Brown Bag Lunch: Military Spending

On Monday May 11, from noon to 1 p.m., FPIF’s Pacific Freeze project will be holding a brown-bag lunch and update from Wooksik Cheong (Peace Network, South Korea), Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat, Japan), Gyung-Lan Jeong (Women Making Peace, South Korea), Colin Archer (International Peace Bureau), Kevin Martin (United For Peace and Justice), and Miriam Pemberton (FPIF).

Not terrorism–China drives up U.S. military spending

It’s essential that lawmakers and members of the public question the Pentagon’s justifications — and reject proposals that would have the effect of triggering a new Cold War, one with the People’s Republic of China.

Too Much is Never Enough: Bush’s Military Spending Spree

Forget that the Bush administration is sending U.S. troops to train local forces in Yemen, the Philippines, and Uzbekistan, and that since September 11th the U.S. has stepped up military aid to Turkey, Pakistan, India, Jordan, and a number of countries wh

Campaign 2000: Why is Military Spending Not an Issue?

The U.S. must recognize that preventive actions — diplomacy, contributing to global economic development, promoting political and religious freedom — that get to the root causes of conflict are the long-term paths to global peace and stability.