What’s New
“Eight Points about Iran’s Nuclear Program,” The Christian Century 125, no 12 (17 June 2008).
“The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions since 1990,” with George A. Lopez and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf. In The United Nations Security Council and War, edited by Vaughan Lowe, Adam Roberts, Jennifer Welsh, and Dominik Zaum, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008): 205-225.
Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Cambridge University Press 2008)
It is fitting that in the year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the peace symbol, veteran scholar and peace activist David Cortright offers a definitive history of the human striving for peace and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots . . . >>
“The Right Fight.” In Peace Not Terror: Leaders of the Antiwar Movement Speak Out Against U.S. Foreign Policy Post 9/11, ed. Mary Susannah Robbins, 15-19 (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008).
“The Power of Nonviolence” [podcast] Convocation at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, January 28, 2008.
David Cortright is an international expert on using sanctions and other diplomatic tools as alternatives to war. Here he discusses the relevance of nonviolence to the work of the Fourth Freedom Forum, a research organization in international security and counterterrorism, and talks about his recent trip to Iran.
A Persian Journey: Impressions from visiting Iran (January 2008)
One of the delights of such a tour, in this case sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), is the opportunity to travel with an extraordinary group of dedicated peacemakers . . .
Gandhi researcher and non-violence teacher visits ACCORD (September 2007)
On 21 September David Cortright, a research fellow and visiting scholar at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre visited ACCORD House. Mr. Cortright was in Durban to meet with, among others, Ela Gandhi, in relation with his new book entitled “Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism.” He also teaches a course at Notre Dame on nonviolent social change, which examines the Gandhian philosophy and method and their relevance to contemporary social issues. Mr. Cortright is also the President of the Fourth Freedom Forum and adviser or consultant to a number of governments and agencies of the United Nations. He has also written widely on peace and security issues.