Articles by Oscar Arias

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Nuclear Strategy and Ending the War in Ukraine
Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Jonathan Granoff | The Hill – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Jul 2022

19 Jul 2022 – The authors propose that the U.S. and NATO “plan and prepare for withdrawal of all U.S. nuclear warheads from Europe and Turkey” as a way to “get Putin’s attention and bring him to the negotiating table” and possibly agree to end the war. It’s a very interesting and bold proposal that could possibly work.

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NBC’s ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ Continues an Inglorious Tradition of Glorifying War
Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, José Ramos-Horta, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Rigoberta Menchú Tum and Betty Williams – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Aug 2012

As Nobel Peace Prize laureates, we call on NBC to cancel this reality TV show that likens military combat to Olympic athletics.

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Haiti’s Decision to Rearm Is an Obstacle to Peace, Development, and Freedom
Oscar Arias Sanchez, Nobel Peace laureate – Other News, 26 Dec 2011

After the announcement that the government of Haiti had decided to reconstitute its army, I asked President Michel Martelly to reconsider his decision, pointing out a lesson written clearly into human history: in Latin America, the majority of armies have been enemies of progress, of peace, and of freedom.

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STOP RECKLESS FUNDING OF LATIN MILITARIES
Oscar Arias, 13 Jul 2009

Latin America is enveloped in a climate of uncertainty and turmoil that I had hoped our region would never experience again. The recent coup d’état in Honduras, which has embroiled that country in a constitutional crisis, has provided a sad reminder that despite the progress our region has made, the errors of our past are […]

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