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Through decades we have learnt that sustainable peace can never be built through military strategies and militarized worldviews.

Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint

Are the people of the world condemned to live forever under the heels of the great powers?  Or is it still possible to take another step along the road to a peaceful, humane planet?

And set an example for other right-wing leaders

How the war is changing thinking on the international left

Media and the organizing wave, women and war coverage, and much more

While the peace movement argues, trying to decide who’s right and who’s wrong, the American government is doubling down on militarism. The peace movement needs to unite in opposition to war; unfortunately it’s influence is diminished by infighting.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine spotlights the interconnected crises facing humanity—and the need to link global movements if we are to survive them.

Teaching college classes about the geographies of Russia and East-Central Europe, it is becoming clear that Putin’s ultimate goal is to carve off a distinct Russian-speaking region from Ukraine. The partition of Ukraine is very much on the table.