Archive News - 2020

Click here to read the article. An online forum with one of Asia's leading public intellectuals, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, will address questions of a Just Peace in the Middle East and how people of the West can play a constructive role. The forum is on Sunday 18 October (2pm Australian time). Dr Muzaffar is the President of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST), an NGO based in Malaysia which seeks to critique global injustice and develop an alternative vision of a just and compassionate civilisation guided by universal values. See the link for details of how to register. Read more... [Quotation] https://paxchristi.org.au/event/palestine-a-turning-point/?instance_id=307

Toda Director Professor Kevin Clements addressed the Rotary Club of London on 21 September, on the International Day of Peace. As part of a panel of speakers, Professor Clements' message addressed our shared human vulnerabilities, and our shared needs for security, dignity and welfare. Appreciative listening and silence encourage awareness and the ability to hear other's stories. By being positive, we reshape peace together, one step at a time. To watch this talk, please see the link below (28'14" - 40'12"). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhdaEPuIF2I&feature=youtu.be

In September 2020, Netflix released a new documentary on the dangerous impacts of social media technology called “The Social Dilemma”. Toda Peace Institute Senior Research Fellow Lisa Schirch was asked by the Center for Humane Technology to watch an early release of the video prior to its release. “The Social Dilemma” offers a compelling explanation of why social media platforms are not being responsible about the addictive nature of these technologies, and their divisive and polarising effect on society, including links to the spread of violent extremism.

Click here to read the article. A new volume has been published by Routledge, which addresses the urgent need to understand and analyse the role of law and governance in responding to the unique challenges and pressures in the Pacific. Environmental Law and Governance in the Pacific: Climate Change, Biodiversity and Communities includes a section on Climate Change, including one chapter by Dr Kirsten Davies, a Toda policy brief author and close associate of the Toda Peace Institute. Read more... [Quotation] https://www.routledge.com/Environmental-Law-and-Governance-in-the-Pacific-Climate-Change-Biodiversity/Wewerinke-Singh-Hamman/p/book/9780367203245

Click here to read the article. Like the case of the dog that didn’t bark, which interested the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, the nuclear dimension of the recent India-China border clashes was conspicuous by its invisibility. Read more... [Quotation] https://thebulletin.org/2020/09/india-china-border-dispute-the-curious-incident-of-a-nuclear-dog-that-didnt-bark/