A Message from the UN Secretary General
September 21st marks the 2025 International Day of Peace. Below is a transcript of the statement presented by António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations. “Our warring world is crying out for peace. This year’s International Day of Peace urges each...Jeffrey Sachs: Global Military Spending and Proposed Reallocation
Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, has prepared a proposal that would provide funds to peacebuilding efforts by reallocating military spending. Sachs’ proposal closely resembles...The Elijah Interfaith Institute: Sharing Wisdom, Fostering Peace
The Elijah Interfaith Institute is a stellar example of a group that aims to foster peace through interreligious dialogue. “Elijah seeks to create a community of religious leaders, scholars and practitioners from all faiths, who are inspired to find novel ways...2025 Conference on Evil in Russian Thought & Literature
The Northwestern University Research Initiative in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Russian Thought hosted its Third Annual Conference on July 31st, 2025. To read more about this conference and its events, please view the program below. Evil in Russian Thought...
The Taliban Took His Brother. Then His Father. He Still Tells the Truth.
Exiled Afghan journalist Baktash Siawash visited the University of Oregon, sharing his family’s story of loss, survival, and the rising global threat to press freedom — even in exile. For exiled Afghan journalist Baktash Siawash, a trip to the United States once...DON’T MISS A STORY
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