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The U.S. Ultimatum to Israel
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 May 2024

8 May 2024 – “The U.S. has suspended the shipment of weapons to Israel,” US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, just told the Senate. “We are examining the short-term security support in the context of the events in Rafah; we have not yet decided how to proceed.” This is huge. 

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Positive Peace Report 2024: Analysing the Factors That Build, Predict and Sustain Peace
Institute for Economics and Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 May 2024

10 Apr 2024 – Peace is more than the absence of violence. Positive Peace describes the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. It is conceptually related to many aspects of social development and can be used in multiple contexts.

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Will They Crush the Biggest Student Movement Since Vietnam?
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 May 2024

1 May 2024 – Gaza solidarity encampments sprung up on over a hundred university campuses across the U.S. It’s the biggest student movement since the anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1960s. In response to the peaceful protests against genocide, many school administrations have invited police onto campus for violent crackdowns.

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Can Democracy Survive? Maybe in Africa and Latin America
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 May 2024

1 May 2024 – Lula da Silva, the former trade unionist, continues as President of Brazil. “Like other countries in Latin America, Brazil is developing a culture of peace which can support a true democracy,” he said. In his speech to the African Union Lula said, “We are reviving our democracy and making it increasingly participatory.”

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Global Military Spending Surges amid War, Rising Tensions and Insecurity
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI - TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 May 2024

22 Apr 2024 – Total global military expenditure reached $2443 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent in real terms from 2022. The 10 largest spenders in 2023—led by the United States, China and Russia—all increased their military spending, according to new data on global military spending published today by SIPRI.

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(Français) La Démocratie Peut-Elle Survivre ? Peut-Être en Afrique et en Amérique Latine
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 May 2024

1er mai 2024 – Il y a quelques mois, j’affirmais sur ce blog que nous assistions « au début de la fin de la démocratie bourgeoise ». J’étais pessimiste quant à la possibilité que la démocratie survive sous une autre forme.

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Praxis Peace Institute – Mondragon Seminar and Tour
Georgia Kelly | Praxis Peace Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service, 15 Apr 2024

Praxis Peace Institute offers a 5-day seminar at the Mondragón Cooperatives in Spain! It includes tours to key areas in the Basque region: Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria (Basque capital), and visits to Mondragón businesses, a Research & Development center, the Basque Culinary Arts Center, the Basque Parliament where we have a special session, a day at Mondragón University, and much more!

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How Can Peace Journalism Grow?
Peace News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Apr 2024

Peace journalism aims to provide news from conflict zones focused on peacebuilding and the work of peacebuilders. This is in stark contrast to mainstream news coverage that focuses on violence, the voice of elites, propaganda and victory framing.

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(Français) Écoutez les Femmes
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Apr 2024

1 avril 2024 – Comme nous le montre l’exemple de Search for Common Ground, la paix ne peut venir que du dialogue et de l’instauration d’un climat de confiance entre les deux parties au conflit. C’est un processus long et difficile, mais il n’y a pas d’autre solution.

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Listen to the Women
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Apr 2024

1 Apr 2024 – As ‘Search for Common Ground’ shows us by example, peace can only come from dialogue and trust-building between the two sides of the conflict. This is a long and difficult process, but there is no other way.

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Galtung’s Peace Education
Global Campaign for PEACEducation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Apr 2024

Questions from Prof. Johan Galtung, father of Peace Studies

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Active-Duty Air Force Airman on White House Hunger Strike for Gaza
Veterans for Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Apr 2024

On Easter Sunday, 31  Mar 2024 at the White House, active-duty Air Force Senior Airman Larry Hebert began a hunger strike to highlight the plight of the starving children of Gaza.

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Remembering a Voice for Peace: Johan Galtung (1930-2024)
Kelly Rae Kraemer | Global Campaign for PEACEducation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Mar 2024

Our world lost a giant of peace research. Johan Galtung, “the Father of Peace Studies,” author of more than 170 books and 1,500 scholarly articles about world peace, passed away on 17 Feb 2024, at age 93. Galtung taught at 30 universities on five different continents over the course of his seven-decade career…

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Johan Galtung on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Amy Goodman | EnvisionPeaceMuseum - TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Mar 2024

Johan Galtung (24 Oct 1930 – 17 Feb 2024), the “Father of Peace and Conflict Studies,” was a Norwegian sociologist and mathematician who taught around the world, helped found many institutions to build peace, and been honored with the Right Livelihood Award among many others. He served on the advisory board of Envision Peace Museum.

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Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2023
Pieter D. Wezeman, et al. | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Mar 2024

On 11 March the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published its latest report on the arms trade with data up to 2023. The report provides data from the last five years.

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The Role of Vision in History
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Mar 2024

We are entering an era of economic and political contradictions that will lead to revolutionary change. Capitalism, clothed in its cover of bourgeois democracy, is crumbling. This is already evident with the rejection of traditional establishment political candidates.

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(Français) Le Rôle de la Vision dans l’Histoire
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Mar 2024

Nous entrons dans une ère de contradictions économiques et politiques qui mèneront à un changement révolutionnaire. Le capitalisme, sous son couvert de démocratie bourgeoise, s’effondre. Cela est déjà évident avec le rejet des candidats politiques traditionnels de l’establishment.

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PRIO on Johan Galtung’s Passing
Nils Petter Gleditsch | PRIO Peace Research Institute Oslo – TRANSCEND Media Service, 26 Feb 2024

Saturday, 17 Feb 2024 – Johan Galtung passed away this morning. He was born in 1930 on 24 October, the same day that 15 years later would see the founding of the United Nations. There is something symbolic about having the same birthday as the UN. As a researcher, Galtung’s orientation was unusually international. An excellent linguist, he was well-travelled and made his home in several countries.

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Father of Peace Journalism Passes Away, Leaves Powerful Legacy
Steven Youngblood | Peace Journalism Insights – TRANSCEND Media Service, 26 Feb 2024

The peace journalism and peace studies fields lost an intellectual and moral giant on 17 Feb 2024 with the passing of Dr. Johan Galtung at 93 years of age. He is widely credited with being the father of both academic peace studies, including the concepts of positive and negative peace, and peace journalism.

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Rafah: The Penultimate Step in Israel’s March of Genocide
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 19 Feb 2024

On Sunday [11 Feb], while 100 million Americans watched the Super Bowl, Israel unleashed the next stage in its genocide of Palestinians. Netanyahu ordered soldiers a ground entry into the city of Rafah, on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, the last refuge for 1.5 million Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli genocide. 

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Saving the US from Nuclear Weapons
Ivana Nikolić Hughes | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service, 19 Feb 2024

13 Feb 2024 – Why the United States Should Lead the World on Nuclear Disarmament all the Way to a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

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NATO, Germany’s Role and the Russia-Ukraine War
Jenny Brömel | University for Peace (UN-Mandated) – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Feb 2024

A Political Historical Analysis
First part: NATO, Germany in NATO and its emergence after WWII; reunification of Germany, today’s NATO, and the European security order.
Second part: Russia’s and Ukraine’s relations with NATO.
Conclusion: Today’s NATO vis-a-vis the Russia-Ukraine war.

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NASA Goes Nuclear
GNspace4peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Feb 2024

30 Jan 2024 – Nuclear Industry Takes Control of NASA

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(Français) La Culture de la Guerre A-t-elle Changé ? Est-Ce Toujours le Monopole de L’état ?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Feb 2024

1 février 2024 – Je maintiens la conclusion suivante de mon livre de 2009, « L’histoire de la culture de la guerre », mais il y a eu des changements importants comme je l’expliquerai ci-dessous.

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Has the Culture of War Changed? Is It Still the Monopoly of the State?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Feb 2024

1 Feb 2024 – Will the US empire finish its time without destroying the planet with a nuclear war? Will it be succeeded by a new culture of war based in the Global South and led by China? Or will we be able to reform the UN to be based on ‘We the People’ instead of the nation-states of the world?

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This Holocaust Remembrance Day, ‘Never Again’ Is Now
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Jan 2024

27 Jan 2024 – Today, Gaza is a shell of its former self. Entire neighborhoods have been wiped from the face of the Earth, replaced by a gray wasteland unfit for human life: bustling markets and crowded cafes, libraries home to thousands of precious books, bakeries filled with the smell of fresh bread — all of it turned to ash by Zionist IDF forces.

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For Ministries and Infrastructures of Peace
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jan 2024

1 Jan 2024 – In a world torn by the wars in Ukraine and Palestine, and threatened by the Bidens, Putins and Netanyahus, we must not forget the slow, patient work of those who cultivate peace.

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(Français) Pour les Ministeres et Infrastructures de Paix
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 Jan 2024

1 janvier 2024 – Dans un monde déchiré par les guerres en Ukraine et en Palestine, et menacé par les Biden, Poutine et Netanyahu, nous ne devons pas oublier le travail lent et patient de ceux qui cultivent la paix.

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Israel Killed Thousands of Children in Gaza—How Can So Many Israelis Remain Indifferent?
Amira Hass | Haaretz/Peace & Planet News – TRANSCEND Media Service, 25 Dec 2023

Fall 2023 – The Gaza Strip is gradually being erased, along with its families, its people, its children, their smiles and laughter. What enables the majority of Jewish Israelis to support this systematic and mass erasure?

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A Study in Contrasts: Palestine – Israel
Peace & Planet News – TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Dec 2023

Winter 2023 – Two choirs, one Israeli, one Palestinian. Judge for yourself.

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What Next after the End of the U.S. Empire?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Dec 2023

11 Dec 2023 – In the short term there is not an effective means to stop the Israeli genocide of Palestine. Perhaps in the long term Israel can be stopped by boycotts, divestment and sanctions. But Israel depends completely on the support it receives as part of the US empire. With the end of that empire, Israel will not be able to survive.

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(Français) Et Après la Fin de États-Unis Empire?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Dec 2023

11 décembre 2023 – À court terme, il n’existe aucun moyen efficace pour mettre fin au génocide israélien de la Palestine. Mais il y a un autre facteur : Israël dépend entièrement du soutien qu’il reçoit en tant que membre de États-Unis Empire. Avec la fin de cet Empire, Israël ne pourra plus survivre.

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Peacebuilding During a Time of War? Bottom-Up Peacebuilding Between Israelis and Palestinians
Peace News – TRANSCEND Media Service, 11 Dec 2023

While the world focuses on the human tragedy of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, there are hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals actively working to build peace. Peace News spoke to some of these peacebuilders to understand their experience during this war.

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Open Letter to the Irish Government to Invoke the Genocide Convention
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate | The Peace People - TRANSCEND Media Service, 11 Dec 2023

To Protect Gazans from Genocide – We, the undersigned, watch with horror the death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and believe there is an urgent need for action under the Genocide Convention. A public statement has highlighted the overwhelming evidence that the government of Israel has carried out acts of genocide against civilians in Gaza.

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Is Information a Form of Aid? Communication in Humanitarian Interventions
Dr. Valentina Baú | Peace News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 11 Dec 2023

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, communication takes on a very important role as affected communities are in need of critical information that, at times of crisis, is a form of aid. However, this key aspect of communication has long been unrecognised by humanitarian actors.

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How Can War Crimes Be Stopped?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Dec 2023

1 Dec 2023 – Julian Assange languishes and may die in prison for having documented the war crimes of the American Empire. The UN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch agree about daily war crimes by Israel against the people of Gaza, crimes that are financed and supplied by the USA and its allies.

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(Français) Comment Arrêter les Crimes de Guerre?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Dec 2023

1 décembre 2023 – Les événements récents nous amènent plus que jamais à nous demander : pourquoi ne peut-on pas faire quelque chose pour arrêter et prévenir les crimes de guerre ?

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How to Build Peace while Covering War: Peace Journalism and the Israel-Hamas Massacre
Leo Weakland | Peace News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Dec 2023

Peace News Network spoke with three experts on Peace Journalism: Prof Jake Lynch, Prof Steven Youngblood, and Vanessa Bassil. They shared their thoughts on the current media coverage of the conflict, and how this could change to enhance the prospects for peace.

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Nobel Peace Prize’s Negative Review
Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 27 Nov 2023

24 Nov 2023 – The Real Nobel Peace Prize: A Squandered Opportunity to Abolish War, by Fredrik S. Heffermehl, 405 pp. – Alfred Nobel´s prize never happened. From Day One the Norwegian trustees of the anti-militarist prize failed Nobel and sided with the political powers Nobel intended the prize to combat.

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Mairead Maguire on Ending the Current Wars
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Nov 2023

13 Nov 2023 – Making peace instead of wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

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CRUDE: Wentworth Community vs Big Oil
Greenpeace International - TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Nov 2023

15 Nov 2023 – This documentary details the shocking knock-on impact of air pollution caused by big oil in the South African township Wentworth – including chronic poverty, gender-based violence and epigenetic changes which make community members prone to certain illnesses.

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The Nobel Peace Prize Can Still Become Our Rescue
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Nov 2023

‘The Real Nobel Peace Prize: A History of Squandered Opportunities’ by Fredrik S. Heffermehl, 2023, 406 pp. –
Address by the author at book launch, 11 Nov 2023

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Some Documents of Hope
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Nov 2023

1 Nov 2023 – Your students, like all young people today are pushed towards pessimism by the mass media and the pronouncements of their national governments. Is there some way that we can give them hope for the future? I want to give you four documents of hope.

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The Irish Government Must Invoke Genocide Convention
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Nov 2023

4 Nov 2023 – Nobel Peace Laureate called on the Irish government to trigger the Genocide Convention as a way to help halt the Israeli genocidal attack on Palestinians, in front of the American embassy in Belfast today.

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How to Stop Genocide and Prevent Atrocities
Taylor O’Connor | Everyday Peacebuilding - TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Nov 2023

3 Nov 2023 – Outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights writes: “Once again, we are seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes, and the Organization that we serve appears powerless to stop it.” He explains that with Western leaders providing weapons and diplomatic cover, the only hope we have is that people around the world demand that governments stop Israel’s ongoing atrocities.

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(Français) Quelques Documents d’Espoir
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Nov 2023

1 novembre 2023 – Vos étudiants, comme tous les jeunes d’aujourd’hui, sont poussés au pessimisme par les médias et les déclarations de leurs gouvernements nationaux. Existe-t-il un moyen de leur donner de l’espoir pour l’avenir ? Je veux vous donner quatre documents d’espoir.

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All of Palestine Is under Attack
The Wire | Jewish Voice for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Oct 2023

24 Oct 2023 – For many of us, it’s impossible to imagine the scale of death and destruction in Gaza. Let us be clear: This is genocide. This isn’t a war on Hamas. It’s a war on the Palestinian people.

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Gaza in the Interest of Humanity: “Stop This Insanity!”
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Oct 2023

17 Oct 2023 – The Israeli government is committing war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They are breaking international law, which prohibits the collective punishment of civilian populations. For peace, an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and negotiations in Gaza!

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The Root of Violence Is Oppression
Jewish Voice for Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

7 Oct 2023 – Following 16 years of Israeli military blockade, Palestinian fighters from Gaza launched an unprecedented assault, in which hundreds of Israelis were killed and wounded, and civilians kidnapped. The Israeli government declared war, launching airstrikes, killing hundreds of Palestinians and wounding thousands, bombing residential buildings and threatening to commit war crimes against besieged Palestinians in Gaza.

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Avoiding World War III
Eric Herter | Peace & Planet News – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

AI’s Thoughts on Peace – Can artificial intelligence communicate wisdom that has been ignored when it comes from the peace movement?

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Nobel Peace Prize 2023: Another Deliberate Betrayal of Nobel and World Peace
Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

6 Oct 2023 – The Norwegian award committee has persistently ignored demands that it respect its obligation to formulate and publish the peace idea of Nobel’s Will and use every selection of winners to promote the new world peace order that Nobel had in mind.

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The Climate Costs of the US Military Machine
Peace and Planet News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

Fall 2023 – It is entirely possible for next generation to grow up in an economy that’s about nurturing life, not waging death.

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(Français) Pas de Paix Avec la Culture de Guerre
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

2 octobre 2023 – La culture de la guerre semble plus forte que jamais. Pour illustrer cela, un jour avant la Journée internationale de la paix, l’ouverture des Nations Unies a été donnée au président ukrainien Zelensky pour appeler à une guerre totale contre la Russie, même au risque de déclencher une Troisième Guerre mondiale.

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No Peace with the Culture of War
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Oct 2023

2 Oct 2023 – The culture of war seems stronger than ever. Illustrating this, one day preceding the International Day of Peace, the opening of the United Nations was given to Ukraine president Zelensky to call for all-out war against Russia, even at the risk of launching a Third World War.

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The AI Conundrum: The Peace Movement’s Next Big Challenge
Tom Valovic | Mass Peace Action - TRANSCEND Media Service, 2 Oct 2023

15 Sep 2023 – It’s hard to watch or read the news these days without bumping into the latest breathless glorification of artificial intelligence. For those of us who believe that some sort of technocratic takeover of many government functions is underway, this trend is deeply concerning.

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The BRICS Summit
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Sep 2023

1 Sep 2023 – The BRICS Declaration, a major historic document, is published by media in South Africa, Brazil, China, South Africa, Russia, Azerbaijan, Nigeria, India, Nicaragua, Peru, and Colombia. But in Europe and North America, only alternative media and no major media has published the full text.

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(Français) Le Sommet des BRICS
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Sep 2023

1 sep 2023 – Le fossé mondial entre le Nord et le Sud s’est élargi ce mois-ci lors du sommet des pays BRICS (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine et Afrique du Sud) qui a eu lieu à Johannesburg.

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51 Think Tanks and Thought Leaders in Global Peacebuilding
Taylor O’Connor | Everyday Peacebuilding - TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Sep 2023

17 Aug 2023 – Certainly, this is not a list of all organizations working for peace. It is however, a great overview of all organizations I know that conduct research on peacebuilding and/or regularly publish reports, guides and other great resources on building peace and associated topics.

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As Maui Burns, Biden Demands Another $24 Billion… for Ukraine!
Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Aug 2023

14 Aug 2023 – It’s hard to look at footage of the devastation in Maui and then hear Biden demand from Congress another $24 billion for Ukraine. The residents of Maui will take little comfort knowing that the US is more interested in sending their money to the proxy war than in helping them recover.

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The Dialectics of History: Aggression Produces a Reaction of Solidarity
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Aug 2023

1 Aug 2023 – History is dialectical, as described by Hegel, Marx and Engels. We see this in our times as three policies of aggression have led to the increased solidarity of those who have been attacked.

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In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity
Black Alliance for Peace - TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Aug 2023

3 Aug 2023 – By agreeing to send troops into Haiti, the Kenyan government is assisting in undermining the sovereignty and self-determination of Haitian people, while serving the neocolonial interests of the United States, the Core Group, and the United Nations.

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(Français) La Dialectique de L’histoire : L’agression Produit Une Réaction de Solidarité
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Aug 2023

1 août 2023 – L’histoire est dialectique, comme l’ont décrit Hegel, Marx et Engels. Nous le voyons à notre époque alors que trois politiques d’agression ont conduit à une solidarité accrue de ceux qui ont été attaqués.

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Nobel Peace Prize 2024: Too Fast and Premature, IPB!
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Aug 2023

7 Aug 2023 – It was sad, indeed, to see even the venerable International Peace Bureau, in a 4 Aug press release, once again undermining the peace legacy of Alfred Nobel. Both came to life in the 1890s, emanating from the same sources.

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An Elephant’s Tale…
Vienna International Summit for Peace in Ukraine - TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Aug 2023

… not of the Fairy persuasion.

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22 Organizations Using Digital Technology to Build a More Peaceful, Just World
Taylor O’Connor | Everyday Peacebuilding - TRANSCEND Media Service, 31 Jul 2023

For those of you new to the term PeaceTech, it basically means the use of digital technology in any efforts to build peace and/or justice.

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NATO Fails to Reduce Nuclear Risks at Vilnius Summit
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Laureate - TRANSCEND Media Service, 17 Jul 2023

12 Jul 2023 – The leaders of NATO countries, meeting in Vilnius at a time of unprecedented nuclear risk, took no action to reduce nuclear dangers and, on the contrary, issued a communique continuing to support the use of nuclear weapons. The alliance pointed to the risks posed by Russia’s nuclear weapons while hailing its own nuclear deterrent and nuclear sharing arrangements. It also criticised the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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Sudan: A Failed Mediation Process
Meg-Ann Lenoble | Cordoba Peace Institute Geneva - TRANSCEND Media Service, 10 Jul 2023

27 Jun 2023 – The two generals had jointly orchestrated the Oct 2021 coup, leading to the fall of the civilian government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, thus leading them both to the governance of Sudan. Allies in the past, how can we explain this reversal?

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Afghanistan: Civil War among the Taliban?
Ozair Khan | Cordoba Peace Institute Geneva - TRANSCEND Media Service, 10 Jul 2023

27 Jun 2023 – Prominent Taliban figures have criticized the ban on girls’ education, including Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, who said: “We can only develop the country with high-standard educational institutions. …”

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The Facts about Neo-Colonialism
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 10 Jul 2023

6 Jul 2023 – Developing countries have forked out over $4.2tn in interest payments alone since 1980–a direct cash transfer to big banks in New York and London. Think of all the profits that BP extracts from Nigeria’s oil reserves, for example, or that Anglo-American pulls out of South Africa’s gold mines.

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Why Is Europe the Epicenter of World Wars?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 3 Jul 2023

1 Jul 2023 – Europe was the epicenter of World Wars I and II, and now it threatens, with its war in the Ukraine, to kindle World War III.

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(Français) Pourquoi L’europe Est-Elle L’epicentre Des Guerres Mondiales ?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 3 Jul 2023

1 juillet 2023 – L’Europe était l’épicentre des guerres mondiales I et II, et maintenant elle menace, avec sa guerre en Ukraine, de déclencher la troisième guerre mondiale.

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The Fifth Estate
Roger Peace | US Foreign Policy - TRANSCEND Media Service, 19 Jun 2023

Designed with three purposes in mind. First: a coherent overview of US foreign policies covering the wars, military interventions and major doctrines over 245 years. Each entry draws on the work of experts, summarizing major developments, analyzing causes and contexts, and providing links to additional information and resources. The second one…

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Bridging the Gap between Peacebuilders and Environmentalists
Tia Savarese | Peace News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jun 2023

29 May 2023 – Conflict, environmental threats and disasters, climate change, and food insecurity are often separate issues with different solutions. However, they are directly related and it is essential to remove the divisions to create common solutions. 

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(Français) L’Hypocrisie des Sanctions Économiques
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jun 2023

Les sanctions économiques sont-elles une violation des droits de l’Homme ?

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The Hypocrisy of Economic Sanctions
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jun 2023

1 Jun 2023 – Are economic sanctions a violation of human rights?

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The Polarities of Democracy from Conception to Execution
Bill Benet, PhD | Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jun 2023

Abstract: People around the globe have embraced democracy to bring about positive social change to address our environmental, economic, and militaristic challenges. Yet, there is no agreement on a definition of democracy that can guide social change efforts. The polarities of democracy present a unifying theory of democracy to guide healthy, sustainable, and just social change efforts.

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1st Trimester 2023: Shell Profited US$ 9.6 BILLION or US$ 106 MILLION/day
Lisa Göldner | Greenpeace Germany – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 May 2023

Shell is raking it in whilst linked to unlawful activities and extreme weather wreaks havoc across the world. They’re literally profiting off people’s pain. Please can you sign our urgent petition calling on fossil criminals like Shell to stop their climate-wrecking activities and pay for the damage they have caused?

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Updates on the Economic War and the Political Crisis
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 May 2023

1 May 2023 – The trip to China this month by Brazilian President Lula was marked by the installation of former Pres. of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, to preside over the New Development Bank of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).

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(Français) Mises À Jour Sur La Guerre Économique Et La Crise Politique
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 8 May 2023

1 mai 2023 – Les événements récents ont des effets profonds sur les sujets de mes blogs précedents : NOUVELLES DU FRONT DE LA GUERRE ÉCONOMIQUE et L’ANALYSE EST SIMPLE ; C’EST ECONOMIQUE.

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Media Briefing: U.S. Liquefied Gas Flooding Europe
Tim Donaghy | Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 May 2023

27 Apr 2023 – The oil and gas industry has moved quickly to take advantage of the US terror attack on the Russian Nordstream 2 pipeline. In 2022, shipments of liquefied natural gas from the US were redirected to Europe to replace Nordstream 2 and secure supplies for the European winter. The industry has also secured financing and begun construction on numerous LNG terminals on both sides of the Atlantic designed to operate permanently.

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(Français) Nouvelles du Front de la Guerre Economique
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 3 Apr 2023

19 mars 2023 – Le soutien américain et l’escalade de la guerre d’Ukraine sont au cœur de la politique de l’administration Biden et de ses stratèges NEOCON qui tentent de maintenir l’hégémonie américaine sur le monde entier. L’Ukraine est un pion dans la stratégie d’attaque contre la Russie considérée comme le principal ennemi de cette hégémonie avec la Chine.

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News from the Front of the Economic War
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 3 Apr 2023

19 Mar 2023 – The US support and escalation of the Ukraine War is central to the politics of the Biden administration and its NEOCON strategists trying to maintain US hegemony. Ukraine is a pawn in the strategy of attacking Russia that is considered the principal enemy of that hegemony along with China.

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The Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence
GNspace4peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Mar 2023

The War Racket Machine: Unstoppable

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Sleepwalking to Armageddon: World Divides over the Ukraine War
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Mar 2023

1 Mar 2023 – As the US, NATO and Russia escalate the war in the Ukraine, the risk increases for a global nuclear war that could destroy most life on the planet, corresponding to the mythical battle of Armageddon mentioned in the Bible.

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(Français) Somnambules vers Armageddon : Le Monde se Divise Sur l’Ukraine
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Mar 2023

1 mars 2023 – Alors que les États-Unis, l’OTAN et la Russie intensifient la guerre en Ukraine, le risque augmente d’une guerre nucléaire mondiale qui pourrait détruire la plupart des vies sur la planète, correspondant à la mythique bataille d’Armageddon dans la Bible qui marque la fin du monde.

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How Can the Peace Movement Be More Effective?
Tom Valovic | Massachusetts Peace Action - TRANSCEND Media Service, 27 Feb 2023

I’m probably not your typical peace activist. As a former research analyst, educator, and political journalist looking at the movement with a fresh pair of eyes, I wanted to share some thoughts about how the peace movement considered as a whole might become more effective.

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Nobel Peace Prize Watch: Watchdog Suspends Screening of Nobel Peace Prize Candidates
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Feb 2023

1 Feb 2023 – After 15 years studying the award’s intention, finding out who should have received the NPP over 120 years, and who are the most suitable recipients in our time, we have concluded that the Committee does not contribute for elimination of wars; rather, it takes sides.

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(Norsk-Norwegian) Nobel Peace Prize Watch avslutter sine årlige anbefalinger til Nobelkomiteen
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Feb 2023

6. februar 2023 – Etter ti år har vi i år besluttet å ikke publisere vår årlige anbefaling til Nobelkomiteen, en liste over de som er både nominert og kvalifisert til å motta Nobels fredspris. Så lenge Den norske Nobelkomite fortsetter å sabotere Nobels intensjon om fred ved global nedrustning har vårt arbeid med å få frem gode kandidater ingen hensikt opplyse.

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The Analysis Is Simple; It Is Economic
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Feb 2023

For a Profound Analysis of Our Political Situation, the Answer Is Simple: It Is Economic

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(Français) L’Analyse Est Simple ; C’est Economique
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Feb 2023

1 févr. 2023 – Pour une analyse approfondie de notre situation politique, la réponse est simple : c’est économique.

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Just Thinking: The Meaning of Our Words
JoAnn McAllister, Ph.D. | Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding – TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Jan 2023

We string words together and intend for others to ‘get it,’ but how they are understood is up to readers whether colleagues, collaborators, or antagonists. The challenges can arise even among collaborative groups. Some strategies to increase understanding are suggested here.

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Nobel Peace Nominations 2023 – Deadline 31 January
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Jan 2023

Nobel Peace Prize Watch will encourage all with nomination rights to nominate a candidate within the original intention of Alfred Nobel for peace by global demilitarization and those who have worked to «reduce or abolish standing armies.»

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Looking Forward to 2023
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Jan 2023

1 Jan 2023 – Before looking forward to 2023, let’s look back at 2022 from the perspective of the culture of peace.

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(Français) Dans l’Attente de 2023
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 9 Jan 2023

1er janvier 2023 – Avant d’envisager 2023, regardons 2022 du point de vue de la culture de la paix.

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Electoral Conflicts and Political Polarization: What Can Mediators Do?
Kenneth Cloke | Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding - TRANSCEND Media Service, 2 Jan 2023

Mar 2022 Issue – Biden and Harris won the U.S. election, but what exactly did they win? What was lost in the process? What is lost and won in electoral conflicts around the world? The U.S. experience offers some lessons for those who seek to reduce the destructive impact of electoral conflicts.

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(Français) Préparons-Nous pour un Nouvel Ordre Mondial
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Dec 2022

1 décembre 2022 – La culture de la guerre est si fermement établie, en particulier dans l’État moderne, qu’une culture de la paix ne peut être achèvée qu’avec un changement radical dans la gouvernance mondiale. Pour comprendre la nature du changement radical, je me tourne vers ce vieil expert, Karl Marx.

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Prepare for a New World Order
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Dec 2022

1 Dec 2022 – The culture of war is so firmly established in the modern state that it will take a revolutionary change in global governance to move to a culture of peace. To understand the nature of revolutionary change, I turn to that old expert, Karl Marx.

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Human Rights Hypocrisy
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Nov 2022

1 Nov 2022 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the great documents of history. With that in mind, it is especially ironic and unfortunate when human rights is used by the culture of war as part of its weaponry.

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(Français) Hypocrisie à Propos des Droits Humains
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Nov 2022

La Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme est l’un des grands documents de l’histoire. Dans cet esprit, il est particulièrement ironique et malheureux que les droits de l’Homme soient utilisés par la culture de la guerre comme faisant partie de son armement.

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Unapologetic about Arguing for Peace
Ivana Nikolić Hughes | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Nov 2022

1 Nov 2022 – The lack of calls for peace in the mainstream is just the beginning of the problem. As some leaders like Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Antonio Guterres and Noam Chomsky have called for peace, they’ve been quickly labeled as Putin apologists or worse. The Progressive Caucus in Congress sent a letter to President Biden urging a diplomatic solution, only to withdraw it a day later. When did peace become a bad word, a dirty word?

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