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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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 :
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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Mobilizing For War With China: US Hawks Target ‘Code Pink’ – OpEd
For anti-war activists, the preparations for a major war have an aspect that is literally nightmarish. In this bad dream,
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The Empire Factor: The Missing Piece In Narratives Of The Ukraine War – OpEd
Those who study narratives of conflict understand that how the story is told reveals not only the narrator’s biases, but
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Voting For Peace? A Democratic Dilemma – OpEd
I recently had occasion to discuss the foreign policies of the Biden Administration and the U.S. Democratic Party with a
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As Donald Trump Surrenders To Authorities In NY, Remember Feb 1924: The Trial Of Adolf Hitler – OpEd
Here’s a bit of history that may serve as a warning to those celebrating Donald Trump’s forthcoming trial in New
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Reasons (Other Than Age) That Joe Biden Should Not Run Again For President – OpEd
Joe Biden’s recent performance in the State of the Union message delivered to the U.S. Congress is being hailed as
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