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Degrees in Amity: The University for Peace
Rarely do educational entities come into existence through the decree of international organizations, but such is the case with the University for Peace, which is officially located in San Jose, Costa...
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The Japanese Peace Bell: “Long Live Absolute World Peace.”
Presented on June 8, 1954, the Japanese Peace Bell was a gift to the United Nations on the part of the United Nations Association of Japan, a post-World War II organization that had formed in 1947 as a...
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The Dayton International Peace Museum
Located in the city that hosted the 1995 diplomatic accords that ended the three and half year-long Bosnian Civil War, the Dayton International Peace Museum is the result of peace – loving energy,...
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Seeds of Peace: Jumpstarting the Peacebuilding Process
One of the most familiar sayings in the world is the often quoted adage that the “pen is mightier than the sword.” Although it is an old axiom, there is great truth to the statement – and there is...
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Reconciliation: Canada’s Peacekeeping Monument
As signed on June 26, 1945 at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, the Charter of the United Nations grants the United Nations Security Council the authority and responsibility of...
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They Came in Peace: The Beirut Memorial
In the fall of 1983, Lebanon was notorious as one of the most violent countries in the world. The fundamental reason for this well-deserved reputation was a bloody civil war, which had prompted Israel...
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Pontifically Approved: The Flag of the United Nations
The coordinators of the original United Nations Conference that met in San Francisco immediately after the end of World War II (1945) sought an emblem that could be easily used to identify delegates as...
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The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism...
In the wake of the 911 tragedy and the creation of the of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the need for science-based research into the human causes and consequences of worldwide...
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University from 1901 to 1945, was a noted leader in the Republican Party who once ran for vice-president on the same ticket with William Howard Taft, the...
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International Law and The Hague: The Peace Palace
Living in the years prior to the Bolshevik Revolution and the foundation of Soviet Russia, Friedrich Martens was a diplomat in the employ of the Czars who played an instrumental role in the formation...
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Remembering 11-M: The Madrid Atocha Train Station Memorial
Everyone remembers the anniversary of 911 in the United States, but how many of you out there are familiar with the events of 11-M? That combination of numbers, a hyphen, and one letter refers to March...
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The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
Just prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, English Quaker Henry Hodgkin and German peace activist Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze met on the platform of the railroad station in Cologne, Germany....
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Pillars of Steel: The 7 July Memorial
There is perhaps no other post-911 terroristic event that better exemplifies the dangers of homegrown radical violence than the events of 7/7 – the cold-heartedly planned series of explosions that...
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Peace as a Duty: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Sometimes humankind’s dedication to waging hatred and war runs so deep that even the meek and pure of heart who attempt to circumvent such events become the object of derision and potential acts of...
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Tribute in Light: A Heavenly-Reaching Luminesce
During the months following the tragedy of 911, a weary and shocked New York City was ready for a memorial that would eulogize and venerate all those that had perished in the horrific events of that...
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Georg Zundel and the Concept of Peace Research
Ever wondered what would happen if ground breaking scientific research, a genuine concern for philanthropy, and the study of peace were to come together in one person? Then look no further than Georg...
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Inquire, Learn, and Reflect: The May 4 Memorial of Kent State University
In the spring of 1970, the United States was a country sharply divided over the ongoing Vietnam War – and the friction many times showed up dramatically on college campuses in the form of protests. In...
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Nothing More Than Nothing: The Weight of a Snowflake
December 14, 2022 will mark the 43rd anniversary of the day my father fell victim to a terrorist attack while working in Istanbul, Turkey as a civilian contractor with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty...
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Service Above Self: The Rotary Club International
Paul Percy Harris was a Chicago attorney who had a personal vision to make the humility evident in community service part of the mainstream business world. Born in Racine, Wisconsin on April 19, 1868,...
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The USS Cole Memorial: “10/12 Happened Before 9/11”
Since the end of World War II, the United States has taken on an increasingly more pervasive military presence in the world, with approximately 172,966 active duty personnel serving outside the United...
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