war & peace library
Learn about War & Peace and get information on topics related to War & Peace.
Featured Article: Lange, Christian Lous
Lange, Christian Lous (1869-1938), a Norwegian pacifist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1921 for his contribution as secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an organization working for international peace and cooperation (see Inter-Parliamentary Union). See more »
Arms control
Arms control is the limiting, regulating, reducing, or eliminating of a nation's armed forces and weapons.
See more »Arnoldson, Klas Pontus
Arnoldson, Klas Pontus (1844-1916), a Swedish journalist and politician, was a dedicated pacifist and antimilitarist who campaigned strongly for Scandinavian unity.
See more »Beernaert, Auguste Marie Francois
Beernaert, BAYR nart, Auguste Marie Francois (1829-1912), a Belgian politician and pacifist, won the 1909 Nobel Prize for peace for his work on the Permanent Court of Arbitration The court was established in 1899 to handle legal disputes between nations.
See more »Biological Weapons Convention
Biological Weapons Convention is an international treaty designed to prevent the production and use of biological agents to spread disease among people.
See more »Bourgeois, Leon Victor-Auguste
Bourgeois, bur ZHWAH, Leon Victor-Auguste (1851-1925), a French politician and statesman, was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1920 for his work as president of the Council of the League of Nations.
See more »Branting, Karl Hjalmar
Branting, Karl Hjalmar, YAHL mahr, (1860-1925), a leading Swedish socialist and pacifist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1921 for promoting social reform in Sweden and for his activities in the League of Nations, an international association that promoted world peace (see League of Nations).
See more »Buisson, Ferdinand-Edouard
Buisson, Ferdinand-Edouard, boo ee SAWN, fehr dee NAHN ay DWAHR (1841-1932), was a French educator who won the 1927 Nobel Peace Prize for his support of human rights.
See more »Cassin, Rene-Samuel
Cassin, kah SEH, Rene-Samuel (1887-1976), a French jurist and humanitarian, was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for peace for his work in promoting the legal recognition of human rights.
See more »Cecil, Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne
Cecil, SEHS uhl, Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne (1864-1958), Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, was a British lawyer and politician.
See more »Chemical Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention is an international agreement to ban the production and use of chemical weapons.
See more »Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is an international agreement prohibiting all tests of nuclear weapons.
See more »Corrigan, Mairead
Corrigan, Mairead, MOY ruh (1944-...), a secretary from Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a cofounder in 1976, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement, later called the Peace People, or Community of the Peace People.
See more »Ducommun, Elie
Ducommun, Elie (1833-1906), a Swiss journalist, lecturer, business executive, and editor, was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1902 for his work as honorary secretary of the International Peace Bureau.
See more »Garcia Robles, Alfonso
Garcia Robles, Alfonso (1911-1991), a Mexican diplomat, won the Nobel Prize for peace in 1982 for his patient and tireless work in connection with nuclear disarmament.
See more »Geneva Accords
Geneva, juh NEE vuh, Accords were a series of international agreements made on July 20 and 21, 1954.
See more »Genocide
Genocide, JEHN uh syd, is the deliberate and systematic mistreatment or extermination of a national, racial, political, religious, or cultural group.
See more »Gobat, Charles Albert
Gobat, goh BAHT, Charles Albert (1843-1914), a Swiss politician, writer, administrator and philanthropist was the administrator of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
See more »Good Friday Agreement
Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, is a political settlement aimed at bringing peace to Northern Ireland.
See more »Hague Conventions
Hague Conventions were a series of international agreements on the regulation of warfare and conflict between nations.
See more »Related Ad Categories
