Articles by Marco Oberosler (Submitted by Antonino Drago)

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Peace Civil Interventions: The Nonviolent Peaceforce from a Historical Perspective
Marco Oberosler (Submitted by Antonino Drago) – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jul 2010

During the twentieth century a considerable number of civilian interventions has taken place in armed conflicts. Gandhi himself envisioned a Shanti Sena (literally Peace Army). His suggestion was later put into practice in India thanks to Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan; in Western countries it has taken the shape of a recurrent vision that promoted recurrent actions within the Peace Movement.

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