Peace and Nonviolence

Press Briefing by Special Envoy for Middle East

7 Sep 2010

10:24 A.M. EDT MR. HAMMER: Hi, good morning, everyone. Sorry for the slight delay. The senator was coming from a meeting. So today we have Senator Mitchell, the Special Envoy for Middle East peace, will give you an on-the-record briefing. It is embargoed until 9:00 p.m. tonight.

Georgetown welcomes Colombia's Uribe

7 Sep 2010

Last week some of us learned that Georgetown University has appointed the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, to a teaching post at its Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Former Army captain wages peace; Author Chappell uses West Point skills to fight war

6 Sep 2010

Waging peace is a lot like waging war, with two essential differences, says former Army captain and West Point graduate Paul K. Chappell. War is based on deception and seeks to change enemies into corpses, he said, while peace is based on truth and seeks to change enemies into friends.