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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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 :
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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Inculcating The ‘Military Virtues’: The Pentagon’s Predatory Role In US High Schools – OpEd
On December 11, 2022, the New York Times broke a front-page story about “J.R.O.T.C,” the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, described as
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The Time To Negotiate Peace In Ukraine Is Now – OpEd
Although some people consider it difficult or even impossible for the Ukrainians and Russians to make peace right now, this
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Negotiate Peace In Ukraine Now – OpEd
During the past week, U.S. President Joe Biden has been in Europe “rallying” the NATO nations. He has promised to
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Death And Destruction On The Highways: A Global Disaster Hiding In Plain Sight – OpEd
The statistics are spine-chilling, but also astonishing. In an average year in the current era, some 200,000 people worldwide can
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