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Colombia

The complicated, ever-evolving, nitty-gritty of peace in Colombia

June 24, 2019 Christopher Burke Corruption, International One comment

In November 2016, then-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed peace agreements with the FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia,) Colombia’s largest guerrilla group

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peace economy

Guns or butter? Butter, says Peace Economy Project

August 15, 2018 Maggie Hannick Economy, War Leave a comment

What’s better: a military-based economy or a peace-based economy?  Jason Sibert of the Peace Economy Project, says that cutting military spending and funding human

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In Congress: A bill to abolish nuclear weapons by 2020

February 3, 2014 Joan Brannigan Activism, Military, War Leave a comment

We need to work to end wars. One way to do that is to get rid of all nuclear weapons. Eleanor Holmes Norton has

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Peace X Peace: Raising women’s voices, building cultures of peace

December 19, 2012 Renee Shur Human Rights, International, Media, Violence, War, Women Leave a comment

Switch off MSNBC. Toss the New York Times in the recycling bin and suppress the temptation to sample the blogs. If you crave more

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