“Nothing is lost in peace”: Pope Francis mobilising Vatican diplomats to quell a world war he says has begun
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on how Pope Francis and the Vatican are pursuing peace in the globe’s two major conflicts, working through official and unofficial channels…
Essay: A litany for Ukraine – Pray, and act, for peace
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that one year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace…
Vatican influence: Is Pope Francis’ diplomacy of dialogue failing?
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on how, in Kazakhstan, Pope Francis could not dialogue with Russia or China, but Vatican experts say the real work happens behind closed doors…
West Africa: Coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players
In the wake of a series of coups in West Africa, AARON ROSS and DAVID LEWIS, of Reuters, look at the wider context…
At UN, Biden promises “relentless diplomacy”, not Cold War
United NationsReuters US President Joe Biden mapped out a new era of vigorous competition without a new Cold War despite China’s ascendance during his first United Nations address on Tuesday, promising military restraint and a robust fight against climate change. The United States will help resolve crises from Iran to the Korean Peninsula to Ethiopia, […]
Indonesia says it holds intensive talks with both sides of Myanmar crisis
Reuters Indonesia is holding intensive talks with both the Myanmar military and representatives of the ousted elected government in a bid to end a crisis over a Feb. 1 military coup, Indonesia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Indonesia has taken the lead within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in efforts to resolve […]
ESSAY: LESSONS FROM THE UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN RWANDA, 25 YEARS AFTER THE GENOCIDE IT FAILED TO STOP
US scholar SAMANTHA LAKIN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at what her research shows can be learned from what happened in Rwanda a quarter of a century ago…