Month: January 2023

The Need for Peacemakers: Two Urgent Dangers That Require a Response

Peacemaking is urgently needed today. Peacemaking is needed in response to a variety of ongoing violent conflicts in the world. I will highlight just two conflicts that my own country, the United States, is currently involved in and that demand particular attention from peacemakers. The first is the ongoing conflict with Russia over Ukraine. The … Continue reading The Need for Peacemakers: Two Urgent Dangers That Require a Response →

“Our Artworks Are Parts of Ourselves”: The Unresolved Status of Art by Guantánamo Bay Detainees

The US prison at Guantánamo Naval Base, Cuba, remains a significant unresolved legacy of the Global War on Terrorism begun in 2001. Since the prison opened in January 2002, roughly 780 men have been detained there as part of US counter-terrorism policies. Today, 35 men remain there, with their ultimate fate yet to be resolved.[1] … Continue reading “Our Artworks Are Parts of Ourselves”: The Unresolved Status of Art by Guantánamo Bay Detainees →