USAID ‘Marxists’? Once Again Elon Musk Displays His Invincible Ignorance – OpEd
According to Elon Musk, USAID, the US chief foreign aid agency, “deserves to die.” Why? Because it is “a viper’s
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Author: Richard E. Rubenstein
Richard E. Rubenstein is a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment and a professor of conflict resolution and public affairs at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution. A graduate of Harvard College, Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School, Rubenstein is the author of nine books on analyzing and resolving violent social conflicts. His most recent book is Resolving Structural Conflicts: How Violent Systems Can Be Transformed (Routledge, 2017). His book in progress, to be published in fall 2020, is Post-Corona Conflicts: New Sources of Struggle and Opportunities for Peace.
Articles by Richard E. Rubenstein :
Political Taboos And The Failures Of Conflict Resolution – OpEd
Thirty-five years ago, the great American peacemaker Elise Boulding offered a group of scholars and activists essential advice on how
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Zionism: The End Of An Illusion – OpEd
One of the oddest arguments made by self-declared friends of Israel is that anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism. That
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Israel In Gaza: The Jewish Break With Zionism – OpEd
Something has happened in connection with Israel’s savage war in Gaza that no one expected and that few even now
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Sixty Years After 1968 Convention Riots, The Democrats Return To Chicago – OpEd
Should the Democrats fear the chaos of the 1968 convention as they prepare to renominate Joe Biden in Chicago? A
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Destroy Hamas? No! End The Gaza War And Begin The Peace Process – OpEd
David Brooks has written a lengthy New York Times article on the war in Gaza that boils down to one proposition: “If
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More Anti-Russian Hysteria From The New York Times – OpEd
A little while back, I challenged a group of graduate students to find one article in the New York Times written in
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The Return Of Bipolarity: Tom Friedman Prophesies A New Round Of Global Conflict (And Mostly Gets It Wrong) – OpEd
In a recent long opinion article for the New York Times, pundit Thomas Friedman announces “a titanic geopolitical struggle between two
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Antisemitism And The War On Gaza: Trauma And Ideology – OpEd
An old friend and former colleague of mine in Chicago recently posted a painfully conflicted note on Facebook that reflects
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How Can We Combat Militarism? – OpEd
Everyone knows that the United States is the world’s leading military power, with an annual “defense” budget approaching one trillion
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