Nobel Peace Laureate José Ramos-Horta participates in panel on global war prevention
At the 2012 General Conference of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in Mie, Tsu, Japan, War Prevention Initiative director Patrick Hiller organized and chaired a plenary panel discussion on the topic “Global War Prevention – Are we at a turning point in history?”
Meeting with renowned Peace Studies Professor David Cortright
War Prevention Initiative Director Patrick Hiller met with Professor David Cortright, Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In their discussion on the initiative’s commitment to war prevention, Cortright emphasized the need for a comprehensive campaign strategy for preventing war in Iran. A recently … Read more
War Prevention Initiative hosted “Parkdale Peace Gathering 2”
Dear Visitors, Under the theme of “Bridging gaps and next steps in war prevention” the Parkdale Peace Gathering 2 brought together a group of scholars, practitioners, Rotarians and other individuals dedicated to peace. We were glad to host conflict resolution experts such as Harry Anastasiou, Rob Gould and Tom Hastings from Portland State University, Tim … Read more
War Prevention Initiative met with author Karl Marlantes
On July 11, 2012 core team members of the War Prevention Initiative Al Jubitz and Patrick Hiller, as well as invited guest Jim McCobb met with New York Times Top 10 Bestseller Karl Marlantes in Seattle. He is the author Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War and the recently published non-fiction work What It … Read more
Re-examining the connection between peace, conflict and trade
Re-examining the connection between peace, conflict and trade An assessment through the lens of peace and conflict science. A War Prevention Initiative White Paper by Patrick Hiller, Ph.D. (Director War Prevention Initiative) Click her for downloadable PDF version Executive Summary This paper examines the connection between peace, conflict and trade through the lens of peace … Read more
Iran Nuclear Talks. A fresh tone in Washington with a breath of Oregon
It is easy to be a cynic listening to some of the more nonsensical chatter coming out of Congress. Despite the most comprehensive international agreement between the United States and its P5+1 partners (the members of the UN Security Council and Germany) with Iran on its nuclear program, the calls to bomb Iran are still … Read more
TPP, Peace and Conflict: It’s Not about Trade, It’s about How We Trade
Let’s get one thing straight to begin with. Trade is good. We do it all the time. Trade has been pretty much part of recorded human history and evidence reveals prehistorical trade routes in many parts of the world. It becomes a little bit trickier when we look at large-scale international trade agreements. The question … Read more
Wars are not fought for peace and democracy
The Myth Wars are for peace & democracy Debunk Wars for democracy are unsuccessful. The US has a long history or invading and occupying others. War is more likely to happen when there is oil. Forcing democracies does not work. Wars brew hatred and violence in the aftermath. Wars are … Read more
War is not the last resort
The Myth War is the last resort Debunk People assume and expect that decisions to use force are made when no other options exist. No war can satisfy the conditions of absolute last resort. There always are many good, nonviolent alternatives. The price of war is too high, when people … Read more
War is not part of human nature
The Myth Humans will always go to war Debunk War has not always been around, humans invented war. Most of the time in human history we did not wage wars. It’s not in our genes. We have to be trained to be able to kill. War does not break out. … Read more
Fight terror again, and again, and again. Or end it by refusing to participate in its creation
The cycle of violence. When will it be interrupted? The attack on Charlie Hebdo was another incident of “Terror in [fill in the blank]… attackers part of [fill in name of terror network]”. It was an incident of home-grown terror, since the attackers were French-born second-generation immigrants. It is time to shift away from ineffective, … Read more
