 In
this issue
No.
121 March 1983
LettersUpdateBriefly...
 THE
SUICIDE PACT:
HOW TO BREAK IT
Glen Williams argues that the Bomb is a symptom of a
deep social malady.
The
facts about the military machine
Rumours
of a peace epidemic
EP Thompson tells how peace movements are shifting major
political forces in East and West
Voyage
of the Peacemaker
Cameron Forbes reports how an Australian family made a peace
odyssey across the Pacific Ocean.
Across
the East-West divide
David Blunkett and Paul Oestreicher describe
new forms of peacemaking in the Soviet Union and East Germany.
An
illustration by Hans-Georg Rauch
Cain
testifies
War is in us all.
Crucible
of conflict
Flora Montealegre argues that turmoil in Central America cannot
be ended by military means alone.
Ron
Rico meets Ticos
Francis Dobbs reports on the US president’s visit to Costa
Rica – the country without an army.
In
the line of fire
Arms exporters make a killing from war by proxy. An account by Brian
Walker
Beaten
before the START
Paul Rogers explains how arms control negotiators are bypassed
by the weapons producers
Peace
in their time
Sandy Merritt examines the quest for peace over 2,500 years.
The
enemy within
Why ‘them-us’ psychology is dangerous. John Gleisner
explains.
Making
peace
Adam Curle analyses three stages in the process of peacemaking.
Ideas
for action
Reviews:
New books and a classicCountry
profile: ThailandCover
illustration: Peter Brookes
New
Internationalist would like to acknowledge the generous assistance
of Paul Rogers and Rip Bulkley from
the School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, in preparing this
issue.
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