Connie Peck

Dr. Connie Peck, AO, is the Founder/Former Principal Coordinator of the UNITAR Programme in Peacemaking and Conflict Prevention – the first-ever training programme in negotiation and mediation in the United Nations (now in its 33rd year). When lecturing at La Trobe University in the 1980s, she also founded Psychologists for the Prevention of War (now called Psychologists for Peace) during the height of the Cold War and acted as its first Convenor. She is the author of several books and numerous articles on conflict resolution and the nuclear threat.See also: www.linkedin.com/in/connie-peck-b92a403a0

Recent articles by Connie Peck

You can’t rush peace: the fatal flaws in the US–Iran talks

You can’t rush peace: the fatal flaws in the US–Iran talks

The collapse of recent US–Iran talks highlights how flawed negotiation design – not just substance – can doom peace efforts from the start.

The world is drifting towards a new nuclear arms race

The world is drifting towards a new nuclear arms race

With arms control agreements collapsing and arsenals expanding, the risk of nuclear war – deliberate or accidental – is rising in a fragile global environment.

Why we avoid thinking about nuclear war – and why we shouldn’t

Why we avoid thinking about nuclear war – and why we shouldn’t

Public denial and avoidance have dulled awareness of the nuclear threat. Annie Jacobsen’s book, Nuclear War: A Scenario confronts that reality directly, challenging readers to face what has long been ignored.

AI's inclination to 'go nuclear'

AI's inclination to 'go nuclear'

Studies show AI systems used in military scenarios tend to escalate conflicts, raising serious concerns about their role in decisions involving nuclear weapons.

Trump and Putin can still save the last nuclear arms limit

Trump and Putin can still save the last nuclear arms limit

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expires in weeks. A simple extension could preserve limits on US and Russian nuclear arsenals and buy time for deeper cuts.