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 →

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 →

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 →

Open letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

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Dear NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, We want to voice our opposition to the fact that you will host the NATO 2030 Youth Summit on November 9th. As young people concerned about our future and the future of our planet, we are very concerned that the focus of the event is ‘keeping NATO strong militarily, making it stronger politically and more global’. We do not believe that strengthening NATO is the best way to secure our future. Instead we would … 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 →

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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