Peace in Our Time: Complete and General Disarmament

Christopher Black On March 22, in Belgrade, at the conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the NATO attack on Yugoslavia, in 1999, attended by academics, historians, ambassadors, government ministers, activists for peace, and journalists from around the world, I had the privilege to speak and offer my thoughts on what can be done, what must be…

The UN is Complicit in the Forced Displacement of the Palestinians

Ramona WadiPalestinians, including children, collect usable belongings in the heavily damaged buildings after Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on February 12, 2024 [Yasser Qudih – Anadolu Agency] Never, ever, trust the UN’s concept of human rights. As Israel continues its genocide in Rafah, supposedly a safe zone designated by Israel itself while it hounds out…

Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence

Nan McCurdy Time and again Nicaragua is showing other countries the importance of fighting for sovereignty, independence, peace and the well-being of its people. On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to…

China’s Global Security Initiative Concept Paper: Finding a Way to Peace

The following article is based on a contribution given by Dr Jenny Clegg at a discussion on the Global Security Initiative (GSI) Concept Paper, hosted by the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) on 30 May 2023. Providing the crucial historical background for the GSI, Jenny explains that the principles set out in the concept paper are…

A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left: Why It Is Needed, and What It Must Do

Alan Freeman , Radhika Desai Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable. This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both…

Colombian Peace Caravan: Bringing the Hope of “Total Peace” to Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Territories

​​​​​​​ Ajamu Baraka Ajamu Baraka representing BAP’s Haiti/Americas Team was invited to serve as part of an international delegation of human rights defenders that would accompany the activists, community leaders, government officials and representatives of the National Liberation Army (ELN) on an historic “humanitarian Caravan” between January 17 and the 21st to the Indigenous and…

Ukraine: Cuba Champions a Solution that Guarantees the Security and Sovereignty of All

Statement by the Revolutionary Government The U.S. determination to continue NATO’s progressive expansion towards the Russian Federation borders has brought about a scenario with implications of unpredictable scope, which could have been avoided. United States’ and NATO’s military moves towards regions adjacent to the Russian Federation in recent months, preceded by the delivery of modern…

Declaration of the International Meeting: Sovereign Abya Yala from the Social Movements

Ollantay Itzamná Peoples and social movements from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, gathered at the International Meeting: Sovereign Abya Yala from the Social Movements, in Guatemala City, on December 1 and 2, 2021, concluded with the following Declaration: Peoples articulated in organizations and social…

Cuba Proves U.S. Involvement in Destabilization Actions against the Cuban People

Milagros Pichardo The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, accused the U.S. Government of being directly involved and of having serious responsibility in the incidents that occurred in our country on July 11th. The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist…

NATO Proclamation at Annual Summit Threatens the Peace

John Quigley Space Attacks and Cyber Attacks Could Now Trigger Military Intervention Under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty The NATO proclamation—promoted at its annual summit this week—that a cyber attack could trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty heightens the risk of military confrontation with Russia or China. So does a new stipulation—announced at…

Their Wars, Our Lives: The Return of Anti-Militarism

European Secretariat of the International Peoples’ Assembly September 5-6, 2015, Helsinki, international conference “Nato and Russia in the Baltic Sea Area” organized by “No war-No Nato” committee On June 14, 2021 NATO will hold a “Summit of Allied Leaders” at its headquarters in Brussels. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber, the meeting “is a…

Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran: On the Dangerous Manoeuvres and Provocations of the US Government in the Persian Gulf Region!

As the days of Donald Trump’s presidency and those of the racist neo-con US administration draw to a close, the world’s mass media have in recent days reported on the alarming news of a dangerous escalation in the possibility of a military conflict between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran. These reports coincide…

Declaration of the 3rd International Coordinating Assembly of the Peoples’ Human Rights Observatory

Declaration of the 3rd International Coordinating Assembly of the Peoples’ Human Rights Observatory held on December 11, 12 and 13, 2020, with the participation of the following delegations Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Guatemala, Uruguay, Mexico, Wallmapu – Mapuche Territory, Palestine, Turkey, Switzerland, United States and Spain, which reaffirm their support and solidarity with the…