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Video: Action by No to NATO Alliance in Montenegro

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protest action against Montenegro joining NATO by the No to NATO Alliance in Montenegro in a shopping center at Podgorica. action de protestation contre le Monténégro adhésion à l’OTAN par alliance Non à l’OTAN au Montenegro dans un centre commercial à Podgorica. Protestaktion gegen NATO-Beitritt Montenegro durch das Bündnis No to NATO in Montenegro in einem Shopping Center in Podgorica. Protesta de acción contra adhesión de Montenegro a la OTAN par el Alianza No a la OTAN en Montenegro en … Continue reading →

“Quo Vadis NATO? – Challenges for Democracy and Law”

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international conference 26th April – 28th April 2013 in Bremen From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference „Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law“will take place in Bremen. The Main organizer of this event is the German section of the IALANA in cooperation with the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen, chaired by Professor Andreas Fischer-Lescano.

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Germany Sees Rise of Campaign Against Combat Drones

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Dear Friends, Here’s my article in Common Dreams that gives an overview of the new anti-drone campaign in Germany: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/27-6 Lots of press in German can be found here: http://drohnen-kampagne.de/uber-uns/pressespiegel/ Wishing everyone a happy Easter/Passover weekend. Best, Elsa

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We Were Soldiers in the “War on Terror”: Zeugnisse aus dem Irakkrieg

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Ein Film von Elsa Rassbach, Neufassung aus 2012, 23 Min., Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln A video from Els Rassbach, new version in 2012, 23 min. English with German subtitles download: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1l4Y4PGE0w https://vimeo.com/61959387

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NATO, Japan & the F-35

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Friends, Following on my brief overview of the U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Pacific and Peiter’s presentation about nuclear weapons moderization and the F-35, I though the following article from tomorrow’s Japan Times might be of interest to you. For peace & Justice, Joseph Gerson Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times Mar 19, 2013 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/national/ka-ching-abe-to-bargain-with-nato-for-japanese-role-in-f-35/ Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times … Continue reading →

Donilon on NATO & Trans-Atlantic & Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreements

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Friends, Apologies if it seems like you are being barraged by e-mails.  When we met in Gent, I made reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the U.S. effort to create the world’s most intense free trade area, in part to wed Korea, Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations – but NOT China – not only to the U.S. economy, but to further integrate these societies.

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U.S. B-52 bombers simulated raids over North Korea during military exercises

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Friends, I thought that you might find the following disturbing article about U.S. simulated nuclear attacks on North Korea as part of the current war games of interest. I don’t normally look at the Washington Free Beacon, but in seeking to confirm the veracity of an e-mail message, I was channeled there by the conservative Weekly Standard,. There seem to be enough stories- including Business Week-  on the web to confirm the following report and statements by Pentagon press secretary … Continue reading →

New York Times Article on Arctic Tensions

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Preventing an Arctic Cold War One of the four New York Times op ed articles today helped to put the rising resource competition in the Arctic and the lack of diplomatic structures to address them on the public map here. You can find it at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/opinion/preventing-an-arctic-cold-war.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

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Annual meeting of the International Network “No to NATO – No to War”: The delegitimization of the NATO war machine will continue

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Press release, March 14th 2013 From March 8th – 10th 2013 the annual meeting of the International Network “No to War, No to NATO” was held in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Network has more than 650 partners and organizations from over 20 countries.

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Military spending: GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now up

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We wanted a short, hard-hitting video showing what the Global Day of Action on Military Spending is all about. Well, now we’ve got it! The GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3XsxKVPvI It lasts 5 minutes and shows actions taken in different continents. Many thanks to our collegues at IPS for putting this together. Please feature it on your websites, Facebook pages, e-lists etc. We think this deserves to go viral… The current list of planned events/contacts is under … Continue reading →

Membership of the “No to war – no to NATO” network

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All initiatives, organisations, groups who signed the Appeal from Stuttgart are member of the network. For signing the appeal send an email to . Flyer Stuttgart Appeal with signatures.pdf

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Declaration Peace Conference “Ways to Peace in Afghanistan”, Bonn 2012 Oct. 13th-14th

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On October 13/14 2012, the Cooperation for Peace, a network of more than 50 German peace organizations, together with about 20 peace initiatives comprising of German and European Afghanis living in exile are conducting an international peace conference on Afghanistan for the first time. On this occasion, the organizers release this declaration: Afghanistan: Challenges for Peace, Democracy and Development

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Intercontinental Conference: “Peace, Disarmament and Social Alternatives To Global NATO” 2012

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The International Network No to War-No to NATO, together with the Latin American Circle of International Studies and the Argentinian Permanent Assembly for Human Rights, is organizing, in Buenos Aires, Argentina an Inter-Continental Conference from December 13th to 14th 2012, focused on the global policies and strategies of NATO and their implications for the Global South, especially in Latin America, and the political, social and human alternatives that the Global South offers for peace, security, and the environment.

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Actions around the NATO Summit Chicago 2012

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US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan return war medals at NATO Summit Article in Excelsior by Luis Gutierrez Esparza New York Times Letter to the Editors by Kevin Martin Article by Tom Hayden in Huffington Post – Final Press Statement of Nato-Free-Future and No to War – No to NATO network – Final Statement of the Counter Summit for Peace and Economic Justice  

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– Press Coverage of the NATO Summit in Chicago 2012

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— Interview by Amy Goodman with Reiner Braun on Democracy Now — Interview with Reiner Braun on Russia Today — Protests at Obama headquarters and consulates (Canada, GB, Germany) — Chicago Tribune NATO’s hard sell at the summit by Michael Lynn, May 16 2012 — Reiner Braun on WBEZ Radio, May 16 — Fotostream: Impressions of the actions around NATO and the city of Chicago  

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