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Taps for America’s Empire of Bases?
March 10, 2021
The Biden administration is conducting a “Global Posture Review” meant to ensure that the worldwide presence of U.S. military forces is “appropriately aligned with our foreign policy and national security priorities.” This review offers an opportunity to change the way the United States deploys its forces, currently scattered on 800-some overseas bases. Momentum is growing to close hundreds of those bases and bring troops home, as proposed by experts across party lines in a new open letter. On Wednesday, March 10, experts discussed why the Biden administration should sunset America’s base empire and how it will strengthen U.S. national security in the process.
The panel included David Vine, professor of political anthropology at American University and board member of the Costs of War Project; Christine Ahn, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ; and John Glaser, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Quincy Institute President Andrew Bacevich moderated.
For Peace in Korea, No More War Drills! Webinar
February 18, 2021
Webinar on the 60-plus year history of the costly and provocative annual US-ROK combined military exercises, and why it’s critical to end them to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Speakers
Wooksik Cheong, Director of Peace Network (South Korea)
Catherine Killough, Advocacy and Leadership Coordinator of Women Cross DMZ (US)
Jovanni Reyes, Member Coordinator of About Face: Veterans Against War (US)
Moderator:
Ann Wright, Retired U.S. Army Colonel, Former US Diplomat, and Coordinator of the Korea Peace Campaign of Veterans For Peace
Sponsoring organizations:
Civil Peace Forum; Korea Peace Campaign of Veterans for Peace; Korea Peace Network; Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network; Korean Women’s Movement for Peace; Peace Treaty Now; South Korean Committee on June 15th Joint Declaration; Women Cross DMZ; and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
For Peace in Korea, No More War Drills! Trailer
February 18, 2021
The annual US-ROK combined military exercises are costly, provocative, and a major obstacle to achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula. Sign the petition to urge the Biden administration to suspend these war drills: tiny.cc/koreapeace
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-Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea
-US Department of Defense
-Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Feminist Leadership in Disarmament
February 17, 2021
On 17 February, the SCRAP Weapons team at SOAS University of London proudly started off the webinar series on Feminist Leadership in disarmament. The webinar series focuses on women and feminist perspectives in disarmament. We are excited to be hosting leading experts from the international disarmament, non-proliferation and peace-building community. The webinars intend to provide critical and in depth insight into the experiences and achievements of female figures working in the field.
The opening webinar, “Feminist Leadership in Disarmament”, offered a thorough introduction to women and feminist perspectives in disarmament and peace-building, highlighting critical contributions that leading women figures have made. This webinar touched on thematic topics that will be further elaborated on in our coming webinars.
Panelists for the first webinar included:
Charlene Roopnarine – International Relations Officer at the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago; Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations
Christine Ahn – Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Cross DMZ; Co-founder of the Korea Peace Network
Folade Mutota – Executive Director of the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD), based in Trinidad and Tobago; Coordinator of the Caribbean Coalition for Development and the Reduction of Armed Violence (CDRAV)
Ray Acheson – Director of Reaching Critical Will (RCW): Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Rebecca E. Johnson – Founder and Director of Acronym Institute for Disarmament and Diplomacy; The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Path to Peace Report Launch Press Conference
February 2, 2021
On February 2, 2021, Korea Peace Now! — a global coalition of women’s peace organizations — released a new report, Path to Peace: The Case for a Peace Agreement to End the Korean War, which explores how a peace-first approach can resolve the security crisis on the Korean Peninsula. The report makes the case that a peace agreement would lower tensions and make room for progress on issues such as improved human rights and denuclearization. It also argues for women’s inclusion in the peace process.
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