Olgerts Eglitis

Nonviolent Action in the Liberation of Latvia (1993)

INTRODUCTION

On June 14,1987, when all of East-Central Europe was still frozen by totalitarianism, news about an unsanctioned anti-Soviet demonstration in Latvia's capital, Riga, spread in the Western media. After that date...

Gene Sharp

Self Reliant Defense Without Bankruptcy or War (1992)

PREFACE

To state the obvious, the former constituent republics of the Soviet Union and the once Communist-ruled Eastern European states face numerous difficulties. The questions of how to maintain national independence, ensure...

Adam Roberts

Civil Resistance in the East European and Soviet Revolutions (1991)

Introduction

The death knell of communist rule, which has now ended in all European countries, was sounded not by nuclear weapons, nor even for the most part by the use of military force, but by civil resistance...

Gene Sharp

The Role of Power in Nonviolent Struggle (1990)

INTRODUCTION

Nonviolent struggle is based upon the very nature of power in society and politics. The practice, dynamics, and consequences of nonviolent struggle are all directly dependent upon the wielding of power and its effects on...

Patricia Parkman

Insurrectionary Civic Strikes in Latin America, 1931-1961 (1990)

Introduction

One of the characteristic features of the Latin American political land- scape is a phenomenon best described as a civic strike: the collective suspension of normal activities by people of diverse...

Johan Jorgen Holst

Civilian-Based Defense in a New Era (1990)

CIVILIAN-BASED DEFENSE is an alternative policy which uses nonmilitary forms of struggle, either as a supplement to military means, or as a full alternative to them to deter and defend a society against attacks...

The term "civili...

Gene Sharp & Bruce Jenkins

Civilian-Based Defense - A Post-Military Weapons System (1990)

PREFACE

CIVILIAN-BASED DEFENSE is intended to be a substantive introduction to the developing policy of civilian-based defense. Instead of military weaponry, civilian-based defense applies the power of...

Gene Sharp

National Security Through Civilian Based Defense (1985)

PREFACE

Many people are now convinced that we need alternatives to present military deterrence and defense policies. The alternatives are usually still sought within the context of military assumptions and means, and so far o...

Gene Sharp

Making Abolition Of War A Realistic Goal (1980)

INTRODUCTION

The destructiveness of modem war is widely understood. Yet most governments, backed by their populations, amass the largest array of military weaponry and forces of which they are capable. Clearly, none of the past propo...