Sir Joseph Rotblat: peace education for a war-free world

“As the nation building project got underway…warlords were transformed into governors, generals and members of Parliament, and the cash payments kept flowing.” So writes Farah Stockman of the rampant corruption that was integral to the War on Terror as it was waged in Afghanistan. [continue reading…]

Any and all progress made toward controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as their elimination, are placed in jeopardy by the possibility of the resumption of nuclear testing. Peace educators must give serious and immediate attention to this Statement from Abolition 2000 if we are to achieve the renewed normality that we have begun to contemplate.
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This Nobel Prize presents a teachable moment.  Too few are aware of how integral violence against women (VAW) is to war and armed conflict. VAW will continue to exist as long as war exists.  Eliminating VAW is not about making war somehow “safer” or more “humanitarian.”  Reducing and eliminating VAW is dependent on the abolition of war.  [continue reading…]