Founding Sisters Author: Carol Peasley Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 03/16/2009   As we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month throughout March, we need to remember that the origins of these events go back to long-ago protests in Europe and the United States for the

Faced with further breakdowns in negotiations with the Iranian government, the International Atomic Energy Agency recently passed a controversial resolution that could lead to the referal of Iran's budding nuclear program to the UN Security Council. What's more, in a surprising move, long-time friend India voted with the United States

Be the Change? Author: Susan Carew Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 01/29/2009     I am going to change the world, I whisper, I am changing the world, I feel, I am the change, I see, I am the world, Actually, And what I see, Frees me,

Arms and the Boy Author: Wilfred Owen Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 06/17/2009   Let the boy try along this bayonet-blade How cold steel is, and keen with hunger of blood; Blue with all malice, like a madman’s flash; And thinly drawn with famishing for flesh. Lend

Hal Bolton introduces his ADEPT system for transforming conflict in the workplace and shifting the neo-liberal model of "business as usual" towards a broader concept of prosperity, integrating democratic and humanitarian values.

Speaking in Dublin, Ireland, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presents an address on Irish involvement in UN peacekeeping missions and the ongoing effort for global security.

Cynthia Fist addresses the issue of gun control in the United States, arguing that the right to bear arms should be weighed against the heavy cost in human lives that they represent.

Victor Valle prefaces his Central American Diary with an historical summary

Honduras: La Carta del Ejército Author: Ronald Castro Fernández Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 07/18/2009 Category: Comment El hecho de haber dejado con vida y sacado del país a José Manuel Zelaya es una carta que el ejército se está jugando. Las fuerzas armadas han aparentado ser

The present approach of engaging regional players in Afghanistan by the United States could be scuttled by the bargaining postures of Iran, Russia, Pakistan, India and China on various issues of mutual concern. Rather than overtly depending on United States for guiding India through its AfPak strategy, India needs to