http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/347/0 en http://old.warisacrime.org/content/peace-agenda-new-administration <p>The looming advent of the Trump administration in Washington threatens to worsen an already deeply troubling international situation.&nbsp; Bitter wars are raging, tens of millions of refugees have taken flight, relations among the great powers are deteriorating, and a new nuclear arms race is underway.&nbsp; Resources that could be used to fight unemployment, poverty, and climate change are being lavished on the military might of nations around the world―<a href="http://books.sipri.org/files/FS/SIPRIFS1604.pdf">$1.7 trillion</a> in 2015 alone.&nbsp; The United States accounts for 36 percent of that global total.</p> <p>Given this grim reality, let us consider an alternative agenda for the new administration―an agenda for peace.</p> <p><a href="http://old.warisacrime.org/content/peace-agenda-new-administration" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://old.warisacrime.org/content/peace-agenda-new-administration#comments General Discussion nuclear weapons Peace strengthening the UN Mon, 16 Jan 2017 04:25:31 +0000 Lawrence Wittner 71354 at http://old.warisacrime.org