What is the International Society of Military Sciences?

Introduction The International Society of Military Sciences (ISMS) is an international organisation whose stated aim is to build a strong network for the creation, development, exchange and diffusion of research and knowledge about war, conflict management and peace support efforts. The ISMS was founded in October 2008. The Austrian National Defence Academy, the Royal Military… Read More

What is the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace?

Introduction The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington D.C., with operations in Europe, South and East Asia, and the Middle East as well as the United States. Founded in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie, the organisation describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between countries,… Read More

What is the Peace Organisation of Australia?

Introduction The Peace Organisation of Australia was a non-profit and non-religious organisation based in Melbourne, Australia which was active from 2005 to 2009. Its stated objective was the promotion of world peace through education. The organisation was established in May 2005 by a group of students from the University of Melbourne, and its last president… Read More

An Overview of the World Peace Foundation

Introduction The World Peace Foundation (WPF) was created in 1910 as a philanthropic foundation for research into peace processes affiliated with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The WPF founded the journal International Organisation, which is the leading journal in the field of International Relations. Creation The World Peace Foundation was… Read More

What was the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defence of Peace (1948)?

Introduction The World Congress of Intellectuals in Defence of Peace (Polish: Światowy Kongres Intelektualistów w Obronie Pokoju) was an international conference held on 25 to 28 August 1948 at Wrocław University of Technology. It was organised in the aftermath of the Second World War by the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic and the Soviet… Read More

An Overview of the World Peace Council

Introduction The World Peace Council (WPC) is an international organisation with the stated goals of advocating for universal disarmament, sovereignty and independence and peaceful co-existence, and campaigns against imperialism, weapons of mass destruction and all forms of discrimination. Founded from an initiative of the Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers’ Parties, WPC emerged from… Read More