Mapping Militarism and a Just and Sustainable Peace

The map of where the wars are, disturbingly, shows more wars than ever in 2022 (26 in 2021, 18 in 2020) despite a global disease pandemic and demands for a ceasefire. As always, the map of places where the wars are has hardly any overlap with maps of where the weapons come from. According to the […]

PEACE FIRST!

We, the people of Central Europe, are concerned about the escalating war in Ukraine. We will never reconcile ourselves to the fratricidal conflict between the two largest and once inseparably linked Slavic nations. It was a mistake for the guarantors of the Minsk Agreements to resign themselves to upholding their validity. However, we strongly protest […]

Governments have done nothing for diplomacy, a peace march is on its way

(Press Release) Forty figures from social, scientific and cultural life from both Slovakia and the Czech Republic have today signed an appeal to the governments and heads of state of both countries to exert maximum pressure for diplomatic solution to the conflict instead of sending weapons, prolonging the war and further bloodshed. They emphasize that […]

[English] GLOBÁLNY MIEROVÝ INDEX / GLOBAL PEACE INDEX (GPI) ZA ROK 2022

Podľa Globálneho mierového indexu (GPI) za rok 2022 sa svet stal menej mierumilovným už jedenásty raz za posledných 14 rokov, pričom priemerná úroveň mierumilovnosti krajín sa za posledný rok zhoršila o 0,3 %. Celkovo sa mierumilovnosť zlepšila v 90 krajinách a zhoršila v 71 krajinách, čo poukazuje na to, že krajiny majú tendenciu zhoršovať sa v […]

THE WEST NEEDS ITS GLASS POLICY

For some time now, I have been observing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for professional reasons, and I must say that a pure psychopath is at the head of the North Atlantic Alliance. The man went completely crazy. No one has as many enemies in the world as the United States, but after meeting with Biden in the White House, he declared that no other world power has as many friends and allies as the United States. However, as he says “China does not share our values” (dizzying discovery), Russia is becoming more aggressive and our enemies are investing in new military potential, we must defend ourselves and the expression of our defense is what – right, feverish armaments …

BERTHA VON SUTTNER

JUNE 9, 1843, THE FIRST WOMAN WAS WEARED A NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE FROM 1905, A NATIONAL OF PRAGUE

Her name is Bertha von Suttner (born Countess Kinská) and she is an extraordinarily inspiring figure who is far ahead of her time.

MAY 29: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE MISSION MEMBERS

Every year on 29 May, the international community commemorates United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. The UN General Assembly (UN General Assembly) declared this day by approving a resolution of 11 December 2002, and although only mentioned since 2003, soldiers, police officers and civilian experts have been helping to keep the world peace for 73 years under the auspices of the United Nations. This day pays tribute to all the men and women who have served and are serving in peacekeeping operations, and their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage is appreciated.