Discover the untold stories of female soldiers in Afghanistan, their contributions, challenges, and the complexities of their roles in combat. A revealing account of their experiences.

Wars are world-shaping. Beyond their immediate human and physical tolls, wars alter the fates of societies and states; of clans, cultures and leaders. They establish new lines of access to resources and influence, determining who has what – and who doesn’t.

In addition to those who experience direct loss, such events also take a toll on others, including those who witnessed the shooting, first responders, people who were nearby and those who hear about it – yet again – through the media.

As the conflict continues, Ukrainian citizens are using platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok to show the world what is unfolding on the ground during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Historians are looking at the rapidly shifting present. They realise history is being made, not replayed in Ukraine. In the process, it is changing the face of Europe.

Is Russia now led by someone who would contemplate using nuclear weapons without any great concern? Over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has dropped some pretty big hints that he is prepared to cross that strategic Rubicon.

Since he came to power in 1999, Putin has created an ever-shrinking group of advisers who reinforce his worldview. This allows Putin to ignore not only Ukrainian public opinion, which has turned strongly against Russia since 2014, but also global voices condemning his moves.

In the West, the current standoff between Ukraine and Russia has typically been presented as one in which a righteous Ukraine is standing up to bullying by a scheming, even Machiavellian Russia.

Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 was the first change of internationally recognized borders in Europe through military force since World War II.

The deadly shootings of eight people in Atlanta on March 16 and 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, 2021, brought heartache and grief to the families and friends of the victims.

The promotion of a culture of peace requires more than an absence of war. Clearly, any definition of a culture of peace must address the problem of achieving justice for communities and individuals who do not have the means to compete or cope without...

Even after the Trump administration’s repeated efforts to slash foreign aid and global partnerships, the United States remains the world’s largest source of official development assistance for low-income countries.

There are countless different species on the surface of this planet. One of these is the human race, which has over seven billion members.

Dangerous speech is defined as communication encouraging an audience to condone or inflict harm. Usually this harm is directed by an “ingroup” (us) against an “outgroup” (them) – though it can also provoke self-harm in suicide cults.

When people stop fighting and start listening, a funny thing happens. They realize they have much more in common than they thought.

Find five minutes a day to focus on peace and visualize this planet absolutely radiant, bathed totally in Light, Power, Love, and Harmony. When you do this, you are moving away from limited beliefs into expanded possibilities...

When I was 4 years old, my grandfather died. The preacher said "por fin el a alcanzado la paz" which means (in Spanish) that he has finally reached peace. As I listened to him I began to think that peace was really important if grandfather had to go away to attain it. So I asked my mom what it meant "to have peace".

Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out overland, into Asia, then Europe, becoming Homo neanderthalensis – the Neanderthals.

As more women tell their stories and take their place on the stage of history, a growing number are emerging as peace heroines in their own right. And, of course, there are the ordinary stories of women who day after day weave the thread of peace into the fabric of daily life.

Europeans are not looking to the US to lead during the pandemic emergency, as they might have done in the past.

As someone who has studied the lives of Iran’s working classes, I know just how damaging economic warfare has been. It’s hit young Iranians, who comprise a large portion of the population, particularly hard.

There is a personality profile that is linked to war crimes. It raises the question of whether military organisations could and should take more care when recruiting people.

There’s only so much adrena­line a human body can make. There’s not enough to make love and war. To make war, you have to leave the love behind.