On 18 February 2021, in preparation for the Second IPB World Peace Congress in Barcelona this fall, IPB held a roundtable discussion on US-China Relations, featuring Dr. Joseph Gerson of the US and Prof. Wang Danning of China, with commentators from across Asia. Below are the texts of the two speeches as well as the … Continue reading “Speeches from US-China Round Table”
Joseph Gerson Text of speech given on the IPB’s webinar, Feb. 24, 2024 I don’t have a crystal ball, and I can’t promise accurate predictions about the state of the Ukraine War a year from today. Three things that we do know are first, that Russia will continue fighting until it secures Ukrainian neutrality, and … Continue reading “The Ukraine War a Year From Now: A Realist Case for Ceasefire & Negotiations”
The world has lost a major pillar of peace education, a great teacher and a feminist anti-war scholar and activist. We, who had the huge privilege of being her long-term friend, have lost a loving and caring friend, an inspirational and knowledgeable discussion partner and a wonderful person for joyful interaction. Betty Reardon was an … Continue reading “Betty Reardon: In Memoriam”
Did you know that IPB is the world’s oldest peace organizations? Are you curious about what IPB does to support peace in a nonviolent way? Then you can’t miss our 2021 Activity Report! You’ll read about our second World Peace Congress in Barcelona, where we presented our Action plan 2021-2023, our Networks around the world, … Continue reading “Our 2021 Activity Report is out!”
Philip Jennings was re-elected Co-President of the IPB in October 2022 and currently serves his second term. He spent over 40 years first in the UK and then the global trade union movement where he occupied key leadership positions for 30 years.
Mikhail Gorbachev is best known as the final leader of the Soviet Union, a position that inevitably comes with a lot of presuppositions. In commemorating Gorbachev posthumously, IPB remembers Gorbachev’s role as a supporter of peace and common security.
The facts are well known: the world is facing a double suicide, the fast one by nuclear weapons and the slower one by climate disaster. 2 trillion arms expenditures per year, and 14,000 nuclear weapons in the process of being replaced by new ones in all nuclear weapon states, are central material expressions of this … Continue reading “Knowledge Alone is No Substitute for Strategy and Action”
IPB World Peace Congress 2021: An Interview with IPB Co-President Philip Jennings IPB will hold its Second World Peace Congress in the Mediterranean city of Barcelona from October 15-17 2021. We’re counting on a large international gathering – both in person and virtual – and including a variety of peace and social movements and activists. … Continue reading “Road to Barcelona 2021: Interview with Philip Jennings”
In honor of Human Rights Day, we are relaunching our blog. If you are a young person interested in peace and human rights, we want to hear your thoughts! Our goal to include as many voices from our global community and network as possible and spark discussion around issues of peace, disarmament and human rights.
In June 2020, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released the Global Rights Index 2020, a report on workers’ rights in 139 countries. The report painted a bleak picture for working people across the globe, most of all in the ten worst countries for working people. That list includes Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, India, … Continue reading “Workers’ Rights and Militarization: Arguments for Rethinking Security”
