Feb 25, 2019 | Demilitarization, FORusa Feature, International, Nuclear Proliferation
On February 27-28, the leaders of the United States and North Korea will meet in Hanoi, Vietnam. The place of the meeting has symbolic overtones, especially for Americans, that the earlier summit in Singapore did not. The new summit will build on the earlier summit,...
Feb 8, 2019 | Demilitarization, FORusa Feature, Human Rights, International, Nonviolence
By an Anonymous Zimbabwean What happens when known killers are promoted to the most senior positions in government, the military, and state-run offices? What happens when cruelty and coldness achieve the same social status as bravery and courage? Answer: the result...
Dec 7, 2018 | Demilitarization, Events, FORusa Feature, Human Rights, Immigration Rights and Reform, Nonviolence, North America
Tear gas on children. Tens of thousands of immigrants imprisoned and awaiting deportation. Military troops instead of humanitarian aid. The denial of asylum to thousands of people fleeing rampant violence in their homelands. What we are experiencing is a moral crisis...
Sep 26, 2018 | Demilitarization, FORusa Feature, Peacebuilding
Before I get into the economics of this problem, I need to establish from the very beginning that the University of Rochester has always been committed to the enterprise of war. Students have enlisted in every major United States military contest beginning with the...
