World War II

Ray O’Reilly January 11, 2023January 13, 2023 0 Comments adolf hitler, germany, nazi, travel, World War II

The birdsong of Nazi propaganda that shook Europe

The former Nazi social engineering complex known as Vogelsang Ordensburg offers us a timely reminder of how vulnerable democracy can be in the face of extremist ideology.

Photo of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the US atom bomb attack.

Climate Environment Ukraine War

Khaled Diab March 19, 2022June 16, 2023 0 Comments afghanistan, america, beauty pageant, civil war, conflict, conventional weapons, disarmament, environment, eu, european union, george w bush, north korea, nuclear weapons, russia, security council, Ukraine, united states, vladimir putin, World War II, world war iii

World peace is no naïve or utopian cliché. It’s the only way to save humanity from itself

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the major power tension it has created, has sparked fears of a wider conflict. While World War III is unlikely, World Annihilation War I only requires a misstep or miscalculation by one nuclear-armed man or another. That’s why we urgently need nuclear disarmament and world peace.

Europe Ukraine

Boštjan Videmšek March 3, 2022June 18, 2023 0 Comments afghanistan, bosnia, conflict, conspiracy theories, democratic republic of congo, disinformation, fake news, iraq, journalism, kurdistan, media, russia, social media, society, somalia, Ukraine, united states, vladimir putin, war, World War II, yugoslavia

“Never again or forever more?” asks veteran war reporter

I was almost certain that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take place. I was at an utter loss as to what the Kremlin could hope to achieve with such a clearly insane military venture. Staring at the endlessly scrolling explosions of narcissistic hatred on social media, I wonder what I, who once believed in the ‘never again’ mantra, still have to offer in this post-fact age of sabotaged attention spans.