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When pain becomes hope – the Seán MacBride Peace Prize in Berlin
There are evenings when hope is difficult – and yet it shines. The presentation of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize by the International Peace Bureau (IPB) on November 10 in Berlin was such an evening. An evening when people who have experienced the deepest suffering spoke the quiet but unshakeable language of humanity. And an…
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UN Security Council resolution a violation of the Palestinian right of self-determination and UN Charter, UN expert warns
A UN expert today expressed serious concern with the Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, warning that it runs counter to the Palestinian right to self-determination, consolidates Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, including ongoing unlawful policies and practices, and therefore risks legitimating ongoing mass violence. “I welcome the UN Security Council’s renewed…
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Spoiler Alert (A Teaser)
The Meat Of The Matter We seem to be collectively inching toward grasping the other, deeper side of the Epstein story that’s been making headlines this week. I’m going to give away the meat (the most important part) of the matter here, a few months, or more likely a few years before it becomes common…
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Manifesto: No to Global NATO – Yes to Common Security
NATO is an increasing obstacle to achieving world peace. It is no longer an organization confined to the North Atlantic: it is the world’s largest military alliance, with allies and partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has reinvented itself as a tool for military action, psychological warfare, worldwide…
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Israeli Army Radio at Risk of Shutdown
Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced his intention to propose to the Israeli Parliament the closure of Galei Tsahal, the second most listened to radio station in the country; according to the minister, the radio station “undermines the war effort and the morale of the army.” Galei Tsahal, the army radio station founded in 1950…
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SIPRI and WWF host discussion on wetland restoration in Ukraine and wider Baltic Sea region
On 11 November, SIPRI and WWF hosted a roundtable discussion titled ‘Refilling the Swamp: Wetland Restoration as a Nature-based Approach to Security and Resilience Building in Ukraine and the Wider Baltic Sea Region’.
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UN humanitarians fast-track Gaza aid funding before winter
OCHA said that UN and its aid partners remain committed to providing life-saving support, including shelter, as humanitarian actors in the UN-coordinated aid system continue to distribute tents, tarpaulins and other essential items to affected families, and assess people’s needs to guide the response. UN humanitarians said Tuesday they are fast-tracking aid funds for Gaza…
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The UN Has Voted to Put the Occupation of Iraq in Charge of Gaza
Ah, those were the days. The UN had been blocked by a worldwide popular movement from approving of a war on Iraq. British Prime Minister Tony Blair had dragged the UK along after secretly demanding that George W. Bush first attack Afghanistan, because Blair believed he would be better able to sell a war on…
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Proposed Filipino Cultural Center in British Columbia, Canada: Racing against the Politics of Time?
by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas, PhD* When British Columbia held the provincial elections in October 2024, the month-long campaign for Mable Elmore and her party, the British Columbia National Democratic Party (BC NDP), included this political jingle composed on 13 September 2024. Vancouver Kensington Mable Elmore’s Pride and Joy BC NDP Fights for Affordable…
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Looking for the Davids of the World
On November 17, 2025, the UN Security Council endorsed the U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza, including an “International Stabilization Force” — another military deployment to a region where force has never brought peace. After decades of destruction, it is clear that what the Middle East needs is not more soldiers but more humanity. The Allegory…