joe Biden, Angela Merkel, Jens Stoltenberg und Ursula von der Leyen, werden zugeschaltet.
Rae Street on NATO2030
Hello friends. The article below was printed in the UK daily paper, the Morning Star, and in the current newsletter of END – European Nucleaclear Disarmament – from the UK Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. NATO 2030 – United for a New Era NATO recently commissioned a report on the future of NATO from ten experts appointed by the Secretary- General, Jens Stoltenberg. It opens with congratulations to themselves, as according to the authors, NATO is the ‘most successful alliance in … Continue reading →
Notes of the first No to NATO network meeting on NATO2030
NATO 2030 DISCUSSION February 4, 2021 TAMARA’s PRESENTATION NATO 2030 arose from the declaration from the NATO Summit in London in December 2019 – the declaration called on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to initiate a “proposal for a forward-looking reflection process, drawing on relevant expertise, to further strengthen NATO’s political dimension” In March 2020 – Stoltenberg appointed a group of 10 experts for the NATO 2030 – 5 men and 5 women (https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/11/pdf/201125-nato2030-experts.pdf) In June 2020 – Stoltenberg announced … Continue reading →
2021/04/30 offline international
international day of actions against foreign military bases April 30th
First International Day of Action against Foreign Military Bases April 30th
organized by the campaign Stopp Air Base Ramstein, the international “No to War – no to NATO” network, the International Peace Bureau
with the support of GCOMs
Resistance is the urgent challenge!
We are calling for an INTERNATIONAL DAY of resistance to the approximately 1,000 military bases around the world, on which people can come together in strength and solidarity.
2021/02/28 online zoom
2021 Bikini Day Gensuikyo National Conference
2021 Bikini Day Gensuikyo National Conference (Online)
Workshop: “For a Nuclear-Free and Peaceful Asia”
14:00 – 16:00 JST (UTC+9) , Sunday, February 28, 2021 |
Here is the link to join the workshop.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85980642635
Meeting ID: 859 8064 2635
English-Japanese translation is available for this meeting. Looking forward to meeting and discussing with you online! Continue reading →
2021/04/10 – 05/09 international on- & offline
Save the dates for GDAMS 2021: April 10 to May 9
Join us on the 10th anniversary of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending!
These dates include:
– April 15: Tax Day in the U.S.
– April 26: GDAMS press conferences and twitter storm on the occasion of SIPRI’s release of new data on military spending
– April 30: International Day of Actions Against Foreign Military Bases
– May 1: International Workers Day
– May 9: Europe’s Day of Peace
2021/02/24 zoom webinar 18:00 CET
Klimawandel – Gesundheit – Sicherheit: Ein neues Framing für die Klimadebatte
Am: 24.02.2021 18:00 Uhr Ort: Online-Diskussion veranstaltet von KLUG, IPPNW und der Initiative Sicherheit neu denken. Wir sind dabei die planetare Bewohnbarkeit zu stören und möglicherweise irreversibel zu zerstören, durch Erderhitzung, Biodiversitätsverlust, Übernutzung der Lebensgrundlagen, Raubbau an der Natur und zunehmender Atomkriegsgefahr. Das hat schon jetzt massive Folgen für unsere Gesundheit, aber auch für die menschliche Sicherheit. So hängen Konflikte und Kriege immer direkt oder indirekt mit den sich zuspitzenden ökologischen Krisen zusammen. Am stärksten betroffen davon sind Regionen … Continue reading →
2021/03/26 zoom webinar 18:00 CET
Klimakrise zwischen Militarisierung und Frieden
Einladung zur Online-Veranstaltung am 26.3. ab 18 Uhr: Klimakrise zwischen Militarisierung und Frieden Klimaveränderungen erzeugen und verschärfen soziale, ethnische und geostrategische Konflikte durch die Ausbeutung und Vernichtung von Ressourcen, Wetterextreme und Naturkatastrophen, Vertreibung und Flucht, die besonders die verwundbaren und fragilen Regionen treffen.
Continue reading →
2021/04/06 zoom webinar 19:30 CET
No to NATO third network meeting about NATO2030 Emerging and Disruptive Technology
The focus of this meeting is for us to familiarize ourselves with NATO’s new campaign “NATO 2030: United for a New Era”. Please visit the web site here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/176155.htm and if you can please read in advance 67-page report (in English and French) here: https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/12/pdf/201201-Reflection-Group-Final-Report-Uni.pdf and https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/12/pdf/201201-Reflection-Group-Final-Report-Fre.pdf
In this session we will focus on the topics
- NATO2030 : Emerging and Disruptive Technology
The discussion will also reflect on the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 17-18 February 2021
2021/02/28 zoom webinar 11am-1pm EST |
International Webinar on US/NATO Military Bases
International Day of Action Against US/NATO Military Bases
Close All US/NATO Military Bases Around the World!
International Webinar
David Swanson Talk Nation Radio: Pablo Domíngues on Defeating a Military Base
Pablo Domínguez spoke also in the WSF webinars ‘Global NATO – All Countries Are Affected’ and in ‘Military Bases: Environment and Geostrategic Impacts’
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-pablo-domingues-on-defeating-a-military-base
