Multiple peace events scheduled across Britain in July 2026, including monthly nuclear vigils at RAF Lakenheath, Women in Black demonstrations, and Durham Miners Gala, amid political tensions over defense spending increases.
New initiatives for peace and against rearmament in Germany are being prepared. Three main events will take place: actions against the Rheinmetall arms factory in Berlin, the Attac - Summer Academy in Frankfurt, and the Flag Day of Mayors for Peace in over 600 cities.
The demonstration – culminating in the area of EU institutions – called for the allocation of the 800 billion euros planned for rearmament to social causes. Over eight hundred organisations mobilised. In the evening, a meeting was held at the Royal Library to define the next initiatives.
The shooting down of a drone in Latvia by a NATO aircraft raises the complex issue of the risks at the borders with Russia caused by the war in Ukraine. In May, there had been incursions by drones suspected of being Russian in the Baltic states, but those were also Ukrainian.
A murky tender has crowned the US F-35 fighter jet as the winner, turning Switzerland from a neutral country into one dependent on exclusive US technology. And now there aren't enough funds to purchase the 36 aircraft agreed at a "fixed price".
4 June 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Teachers' union: "Our job is not to prepare children for war". Strong participation in Berlin and Hamburg. The choice of May 8, the anniversary of the end of World War II and Nazism, was intended to reaffirm the message "Never again war".
8 May 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Globally, $2.887 billion was spent on military aid, $81 billion more than the previous year: $27 billion would be enough to feed the people suffering from acute hunger for a year, a phenomenon that is worryingly increasing.
29 April 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
UN Secretary-General António Guterres's opening remarks sounded a wake-up call. He declared that "for the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads is increasing and nuclear testing is back on the table." The UN meeting will continue until May 22.
28 April 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
The UN Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) begins. Article VI of the Treaty provides for negotiations on nuclear disarmament. However, the NATO statement contains not a single word about relaunching these negotiations.
26 April 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
A historic turning point that rewrites Tokyo's military role. From fighter jets to warships, Japan is preparing to supply international markets, breaking eighty years of obedience to its pacifist constitution. Meanwhile, the prime minister recalls the memory of Japanese war criminals.
Albert - international pacifist bulletin
The images of the demonstration
Do the Baltic states offer their airspace for attacks on Russia?
The story of the F-35s that Switzerland has purchased based on secret criteria
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
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