As it did several centuries ago, India needs to help the world rediscover the meaning of zero, this time in the nuclear realm. It must advocate universal nuclear disarmament as a state of zero nuclear weapons ... Read more
The greatest global challenge that faces the international community today is that of the current transnational revolution in human affairs, which in turn is triggered by the combination of three ... Read more
According to Roosevelt, “necessitous men are not free.” The narrow conception of individual freedom founded on private property rights advocated ... Read more
Working for peace is part of the heritage WAAS fellows have been given by Academy founders who, after helping develop the theories and technology for nuclear weapons, were amongst the first to recognize that they ... Read more
Rising expectations release enormous amount of social energy that spills over into social unrest when no suitable positive channels are available to utilize it for social advancement.. Read more
The very possession of nuclear weapons violates the fundamental human rights of the citizens of the world and must be regarded as illegal.... Read more
The economics of growth must be replaced by equilibrium economics, where considerations of ecology, carrying capacity, and sustainability are given proper weight, and where the quality of life of future generations has as much importance as present profits... Read more
The paper argues for a wider, inclusive concept of sovereignty that accords full recognition ... Read more
We rely on nuclear deterrence out of habit and because doctrines and ideas developed during the Cold War got locked in place by fear. But now we have emerged from the Cold War ... Read more
One rule of non-possession for all will be far more conducive than our present world of nuclear haves and have-nots to the development of ... Read more
There can be no reasonable situation where threat of use of nuclear weapons would be justified for self-defence. But such a threat exists in the very possession of nuclear weapons themselves ... Read more
Cooperative security, in place of the current competitive security, is needed to meet not only the requirement of nuclear disarmament but also the many ...Read more
The core of the nuclear weapons problem is the challenge of evolving effective institutions for global governance. The solution to this and other serious challenges can only be resolved by humanity as a whole ...Read more
Governance requires new national and multinational agreements; now is the time to gain acceptance for a future nuclear-weapon-free Arctic ...Read more
When the will of the majority of the world’s peoples is clearly expressed in an international treaty, even if the treaty functions imperfectly, the question of legality is clear ... Read more
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Simulated ICJ Judgment
Winston P. Nagan
The very possession of nuclear weapons violates the fundamental human rights of the citizens of the world and must be regarded as illegal ... Read More
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Flaws in the concept of Nuclear Deterrence
John Scales Avery
The idea of nuclear deterrence is a dangerous fallacy, and that the development of military systems based on nuclear weapons has been a terrible mistake, a false step that needs to be reversed ... Read More
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Rising Expectations, Social Unrest & Development
Ashok Natarajan
Rising expectations release enormous amount of social energy that spills over into social unrest when no suitable positive channels are available to utilize it for social advancement. Harnessing that energy for constructive purposes requires appropriate social organizations and productive skills. ... Read More
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Revolution in Human Affairs: The Root of Societal Violence
Jasjit Singh
The greatest global challenge that faces the international community today is that of the current transnational revolution in human affairs, which in turn is triggered by the combination of three revolutions: a revolution of rising expectations, the information and communications revolution, and a broader industrial-technological revolution ... Read More
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Human Rights, Liberty & Socio-Economic Justice
Winston P. Nagan
According to Roosevelt, "necessitous men are not free." The narrow conception of individual freedom founded on private property rights advocated by neoliberalism neglects a much wider, more humane conception of social democracy, freedom from want and human security affirmed by the New Deal, the Atlantic Charter and the UN Charter ... Read More
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Universal Nuclear Disarmament: What Can India Offer?
Manpreet Sethi
As it did several centuries ago, India needs to help the world rediscover the meaning of zero, this time in the nuclear realm. It must advocate universal nuclear disarmament as a state of zero nuclear weapons ? not of fewer weapons or in fewer hands because as long as even one country retains even one nuclear weapon, an NWFW cannot be realized and proliferation cannot be stopped ... Read More
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Mediation of Conflicts by Civil Society
Melanie Greenberg, Robert J. Berg and Cora Lacatus
Working for peace is part of the heritage WAAS fellows have been given by Academy founders who, after helping develop the theories and technology for nuclear weapons, were amongst the first to recognize that they should be banned. Two of the seven founders of WAAS (Robert Oppenheimer and Bertrand Russell) became global figures in proposing nuclear disarmament ... Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty Opens New Possibilities at the UN
John Scales Avery
On 2 April, 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty, which had been blocked for ten years in the consensus-bound Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, was put directly before the United Nations General Assembly, and was passed by a massive majority. This historic victory ... Read More
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