“…to find solutions, we have to be able to take into account what others perceive as their legitimate security concerns,” said Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute.
Pugliese: How NATO backed Russia into a corner
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Let’s move from dangerous military posturing to serious negotiations
Opinion leaders appear to be demanding that NATO ramp up the very military posturing that could bring war ever closer.
Eric Margolis: What if there’s a real war in Ukraine?
On the 100th anniversary of World War I, we again see our leaders playing with matches.
Between a hawk and a dove: NATO charts its future
One hundred years after the start of the First World War, the world’s strongest military alliance is responding to hostilities in Ukraine by bunkering down in Europe.
No justice for Afghan civilians: Amnesty report
A new report by Amnesty International documents the inability of Afghan civilians to obtain justice for family members killed in attacks by NATO forces. “None of the cases that we looked into – involving more than 140 civilian deaths – were prosecuted by the US military. Evidence of possible war crimes and unlawful killings has seemingly been ignored.”
Obama extends nuclear weapons deal with UK
Five years after affirming his support for a nuclear-weapon-free world, President Barack Obama has approved a secret ten-year extension of the U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom.