Pacifism
Pacifism is opposition to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. The word pacifism was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud (1864–1921) and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ahimsa (to do no harm), which is a core philosophy in Indian Religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound. In modern times, interest was revived by Leo Tolstoy in his late works, particularly in The Kingdom of God …
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EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 24 October 2024 English
Shortly after having been elected Japan's Prime Minister in September 2024, Ishiba Shigeru called elections to the house of representatives (the lower house) to be held on 27 October. The …
running the country, in 2009-2012), promotes pacifism, an inclusive society free from discrimination …
IRES: Royal Institute for Strategic Studies · 24 October 2024 French
non approprié lorsqu’il est question de souveraineté alimentaire, hydrique eténergétique, de la disponibilité des ressources en eau, de l’état de la biodiversité, de richesse globale par habitant, de bien-être de …
global de paix, publié par l’Institute for Economics and Peace, permet de classer les pays du monde selon leur degré de pacifisme …
Cato Institute · 22 October 2024 English
What's happened to the Democrats? They used to be antiwar! Such is one of the many questions being bandied about by an online commentariat seeking to make sense of a …
interwar progressivism took on a solid strain of pacifism and opposition to centralized authority. While …
FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 7 October 2024 English
Under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan pivoted from post-World War II pacifism toward a robust military buildup aimed at balancing China’s rise. Abe’s initiatives, such as redefining …
ISC: International Studies Center · 25 September 2024 Thai
Summit Meeting,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 13, 2023, us/page4e_001323.html (accessed May 26, 2023). [...] 16 “New Plan for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)”,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March …
มข้ึนตามแนวคิด “แปซิฟิกนิยมเชิงรุก (Proactive Pacifism)” แตกต่างอย่างชัดเจนจากแนวปฏิบัติและนโยบายด้า …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 25 September 2024 English
The spectre of conflict and strategic competition has begun to haunt the Indo-Pacific in earnest. In the South China Sea, Southeast Asian nations like Vietnam and Indonesia have nervously watched …
urgent rethink of the island nation’s commitment to pacifism; this is a move that has been met with approval …
RAND Corporation · 24 September 2024 English
Japan and the United States are in close alignment regarding their threat perceptions of the regional security environment. This, in turn, leads some to assume that Japan would welcome an …
environment, as well as the lingering elements of pacifism and anti- militarism.1 That said, introducing …
Pacific Forum · 18 September 2024 English
However, the Chinese market is not A poll conducted by the Tokyo-based Central as attractive to Japan as before because of the Research Services on the behalf of the Taipei …
University of Honolulu, Hawaii Other than a history of pacifism and a missing defense Pacific University, and …
Social Europe · 17 September 2024 English
In parallel, following the collapse of the Soviet bloc in 1989, the ‘shock therapy’ of market fundamentalism and the convic‐ tion that accession to the European Union and other communities …
strategic terms. This could define a pragmatic pacifism and address how the movement can rise to such …
Prospect Foundation · 10 September 2024 English
With more than half of the world’s seaborne trade passing through the Taiwan Strait and 90% of advanced semiconductors manufactured in the country, Taiwan is an indispensable partner in economic …
small democratic state fought against growing pacifism and fake news in Europe. Drawing on his experience …
