Showing results for "The Peace" in Political Science

Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart. As they could not meet in their home countries, the conversations, guided by journalist Aditya Sinha, took place in cities like Istanbul, Bangkok and Kathmandu.

When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East. Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called "Separation Barrier".

The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz is a series based on Hilchos Milchamah VeShalom by Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, opening up the Torah of מלחמה ושלום for the times we are living in right now. In these episodes, Rav Shlomo explores the halachic, biblical, and inner spiritual foundations of war, courage, national responsibility, emunah, and redemption. Through the lens of Tanach, Chazal, and the living reality of Am Yisrael, this series asks: How is a Jew meant to think, feel, pray, and act in a time of מלחמה? What does true gevurah look like? How do we fight evil without ...

A book for anyone interested to know more about how the world really works by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. ‘This is one of the most important books of our time.’ Walter Isaacson ‘A masterpiece’ Dan Simpson, Post-Gazette THE NEW YORK TIMES #3 BESTSELLER US foreign...

We’re not heading into chaos... we’re heading into exhaustion. Decline isn’t loud; it’s slow, creeping, and dangerously easy to normalise. This podcast examines the political and economic choices that got us here, the myths that keep us trapped, and the ways we can resist the quiet erosion of a better world. Because history doesn’t change when people accept decline... it changes when they refuse to.Follow us:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/peacelovegin.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacelovegin/Substack: https://lottiesmith.substack.com/

While most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of US involvement and the Americanization of the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the international context in which North Vietnamese leaders pursued the war and American intervention ended. This riveting narrative takes the listener from the marshy Mekong Delta swamps to the bomb-saturated Red River Delta, from the corridors of power in Hanoi and Saigon to the Nixon White House, and from the peace negotiations in Paris to high-level meetings in Beijing and Moscow.

Peace Is Power is a podcast hosted by former CIA officer and peacebuilder Janessa Gans Wilder. After serving 21 months in Iraq during the war, Janessa began asking a different question: What if real power is not force, domination, or control, but connection, courage, and the protection of life? Through intimate conversations with diplomats, artists, activists, veterans, and spiritual leaders, Peace Is Power explores how peace can transform our inner lives, our relationships, and the world we share.https://peaceispower.org https://euphrates.org

Pope Leo XIV stood on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke the word "peace" thirteen times to a world ablaze with war. Host Solomon "Sol" Bishop dissects the pontiff's urgent Easter message, examining its moral force, the conflicts that shaped it, and the unique burden of an American pope calling his own nation to lay down arms. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Wangari Muta Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt movement in Kenya, speaks with Chris Johns, the editor-in-chief of National Geographic, about the critical link between the environment, democracy, the complex continent of Africa, and world peace.

To mark the 75th anniversary of D-day, the stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton's three-part saga of FDR at war - proof that he was WWII's key strategist, even on his deathbed. Nigel Hamilton's celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had championed, so was he found to be mortally ill in the spring of 1944. He was the architect of a victorious peace that he would not live to witness.

In the Fourth Year is a thought-provoking collection curated by H.G. Wells in the spring of 1918, featuring a series of essays that tackle the pressing issue of establishing enduring peace in the aftermath of World War I. This compelling work primarily focuses on strategies for the League of Nations and delves into the complexities of post-war politics. Summary by jfschuurman.

Delve into The Economic Consequences of the Peace, a groundbreaking work by John Maynard Keynes published in 1919 that became an international bestseller. As a delegate at the Versailles Conference representing the British Treasury, Keynes advocated for a more lenient peace with Germany. His compelling arguments played a pivotal role in shaping global opinion, highlighting the harshness of the Versailles Treaty and its impact on Germany. The book not only swayed American sentiment against the treaty and the League of Nations but also influenced British public perception, contributing to ...

At the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS in 1921, acclaimed author H. G. Wells served as a keen observer among the victorious nations of The Great War. His reflections, captured in 29 short essays published in the New York World and other outlets, offer a unique lens into this pivotal moment in history. Rather than serving as a straightforward record of the Conference, these essays convey the insights and impressions of one visitor contemplating the quest for global harmony. Wells critiques the failed League of Nations as America’s initial attempt at organized world peace...

Pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr. is an influential preacher, author, and activist who spreads God’s truth zealously and without fear. Along with serving his local church in North Carolina, John travels nationally to speak, preach and confront school boards, for which his notoriety has spread coast to coast with 300 million + views on videos of his now famous challenges to woke school board officials. From the battles on the NC State football field to the current-day culture wars, John is a fearless defender of Biblical justice. For commentary on theology, politics, news, current events, ...

Written in 1795, this thought-provoking essay presents Immanuel Kants vision for enduring peace among nations and peoples. Kant outlines essential means to achieve this peace, advocating for a federation of nations that preserves their sovereignty. Notably referred to as a league of nations in one translation, the essay is enriched by compelling supplements and appendices. The supplements delve into natures use of war and its ultimate push towards peace. Meanwhile, the appendices explore whether Kants theory can be practically applied, distinguishing between the moral politician and the ...

This thought-provoking essay, penned in 1795, presents a compelling vision for enduring peace among nations and peoples. Kant outlines essential pathways to achieve this peace, arguing that countries can unite in a federation while retaining their sovereignty. One significant translation of his ideas refers to this alliance as a “league of nations.” The essays supplements and appendices offer intriguing insights, including Kants exploration of the role of war in nature and how it ultimately drives humanity toward peace. He also grapples with whether his theories can be practically ...

In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart. Mandelbaum argues that the widespread peace ended because three major countries put an end to it with aggressive nationalist policies aimed at overturning the prevailing political arrangements in their respective regions.

In the immediate term, World Peace shows how steps to strengthen compliance with international law, improve collective action like international peacekeeping and peace-building, better regulate the flow of arms, and hold individuals legally accountable for acts of aggression or atrocity crimes can make our world more peaceful. In the long term, it shows that building strong, legitimate states that protect the rights and secure the livelihoods of their people, gender equal societies, and protecting the right of individuals to opt-out of wars can potentially establish world peace.

Brought to you by Penguin. An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process. It's easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors...

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