Oleg Bodrov, physicist, environmentalist, Interregional Movement GREEN WORLD, St. Petersburg – Leningrad Oblast, Russia Phone/fax +7 81369 72991, mob. +7 921 74 52 631, e-mail: www.greenworld.org.ru www.decomatom.org.ru The Baltic region is divided by confrontation of the EU and Russia. There is a militarization of consciousness on both sides of the political opposition. There is an increase in the risk of the use of military force. There is a “nuclear power polarization” in the Baltic region: There is de-nuclearization, that … Continue reading →
Position Paper III(*) Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe (**) http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/medialibrary/2015/08/18/2f868dfd/Task%20Force%20Position%20Paper%20III%20July%202015%20-%20English.pdf * This paper is published in the name only of those Task Force members who have signed it, and not on behalf of the Task Force in its entirety. **About the Task Force The Task Force brings forward proposals to allow all countries of the region to decisively break with the costly legacy of the Cold War and focus more effectively on meeting the emerging political, economic, and security … Continue reading →
07.09.2015 – Helsinki, Finland – Pressenza Budapest During the weekend conference on NATO and Russia in the Baltic Area organised by the No to War, No to NATO campaign, Reiner Brown, co-President of the International Peace Bureau participated in a panel meeting on the subject of Common Security gave a talk based on the following text which Pressenza publishes with permission of the author. “Basic Principles of Common Security Politics” by Reiner Braun … Continue reading →
by German Foreign Policy BERLIN/ULM/BRUNSSUM (Own report) – The German Bundeswehr will play a leading role in “Operation Trident Juncture,” a large scale NATO exercise, set for late September. German NATO-General Hans-Lothar Domröse will command the exercise involving more than 36,000 soldiers. The German Armed Forces’ “Multinational Joint Headquarters” based in Ulm (Baden-Württemberg) will be the main coordinator. “Trident Juncture” will exercise a military intervention in a fictitious country at the Horn of Africa with NATO’s “Spearhead” response force, comprised … Continue reading →
Today there was the AGM of the No-to-Nato, No-to-war group at the Helsinki conference. We talked about the proposed activities in Italy and both Reiner Braun and Tobias Pflueger from Germany expressed an interest in participating. Tobias says he knows you from your days as an MEP. When you have information about the activities then please circulate them. If you haven’t subscribed to the no-to-nato e-mail list, then you can do so here: https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/no-to-nato There was a lot of talk … Continue reading →
Dear friends, here is the first article from Helsinki about the first day of the conference. I will transcribe some of the presentations that we heard over the two days, and publish the statements and presentations that people send me. It was very nice to meet some of you here and I look forward to working closely together in the future. Best regards, Tony http://www.pressenza.com/2015/09/nato-is-not-the-solution-for-security-in-the-baltic/
Continue reading →During the NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 the alliance will practice military interventions in North Africa.
An article by Andreas Speck
Spain as spearhead for military interventions in Africa by Andreas Speck
Andreas Speck is an activist with the Antimilitarist and Nonviolent Network of Andalucía (Red Antimilitarista y Noviolenta de Andalucía (RANA)). His website is http://andreasspeck.info.
BERLIN/ULM/BRUNSSUM (Eigener Bericht) – Die Bundeswehr übernimmt eine Führungsrolle bei dem für Ende September anberaumten NATO-Großmanöver “Trident Juncture”. Die Leitung der Kriegsübung, an der sich mehr als 36.000 Soldaten beteiligen werden, liegt bei dem deutschen NATO-General Hans-Lothar Domröse; aus http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/de/fulltext/59189
Continue reading →August 27, 2015 By Marcus Weisgerber Like the US, the alliance as a whole is readying forces for a full range of combat scenarios — and planning a historically complex exercise. http://www.defenseone.com/management/2015/08/now-natos-prepping-hybrid-war/119687/
Continue reading →Press Release: Conference on „NATO and Russia in the Baltic Sea Area“ Hotel Arthur, Helsinki, 4-6- September 2015 A new confrontation is arising: an increase of military spending, failure of progress in the abolition of nuclear weapons, saber-rattling via military exercises are its expressions. NATO’s expansions to the East, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the war in East Ukraine have led to a much tenser situation in the Baltic Sea where Russia and NATO states border. Military activities in the … Continue reading →
Al Comité de Coordinación Internacional de la Red No to war- No to NATO Frente a la extrema preocupación que provoca la alarmante proliferación de actos de agresión y amenazas a nivel mundial, contra el Derecho a la Paz y a la Libre Determinación de los Pueblos, la Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos alza su voz, una vez más, para denunciar y enjuiciar a los responsables de estas violaciones a todas las normas del Derecho Internacional. Ante el silencio … Continue reading →
Conference on Space and Peace (August 2, 2015) The United Nations was established in 1946 after the Second World War to “Save the succeeding generations from the scourge of wars, which twice in our life time has brought untold sorrow to humankind”. The UN visualized establishing a New International Order. But the US and the erstwhile European colonial countries have joined together and instead of a New International Order, they have brought a “New International Disorder”. The entire 20th Century witnessed … Continue reading →
Our friend and colleague David Vine, scored a very helpful op ed in the New York Times today, making a realpolitik call for the close of U.S. foreign military bases. The article comes in conjunction with the publication of his new book, Base Nation: How U.S. Milibary Bases Abroad Harm America and the World.” You’ll find his book at the url below, and you can ask your bookseller to stock his book! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/opinion/dont-just-close-bases-at-home-close-them-overseas.html
Continue reading →Dear Members of the International Network No to War – No to NATO, Dear friends and colleagues, Over the past years our network has been active in delegitimizing NATO, struggling for its abolition, and promoting alternatives to NATO. Please find more information on our website (www.no-to-nato.org) and in our last year’s activity report (http://no-to-nato.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rechenschaftsbericht-AGM-NATO-20141.pdf). In order to engage more organizations and people in our network, at last year’s annual meeting, it was decided to have an email election process for … Continue reading →
Video von der gesamten Veranstaltung: 1955-2015 60 JAHRE BRD IN DER NATO 60 Jahre Herausforderung für Friedenspolitik und Friedensbewegung 15. und 16.5.2015, Bonn
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