It is paradoxical that many advocate for ending wars without acknowledging the root issue of violence. If now is not the time to finally address violence, when will it be? We must name and challenge all its forms—physical, religious, economic, political,...
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Civilian-Based Defence (CBD) – Who is threatening who?
To what should we give the name “threats”? What criteria should we use to analyse threats? What process leads us to perceive a given event as threatening? How can we decipher language aimed at public opinion concerning real risks? Many questions confront anyone...
Seminario Humanista de África del Este: Un encuentro para el crecimiento y la acción
Del 15 al 22 de Agosto se desarrollará en Eldoret, Kenya, un seminario regional para aportar a la formación y el fortalecimiento de la acción humanista en las comunidades del África Oriental. La iniciativa, puesta en marcha por activistas humanistas de Kenya e...
My “Curry” Food Journey: How I Ditched the Word “Authentic”
by George Banez Full of confidence and naiveté of inexperience, I traveled to Pune, a historic city in India of the early 90s. An international agency invited practitioners, young me included, to talk about the work of replanting trees to restore forestlands. I flew...
Plastics Treaty Negotiations In Peril Over Process
Member States and Chair Fail to Act in Stocktake Plenary Geneva, Switzerland – Plastic pollution is accumulating in our water, air, food, and bodies while the majority of Member States continue to allow themselves to be bullied by a small group of petroleum-producing...
The House of Horrors
A Clinical, Ethical, and Human Call from Al-Shifa Collective Chronicle from the Epicenter of Gaza’s Health Crisis “I can’t go on” “It was like a ‘March 11’ every single day,” repeats Dr. Raúl Incertis, a Spanish anesthesiologist recently returned from Gaza, his voice...
What is Civilian-Based Defence (CBD)?
Why this special issue? When Ukraine was invaded by Russian armies on February 24, 2022, who could fail to have been worried? A war on the very borders of Europe? Since the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) and the breakup of the USSR, we no longer believed that this...
Planetary Raw Materials, the Countries That Rule and the Peoples That Wait
“A map without flags, but with an owner” The world is written in raw materials Power is not in speeches, it is underground. Not in flags, but in deposits. Every economic model, every military power, every dream of development today depends on minerals, grains, metals...
Historical peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed an historical agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict as they were hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. The Armenia-Azerbaijan border conflict is an ongoing post-Soviet conflict between...
Can Zohran Defeat the Dark Forces?
Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor turned heads—and now he finds himself squared off against an alliance of well-funded and well-connected opponents. It is turning ugly with big money coming into play. Incumbent mayor Eric...
“The Camp to Stop the War” Resumes Tomorrow (Sunday) in Tel Aviv, One Week After Its Activists Were Attacked
Following protests in Dizengoff Square and near Gaza, the camp will be set up tomorrow in Tel Aviv at the Cinematheque plaza from 2:30 PM to 10:00 PM The “Camp to Stop the War,” organized by the “It’s Time” coalition, will resume its activities tomorrow (Sunday) after...
Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of Gaza City”, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation...











