Run for change

Race>> Shanty Town • Brazil

War is upon us

Book>> How The End Begins: The Road To A Nuclear World War III • by Ron Rosenbaum • Simon and Schuster • US $28

By a thin thread

Book>> The Third Bomb by Gregory Berglund Jnanada Prakashan, New Delhi 2009 Rs 250

A dangerous club

Book>> In Mortal Hands, A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age by Stephanie Cooke Penguin Indian Price Rs 450

Killer aid

Book>> War Games: The story of aid and war in modern times • by Linda Polman • Penguin Books • Rs 399

Requiem for the world we know

DOUBLE STANDARDS

Chronicle of the end foretold

How Gandhi ‘mainstreamed’ peace, sustainability and empathy

Instead of just aspiring, some goals critical to humanity can be achieved only by embedding them in our daily thoughts and actions

Large prawn fisheries damage the Sundarbans

The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major …

African Union’s peace and security architecture: Filling the gaps

The biggest change has been the shift away from the OAU’s so-called non-interference stance to the AU’s more interventionist approach

Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov had used fact-based journalism to speak truth to power in the Philippines and Russia and had done so at a …

Ten stories, missed

No more symbolism - There will be peace in Kashmir

Unfortunately, the very institutions that profess this belief are the ones blocking its realisation. Consider the recent prime ministerial visit …

The nuclear outrage

UNITED NATIONS

150 years of humanitarian action: peace in war

In 1863 Swiss entrepreneur Jean Henry Dunant mobilised statesmen, doctors and philanthropists to form the International Committee of the Red …

A reminder of responsibility

Four priorities for Zambia after the 2021 elections

Regaining credibility with international financiers; fighting corruption; ending the reign of terror by political party vigilantes are among the …

The vulnerable points in South Africa’s fuel supply chain

The civil unrest besetting South Africa raises questions about security of fuel supplies. The country will need to reassess its risk profiles 

MEXICO

FM radio to promote Israeli-Palestinian dialogue

A non-violent upbringing of children is an important factor in making a country peaceful

In countries without a ban on corporal punishment, there is therefore a higher number of people who are prepared to use violence because their …

Nobel Peace prize 2007 prepares world for war against climate terror

Supporting local food systems can prevent conflict

Conflict is one of the main driving factors of hunger; strengthening sustaianble agriculture can promote peace, says the UN Food and Agricultural …