Autor: pacifista

Not all decisions of power are explained by the logic of security, nor even by strategic interest. Some obey a more primitive impulse: punishment. The migration offensive deployed in Minneapolis at the beginning of January does not respond to a demographic emergency, an exceptional criminal threat, or a verifiable operational necessity. It responds to something…

On 22–23 January, SIPRI collaborated with the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA) at Nagasaki University and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) to organize a conference in Geneva.

(Poseur-buyer offered to serve as reseller) 27 January 2026, Quezon City.  Imported skin-lightening products flagged by the national government for being sold without market authorization or for containing mercury are being sold in Naga City in blatant violation of the law. “The brazen trade of contraband cosmetics with mercury content in Naga City and other…

Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” built around heads of state, including Russia, is structurally ill-suited to end the Israel–Hamas war and to govern postwar Gaza in any sustainable way At a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump unveiled his newly formed Board of Peace to end the Israel-Hamas war. During a…

Peering out from the United States, it’s hard to see much of China. One learns general facts and gathers views from a small number of people. But I can’t make a lot of sense out of this 4% of humanity over here (or myself for that matter), and don’t have much hope at all for…

To understand political events, it is important to approach them from a historical perspective, but things change rapidly, and we must also adapt to the present. This requires grounding our thinking in the current circumstances. The historian’s perspective, essential for putting things into context, can and should be complemented by analyses that demonstrate a concern…

16 January 2026 marked the tenth anniversary of the arbitrary detention of Milagro Sala, civil rights activist, trade unionist and social leader of the Tupac Amaru neighbourhood organisation in the Argentine province of Jujuy, who has campaigned for the rights of the indigenous population, some of whom live in extreme poverty. The case is one…

This petition calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Grzegorz Gawel, a Polish citizen unlawfully detained in Belarus. His imprisonment represents a clear violation of international human rights standards, including freedom of conscience, due process, and protection from arbitrary detention. Grzegorz Gawel, a Polish Catholic monk and humanitarian, has been unlawfully detained in Belarus…

Oscar Ernerot of the Olof Palme International Center responds to Daniel Färm’s editorial in AiP arguing that Europe may need its own nuclear umbrella as America’s can no longer be trusted. Nuclear weapons are increasingly discussed not as an existential threat to humanity, but as security-providing. Even within our own movement. This is an ominous…

by Asif Showkat Kallol  In the bustling constituencies of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, a new political drama is unfolding as top opposition figures break with tradition to contest seats in the urban heartland for the 13th national parliamentary elections. Amid festive campaigning across the country, these party chiefs are mounting vigorous bids, viewing victory not just…