The State of the Union Author: New York Times Editorial Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 01/30/2007 Category: Editorial The White House spin ahead of George W. Bush’s seventh State of the Union address was that the president would make a bipartisan call to revive his domestic agenda

Save Darfur patently aims to “save Darfur” by raising awareness, not by providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance. This is clearly defined on the organization’s website. Yet, through the advertising techniques employed in its media campaigns, the Save Darfur coalition misleads the public by giving off the image of a humanitarian relief

Secrecy in the Security Council Author: Hamish Low Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 06/03/2008 Category: Essay II “Secrecy is a drug to which its practitioners become confirmed addicts.”[1] – William R. Frye Following World War II, representatives from 50 nations met in San Francisco to found the

In light of the excesses, corruption, "emptiness" and elitism of certain "exemplary" Latin American democracies in the 20th Century, Tara Ruttenberg reflects on the emergence of leftist, populist, participatory democracies in the region, celebrates their successes, and warns against the possibility of backsliding into authoritarianism.

An interview with Dr. Linda M. Johnston, Associate Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University, Georgia on the role of mediation and Track-II diplomacy in resolving conflicts in Barbados, the Niger Delta in Nigeria and in US-Egypt relationship

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Conformity is imposed on those of us who live in Western style economies in the interest of the producer economy. We are led to believe that we have choices whereas we have what the producers are demanding we consume. Concentration of capital becomes even greater by the day, and thus

JFK Speaks of Peace Author: David Krieger Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 11/22/2010   On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated. Nearly every American who is old enough can remember where he was when he heard the news

Nicole Loschke reflects on her family's hardships while trying to achieve the "American Dream." Loschke challenges the call of U.S. President Barrack Obama one year ago, chanting "Yes we can" with the American people. Finally, she drafts a letter to President Obama asking about the promised change and the world's

Victor Valle, Associate Vice Rector of the University for Peace and former member of the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) movement in El Salvador, comments on US President Barack Obama's visit to El Salvador and its implications for future Salvadoran-US relations.