Report “NATO, Building Global Insecurity” – English Version

(UPDATE): This report, which has been published last month, now has a official english version: On the 25th of June, at the occasion for the Peace Summit Madrid 2022, the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau, in collaboration with the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS), issued its 53th report under the … Continue reading “Report “NATO, Building Global Insecurity” – English Version”

Publication of the report “NATO, Building Global Insecurity”

On the 25th of June, at the occasion for the Peace Summit Madrid 2022, the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau, in collaboration with the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS), issued its 53th report under the name “NATO, Building Global Insecurity” (La OTAN, Construyendo Inseguridad Global” in the original) with the coordination of … Continue reading “Publication of the report “NATO, Building Global Insecurity””

NATO’S 3.5% SPENDING GOAL: UNSUSTAINABLE ON EVERY COUNT

Issue Briefing – June 2025 A new analysis released during the NATO summit in the Netherlands by the Transnational Institute, Tipping Point North South, and Stop Wapenhandel, reveals that NATO’s growing military build-up is severely undermining global climate goals and diverting critical resources away from climate and social investment. Since 2021, NATO member states have … Continue reading “NATO’S 3.5% SPENDING GOAL: UNSUSTAINABLE ON EVERY COUNT”

IPB Speech at Civil 7 on Fostering Peacebuilding

15 May 2024 | Rome, Italy | Executive Director Sean Conner “We are now at an inflection point. The post-cold war period is over. A transition is under way to a new global order. While its contours remain to be defined, leaders around the world have referred to multipolarity as one of its defining traits. … Continue reading “IPB Speech at Civil 7 on Fostering Peacebuilding”

Urgent Alert and Advocacy for Free, Credible and Peaceful Elections in Cameroon

Pre-Electoral  Context  in  Cameroon:   and  Severe  Security  Tensions:  A  Worrisome Turning Point in the 2025 Electoral Process As Cameroon approaches the presidential election scheduled for October 12, 2025, the country finds itself at  a critical juncture  once again. Cameroon is experiencing a severe security and political crisis. The unfair electoral environment seriously undermines the  credibility … Continue reading “Urgent Alert and Advocacy for Free, Credible and Peaceful Elections in Cameroon”

10% for All: A global campaign to cut military spending, reframe security, and invest in humanity

The Global Military Spending Crisis In 2024, the world spent an unprecedented 2.718 trillion USD on military budgets—equivalent to the entire budgets of South Africa, Canada, Brazil, and India combined. This massive expenditure represents the highest military spending ever recorded, a 9.4% increase from 2023, surpassing even Cold War levels. Meanwhile, multiple, simultaneous global crises persist: … Continue reading “10% for All: A global campaign to cut military spending, reframe security, and invest in humanity”

Final Declaration of the International Forum for Peace

For a world in peace Stop the increase in military spending and the militarization of our society! The world is at a crossroads. On the one hand, the world capitalist system, imperialism that insists on maintaining a unipolar order, anchored in centuries of colonial domination, with NATO acting as the military, political and ideological arm … Continue reading “Final Declaration of the International Forum for Peace”

PRESS RELEASE: Climate and Peace Groups Join Togetherin First Global Week of Action

Berlin, September 21st, 2024 Peace and climate movements are taking action together in the first Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice to highlight the connections between their causes. The week runs from 21-28 September, with more than 50 events planned across five continents, in countries including Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, … Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE: Climate and Peace Groups Join Togetherin First Global Week of Action”

C7 Policy Recommendations: Peace, Common Security and Nuclear Disarmament

By: International Peace Bureau and Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament CONTEXT: CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS On May 19, 2023, following G7 leaders’ Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament proclaimed a “commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons with undiminished security for all.” As anxieties over global crises continue to grow, the pursuit of undiminished common … Continue reading “C7 Policy Recommendations: Peace, Common Security and Nuclear Disarmament”

 Military Spending in 2022 Shows the Precarity of the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape and the Flawed Logic of Militarism 

Press Release – April 24th, 2023  The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) newest military expenditure data for 2022 shows yet another year of increase in global military spending, up 3.7 percent from 2021 to another all-time high of US$ 2240 billion. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, increases in military spending in Europe and … Continue reading ” Military Spending in 2022 Shows the Precarity of the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape and the Flawed Logic of Militarism “