We will not tolerate this move to revive militarism.

War and militarism have profound adverse consequences on women and children.

That ambition is to revive militarism and to achieve overseas expansion militarily.

Development alternatives to militarism must be the constant work of the First Committee.

There is no ground that we are trying to look for the revival of militarism.

For Gandhi, greed led to violence, violence to militarism, militarism to war, and war to annihilation. His philosophy of non violence was aimed at the most basic form of human aggression the appetite for more than one s share.

Nevertheless, we cannot fail to note that, even after 60 years, the ghosts of Naziism and militarism still linger.

By fueling Japanese insecurity, US policy risks bringing about the very outcome a return to militarism that it aims to prevent.

The role of women was additionally disturbed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the entry of militarism into everyday life.

In addition, our experience underlines the link between militarism and the frequency of prostitution, trafficking, and other forms of violence against women.

The shrine honors 14 Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals and is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.

I am referring to the tragic European and Asian misadventures in National Socialism, fascism and falangism, as well as the Japanese militarism hearkening back to theocracy.

Rather, it thinks that its peace constitution stands in the way of reviving militarism and has searched for an excuse to amend Japan's constitution and revive it.

Militarism, the development of sophisticated armaments and the glorification of military exploits undermine the inculcation of values of peace and non violence in the process of socialization.

Furthermore, there has been some backlash from those who assert traditional' gender roles, and setbacks on a number of fronts, including a multilateral framework weakened by militarism and wars.

Hence his tributes to the Yasukuni Shrine, where the souls of imperial soldiers, including notorious war criminals, are worshipped. Many Asians, including some Japanese, see this as a sign of new militarism.

In our view, it is impossible to achieve security, peace, stability, prosperity and progress in certain parts of the world at the cost of fomenting instability, militarism, discrimination, poverty and deprivation in others.

The YMCA considers that the Beijing 10 Review can only be seen in the context of examining the global forces which are affecting women and impede the achievement of the Platform, including militarism, fundamentalisms and globalisation.

In view of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, the United Nations assumes important responsibilities for making Japan liquidate its past and preventing the resurgence of Japanese militarism and ambition for overseas expansion.

30. The representatives of many non governmental organizations expressed the view that the decolonization process should be expanded to deal with the devastating effects of nuclearization, militarism and economic globalization on the colonized peoples and their social environment.

Japan's permanent membership of the Security Council cannot be tolerated at all as it contravenes the main mission of the United Nations, considering its past crimes against humanity, today's revival of its militarism and threats to its neighbouring countries.

The Fellowship also continues to stress the need for ecologically sound and sustainable development (IFOR was represented at the Commission on Sustainable Development), the development of democratic structures and the links between militarism, poverty and damage to the global environment.

Unlike in Germany, Japan had no Hitler or Nazi party on which to blame their wartime atrocities. What needed to be purged instead, postwar reformers believed, was a specific form of Japanese militarism, rooted in emperor worship, the samurai tradition, authoritarian feudalism, and so on.

Yet the reinterpretation has faced some resistance at home and abroad. Chinese critics, in particular, have expressed concern that Japanese militarism could reemerge, though they neglect to mention that it is China s military buildup that prompted Japan s government to reassess its national defense policy.

Militarism and patriarchy are inextricably linked, and both view masculinity as the opposite of femininity. If soldiers and, by extension, all real men are strong and daring, then real women should be the antithesis passive, obedient, and in need of protection as good wives, sisters, and mothers.

The ugly Israeli and the ugly American seem to be of the same family. The ugly Jew becomes the instrumental part of this defamation when so called neoconservatives are blamed both for American militarism and Israeli brutalities and then selectively named Wolfowitz, Perle, Abrams, Kristol, etc.

But the circumstances under which Japan would use force are so restricted that a revival of militarism is still a very long way off. More worrying is the effect on Japanese democracy Elected governments do not simply change the meaning of the constitution without even bothering to get parliamentary support.

An attempt to broaden the license to legalized coercion is in itself indicative of the failure to recognize the root causes of the current international crisis, that is, militarism and the propensity to resort to exclusion, coercion and violence on the part of States as well as non State actors.

And, unlike Asian countries, America would not really suffer from a Chinese Monroe Doctrine declaring that China would not accept any outside intervention in Asia. But America s neutrality on sovereignty disputes threatens to undermine its bilateral security alliances (which, by preventing countries like Japan from turning toward militarism, actually serve Chinese interests).

As WILPF nears the 90th anniversary of its birth at The Hague, we continue to work for the achievement of conditions necessary for ongoing collaborative efforts among actors from civil society, governments, international financial institutions and the United Nations to work towards collective human security, and away from militarism and economic violence.

(a) Political instability, virtually endemic in countries in which the struggle for power among factions reveals a marked reluctance to respect the rules of democracy on the part of political leaders who, in order to maintain their share of power, do not hesitate to engage in militarism and create armed groups around themselves

it is self evident that the lack of security in the Middle East is rooted in Israel s militarism and its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, which have thwarted all disarmament initiatives and mechanisms in the region. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty second Session, Plenary Meetings, 6th meeting, p. 25

As a young sovereign (imperial regent at age 20 emperor at 25), he had to assume contradictory roles divine pater familias of the Japanese state and Supreme Commander of the imperial armed forces that were colonizing Japan s Asian neighbors. He could not have been the bravest or most decisive man, given that he was unable to resist rising militarism.

The reinterpretation will almost certainly result in protests from China and South Korea against resurgent Japanese militarism. Because Abe is the nationalist grandson of a former prime minister who was once arrested as a war criminal, and because he has paid public tribute to soldiers who died for the emperor in World War II, these protests might seem reasonable.

A quick resolution of the Senkaku Islands dispute (or of Japan s lower profile conflict with South Korea over the Korean controlled Liancourt Rocks) is improbable, but Japan could be more proactive. For example, by stating their willingness to take any territorial disputes to the International Court of Justice, Japanese authorities could help to dispel perceptions of militarism.

Five years into the 21st century, our concerns are graver than ever, as is the threat to global security in the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, with an endless war on terror, escalation of militarism, nuclear proliferation, abandonment of major UN international treaties, corporatism, religious fundamentalism, and the extreme warning signs of global ecosystem collapse.

Opposition to any perceived revival of Japanese militarism is hard wired in Northeast Asia. Abe is an intensely conservative nationalist, still deeply reluctant to accept the extent of Japan s World War II guilt (even when acknowledging, as he did in Australia recently, the horrors of the past century s history and offering gracious condolences for the many souls who lost their lives ).

Moreover, pacifism is deeply ingrained in the Japanese psyche, even among young people, largely owing to the painful legacy of Japan s prewar militarism. Indeed, a poll conducted by the World Values Survey last year revealed that only 15.3 of Japanese compared with 74.2 of Chinese and 57.7 of Americans would be prepared to defend their country, the lowest rate in the world.

However, while Pakistan's progressives oppose militarism and violence in principle, religious fundamentalists have no compunction in resorting to violence to reinforce their point of view thus posing a threat not just to General Musharraf, who has survived at least two assassination attempts, but also to human rights workers. Indeed, the prominent feminist lawyer Asma Jahangir has 24 hour armed guards.

The risks posed by increasing nationalism and militarism to regional peace have already been highlighted by the rise of a new Chinese dynasty of princelings, or sons of revolutionary heroes who have widespread contacts in the military. The real winner from the recent appointment of the conservative dominated, seven member Politburo Standing Committee is the PLA, whose rising clout has underpinned China s increasingly assertive foreign policy.

A working paper for NGOs, Beijing 10 Review A Feminist Strategy for 2004 05 (prepared through a consultation process by the Center for Global Women's Leadership) states In order to move forward, feminists need to take back the initiative, re insert patriarchy into the equation, and address the overarching challenges posed by neoliberal globalization, militarism, and fundamentalisms that threaten the gains made for women's rights.