(Une version française suit en dessous) In this blog, I will explain why I think world history is accelerating, where it is going, and why this gives us a window of opportunity to change from the present global culture of war to a new global culture of peace. And I will argue that progress will … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) We have been living in a new era of history since 1945, when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs. In our time, the question of peace has become urgent. Einstein told us this clearly in 1946: “The unleashed power of the atom has transformed everything except our … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The following is the text of my remarks at UNESCO during a meeting organised by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee with the support of the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members and the French Commission for UNESCO. It’s a great pleasure for me to return today to UNESCO to mark … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Two weeks ago we said “Here are the people.” And we asked, “Where is the vision?” And now, as if in response, the United Nations has declared that the official theme for this year’s International Day of Peace is “Cultivating a Culture of Peace” with reference to … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) I begin from the theory of historical change as conceived by Karl Marx, that economic contradictions lead to revolutionary change and that the nature of this change depends upon “ideological forms in which men become conscious of this conflict and fight it out.” Marx considered that “this consciousness must … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Here is the text that I provided to first national forum of the AFCDRP (Association of Mayors for Peace, France) that took place October 13 in Montpelier. First of all, I would like to thank Loréna Schlicht who invited me here and who has done a tremendous work to … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) We have over five years remaining before the events I imagined as follows in my novella, “I have seen the promised land.” More than ever, I think that this is an essential turning point in the road we need to follow to achieve the transition from the culture of … Read more
(See below for French) A proliferation of city and mayoral organizations are filling the void left by the failure of the nation-states. As stated by one of the most recent, the Strong Cities Network: “Nation states have dominated the global political arena for centuries, but with more than half of the world’s population today residing … Read more
(See below for French) The articles in CPNN this month show how the state is a culture of war. In this case the state is the United States and their culture of war is shown in their role in the overthrow of President Morales of Bolivia (precisely because he was promoting a culture of peace) … Read more
(See French below) Walls and frontiers are in the news these days – constructed by states in order to keep people out. At the same tim, as we see in this month’s CPNN bulletin, it seems that movements of activists opposed to these walls are continuing to grow. In France, activists continue to aid migrants … Read more