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Alex Salmond unveils his vision for Scots (January): summarised for those who...
. . Magnus Gardham, political editor of the Herald (Scotland), reported on a speech made by the First Minister, Alex Salmond, setting out his vision for a formal constitution in a speech in London....
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A call to end the recruitment of minors by the British armed forces
. David Gee is co-author of the report, One Step Forward: The case for ending recruitment of minors by the British armed forces, published by ForcesWatch and Child Soldiers International last week. The...
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The Global Peace Index ranks the world’s most and least peaceful countries
. Katherine Sullivan on the PolicyMic website writes an account of the procedure followed by Vision of Humanity in determining the GPI: “The results are in, and it’s official. The seventh annual Global...
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Challenging the military system which dominates the economy and many...
It was good to read that the International Peace Bureau is to award this year’s Sean MacBride Peace Prize to Bradley Manning, the US whistleblower for his courageous actions. Bradley Manning pleaded...
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Crude conspiracy theories expensively confirmed
‘ ‘ A reader sends news that, with ineffable condescension, Warwick University’s recent press release announces a research paper (‘Crude conspiracy theories could be right’) by three academics who have...
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The International State Crime Initiative (UCL) hosting film: non-violent...
. The International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) is very excited to announce it will hosting a screening of 5 Broken Cameras and a Question and Answer Session with Emad Burnat (Director, ‘5 Broken...
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. MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS CELEBRATING THE FIFTIETH WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2017 When victims of violence are able to resist the temptation to retaliate, they become the most credible promotors...
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School cadet forces: ambush or support?
Felicity Arbuthnot draws attention to an article by Rhianna Louis, the education and outreach officer at ForcesWatch summarised below. A report commissioned by Veterans For Peace UK draws on veterans’...
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The UK ‘has long sought to broker a political settlement to the conflict in...
Earlier this month an article on the BBC website and many other online sources stated that UK has long sought to broker a political settlement to the conflict in Yemen while backing the Hadi government...
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The finest endeavour and the greatest challenge
Professor Paul Rogers agreed to be nominated for the role of MAW’s president, following Bruce Kent’s retirement, and was installed at the 2020 AGM. Emeritus professor of Peace Studies at the University...
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