Peace and Nonviolence

David Cortright History shows engagement, not attack, dissuades countries from developing nuclear weapons. CA ...

Coffee drinkers live longer A new study conducted by the National Institutes of Health and AARP showed that coffee drinkers are likely to live longer.  Lead researcher Neal Fr ...

Jefferson Morley  writes for  Salon : Opposition to the use of drones in domestic airspace is spreading from the Code Pink left to the Fox News right. While conservatives  laud the use of drones against suspected militants overseas, the su ...

The BBC reports on the opening day of Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial at The Hague. The  BBC  reports on the opening day of Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial at The Hagu ...

Withdrawing from Afghanistan by the end of this year. In his successful run for president of France, one of Francois Hollande’s campaign promises was to withdraw all French troops ...

Gen. John Allen, the U.S./NATO commander in Afghanistan, is reorienting the military mission in Afghanistan. As U.S. troops leave, Afghan troops must take the lead. Gen. John All ...

For Reuters, Sebastian Moffett reports on a new Human Rights Watch report. For  Reuters ,  Sebastian Moffett  reports on a new Human Rights Watch report: "In a r ...

For those of us whose mothers have gone to be with God, Mother’s Day is a poignant reminder of loss. It’s a day of prayer, reflection and thanksgiving for our mothers, for the love and nurture we received from t ...

In this week's edition of The Economist, an examination of the continuing tensions between government forces and rebel groups. In this week's edition of  The Economist ...

Only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort of the war in Afghanistan. From  The Associated Press '  Anne Gearan : "Support for the war in Afghani ...