Hugo Chavez: A History Maker
A genius makes us think, and act, differently, thereby making history. Chávez was one. Thank you Hugo–may you not rest in peace.
Read MoreJohan Galtung is a distinguished Norwegian scholar, founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies and of TRANSCEND International (www.transcend.org), a conflict resolution network.
Posted by Johan Galtung | Mar 17, 2013 | Americas, Viewpoints |
A genius makes us think, and act, differently, thereby making history. Chávez was one. Thank you Hugo–may you not rest in peace.
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Jan 9, 2013 | Economy, US, Viewpoints |
In the swamp of problems there are bubbles waiting to burst: finance versus real economy, printed money versus real value, debt service versus people service. With sounds of a sucking quagmire a little further on.…
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Sep 5, 2012 | Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |
Israel can attain a lasting security only through peace with its neighbors, like in a Middle East community of Israel with its five Arab neighbors, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine.
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Oct 12, 2011 | Asia Pacific, Europe, Viewpoints |
Ladies and Gentlemen, This lecture is dedicated to your hero and my personal good friend, Wolf Graf von Baudissin, who coined the term “innere Führung,” or inner steering. My talk is about collective inner steering, worldviews,...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Aug 30, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
TRANSCEND Media Service — At the time of writing, what BBC and NATO call the Final Chapter is being written in the Libya-Gaddafi tragedy. Like the final chapter for Yugoslavia-Milosevic, for Afghanistan-Omar, for...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Aug 3, 2011 | Europe, Viewpoints |
TRANSCEND Media Service — Anders Breivik was driven by a calling to save Christianity, catholic essentially, from a European civil war with Islam. The message said: Islam enters Europe on roads paved by multiculturalism,...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Jul 20, 2011 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
Transcend Media Service — Pre-Islamic Arabia lived for a long time under various forms of asabiya, which meant chauvinism to the Arab race, to the tribe, or to a clan within the tribe. This was the source of many...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Jun 15, 2011 | Regions, Viewpoints |
TRANSCEND Media Service, June 13 – Aging, not overpopulation, will be the dominant tendency of the twenty-first century demography, writes Gérard François Dumont in Le Monde Diplomatique in June 2011. In 1900, the world...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | May 18, 2011 | News & Analysis, Regions |
Transcend Media Service — The 41st St. Gallen Symposium, an academic version of the Davos World Economic Forum, took place recently (May 12–13, 2011). It was organized by the students of that business school. Leaders of...
Read MorePosted by Johan Galtung | Apr 19, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Transcend Media Service — Chandra Muzaffar, in his superb JUST Commentary for March 2011,...
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