70 Years Later, the Korean War Must End

70 Years Later, the Korean War Must End

| Jul 26, 2023 | HP FeaturedJuly 27 marked 70 years since the signing of the armistice that halted — but did not end — the Korean War. Since then, the divided Peninsula has been locked in a perpetual state of war that grows ever more dangerous.  In recent weeks, the U.S. has flown...
The U.S. Should Never Start A Nuclear War

The U.S. Should Never Start A Nuclear War

| Aug 2, 2019 | HP Featured|Peace / SecuritySeventy-four years ago this August, the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was one of the most horrific acts of warfare in history. This month, we remember the 200,000 or more civilian men, women, and children who died, and the many thousands...
Lessons on North Korea from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Lessons on North Korea from the Cuban Missile Crisis

| Aug 23, 2017 | Peace / SecurityNearly 55 years ago, in October 1962, I was a college student who’d just turned 20. The Cuban Missile Crisis began the day after my birthday, and it seemed entirely possible that I (along with tens of millions of other people) might die in nuclear fire and fury...
Right Now, Trump Can Start a Nuclear War

Right Now, Trump Can Start a Nuclear War

| Mar 15, 2017 | Peace / SecurityRight now, Donald Trump could start a nuclear war on a whim, and no one could stop him. Under any circumstances, the prospect of nuclear war is terrifying, the deadly consequences irreversible. Yet with a single order, the president — any president — could effectively...