Topic: War and conflict
The scramble to help Ukraine shows the need for more, better aid
Blog / 9th February 2023There is no shortage of money - only a shortage of political will to create a fairer world where prosperity is better shared, writes Gabriela Bucher.
UN Nuclear Review: A prime time to stop the new arms race
Blog / 5th August 2022The real solution to the threat of nuclear war is in plain sight, but still the powerful weapons makers and war profiteers refuse to yield. By Marcy Winogra and Medea Benjamin for Common Dreams.
US$2 trillion for war versus US$100 billion to save the planet
Blog / 19th July 2022The money that is being swallowed into the Western military establishments does not only drift away from any climate spending but also promotes greater climate catastrophe, writes Murad Qureshi.
New world records: More weapons than ever. And a hunger crisis like no other
Blog / 8th July 2022While the NATO Summit ended in Madrid with net commitments to double spending on weapons and to increase by eight-fold the number of troops in Europe, the total of hungry people worldwide now marks an unprecedented record.
In memoriam: Bruce Kent – A veteran of the cause for sharing
Blog / 14th June 2022STWR were sad to learn of the recent passing of Bruce Kent, the renowned peace campaigner who strongly supported the cause for sharing in building a more just and equal world.
UN “deeply troubled” by impending cuts on development aid by rich nations
Blog / 1st June 2022The invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of ODA to the world’s poorer nations.
With clenched fists, they spend money on weapons as the planet burns
Blog / 13th May 2022Two important reports were released last month, neither getting the kind of attention they deserve, writes Vijay Prashad for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time
News / 13th May 2022World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of $2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased, reports the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Cost of the Ukraine war felt in Africa, Global South
Blog / 6th May 2022As the West is busy dealing with its own economic woes while cutting off Russian exports, little heed is being paid to those suffering the most, writes Ramzy Baroud.
‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma
News / 18th March 2022Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine.