David Swanson – författare

Trots att Nato är världens mäktigaste militär­allians är dess historia och nutida inriktning ­för­vånansvärt lite känd bland en allmänhet. Få känner till  

att Nato har deltagit i illegala angreppskrig i en rad länder, alltifrån Jugoslavien och Afghanistan till Irak och Libyen, 

att Nato är ett verktyg för den ledan­de Natomakten USA att utöva kontroll över och politiskt inflytande i Europa,

att Nato har underblåst kriget i Ukraina och förhindrat att en förhandlingslösning kommit till stånd, 

att Nato bidrar till att öka medlemslän­dernas mili­ta­ri­se­ring på ­bekostnad av andra samhällsbehov,

att Nato expanderar till andra världsdelar och nya verksamhetsfält.

I Vad alla behöver veta om Nato men få känner till beskriver Medea ­Benjamin och Dawid Swanson hur den nordatlantiska försvars­organisation som bildades för 75 år ­sedan har förvandlats till en allians som skapar och främjar krig och konflikter i hela världen. Därför menar de behövs det en global gräsrots­rörelse för att säga nej till Nato och nej till krig.

JEFFREY SACHS OM BOKEN:»Den här boken är ett oumbärligt pionjärverk. Den kan rädda ditt liv kanske till och med allas våra liv. Nato är ett tydligt och högst närvarande hot mot världsfreden, en krigsmaskin som löpt amok och som opererar i det fördolda, bortom ­med­borgarnas ­demokratiska kontroll.

Krigsmaskinen fyller fickorna hos de vapenhandlare som ­håller liv i Natos kärnverksamhet. På så sätt drar Nato in det ena landet efter det andra i en veritabel malström av krig, instabilitet, massmigration och fattigdom. Under de senaste 30 åren har Nato lagt grunden till en enorm våldsstruktur som sträcker sig från Libyen till Afghanistan, och som har skördat oräkneligt många offer.

Nato driver oss också allt närmare ett kärnvapen-harma- ­­ge­don. Kriget i Ukraina blossade upp på grund av USA:s ­be- satthet av att utvidga Nato till Ukraina och Georgien.

Det finns ett akut behov av den här boken, eftersom ­Nato opererar med stöd av propagandistiska och vilseledande budskap. Våra regeringar påstår att Nato är freds­älskande trots att organisationen provocerar fram det ena kriget efter det andra. Våra regeringar påstår att Nato är en försvarsorganisation trots att den med våld störtar andra statsledningar.«  

Medea Benjamin är fredsaktivist och grundare av fredsgruppen CODEPINK och människorättsorganisationen Global Exchange. Tidigare har hon utgivit böcker som Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control (2013, med Barbara Ehrenreich), Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2018) och War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless War (2022, med Nicolas J.S. ­Davies). Hon har tilldelats US Peace Prize och Gandhi Peace Award.

David Swanson är författare och fredsaktivist. Han är chef för ickevåldsrörelsen WorldBeyondWar. Tidigare har han utgivit böcker som War Is Never Just (2016), Leaving World War II Behind (2020) och The Monroe Doctrine at 200 (2023). Han är nominerad till Nobels fredspris och har tilldelats US Peace Prize.

Omslagets framsida Libyen, mars 2011. Få känner till att Nato genom massiva illegala bomb­angrepp hjälpte de islamistiska upprorsmännen, också kallade »Natos rebeller«, att störta landets regering. Sverige deltog med bl.a. åtta JAS ­Gripenplan och två under­stödsflygplan. Foto: ­Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

Resting on a convincing body of evidence that violence is not a necessary component of conflict among states and between states and non-state actors, World BEYOND War asserts that war itself can be ended.  We humans have lived without war for most of our existence and most people live without war most of the time.  Warfare arose about 10,000 years ago (only 5% of our existence as Homo Sapiens) and spawned a vicious cycle as peoples, fearing attack by militarized states, found it necessary to imitate them; and so began the cycle of violence that has culminated in the last 100 years in a condition of permawar.  War now threatens to destroy civilization as weapons have become ever more destructive.  However, in the last 150 years, revolutionary new knowledge and methods of nonviolent conflict management have been developing that lead us to assert that it is time to end warfare and that we can do so by mobilizing millions around a global effort. 

Here you will find the pillars of war which must be taken down so that the whole edifice of the War System can collapse, and here are the foundations of peace, already being laid, on which we will build a world where everyone will be safe. 

This book presents a comprehensive blueprint for peace rooted in three broad strategies for humanity to end war: 1) demilitarizing security, 2) managing conflicts without violence, and 3) creating a culture of peace. These are the interrelated components of our system: the frameworks, processes, tools and institutions necessary for dismantling the war machine and replacing it with a peace system that will provide a more assured common security.

The 2018-19 Edition of AGSS was edited and updated by Tony Jenkins, PhD - Education Director, World BEYOND War; Managing Director, International Institute on Peace Education; Coordinator, Global Campaign for Peace Education; Adjunct Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown and George Washington University.

This practical workbook assists school-based mentors of mathematics teachers to develop their mentoring skills, offering mentors the essential guidance needed in order to effectively support trainee or newly qualified secondary mathematics teachers, as well as in their overall career development. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs and offers practical tools such as lesson plans and feedback sheets, observation sheets, case studies, sample dialogues and other learning activities and exercises.

Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding mathematics teachers, whether in teacher training or as newly qualified or early-career teachers. Key topics explored include:

Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School offers an accessible and practical guide to mentoring trainee teachers and early-career teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and teachers alike.

This book also includes an online eResource offering downloadable resources and web-based training material.

This practical workbook assists school-based mentors of mathematics teachers to develop their mentoring skills, offering mentors the essential guidance needed in order to effectively support trainee or newly qualified secondary mathematics teachers, as well as in their overall career development. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs and offers practical tools such as lesson plans and feedback sheets, observation sheets, case studies, sample dialogues and other learning activities and exercises.

Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding mathematics teachers, whether in teacher training or as newly qualified or early-career teachers. Key topics explored include:

Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School offers an accessible and practical guide to mentoring trainee teachers and early-career teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and teachers alike.

This book also includes an online eResource offering downloadable resources and web-based training material.

Data is your most valuable leadership asset—here''s how to use it

The Data Driven Leader presents a clear, accessible guide to solving important leadership challenges through human resources-focused and other data analytics. This engaging book shows you how to transform the HR function and overall organizational effectiveness by using data to make decisions grounded in facts vs. opinions, identify root causes behind your company’s thorniest problems and move toward a winning, future-focused business strategy. Realistic and actionable, this book tells the story of a successful sales executive who, after leading an analytics-driven turnaround (in Data Driven, this book’s predecessor), faces a new turnaround challenge as chief human resources officer. Each chapter features insightful commentary and practical notes on the points the story raises, guiding you to put HR analytics into action in your organization. 

HR and other leaders cannot afford to overlook the power and competitive advantages of data-driven decision-making and strategies. This book reflects the growing trend of CEOs choosing analytics-minded business leaders to head HR, at a time when workplaces everywhere face game-changing forces including automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. It is urgent that human resources leaders embrace analytics, not only to remain professionally relevant but also to help their organizations successfully navigate this digital transformation. HR professionals can and must:

Most organizations capture and report data, but data is useless without analysis that leads to action. The Data Driven Leader shows you how to use this tremendous asset to lead your organization higher.

Data is your most valuable leadership asset—here''s how to use it

The Data Driven Leader presents a clear, accessible guide to solving important leadership challenges through human resources-focused and other data analytics. This engaging book shows you how to transform the HR function and overall organizational effectiveness by using data to make decisions grounded in facts vs. opinions, identify root causes behind your company’s thorniest problems and move toward a winning, future-focused business strategy. Realistic and actionable, this book tells the story of a successful sales executive who, after leading an analytics-driven turnaround (in Data Driven, this book’s predecessor), faces a new turnaround challenge as chief human resources officer. Each chapter features insightful commentary and practical notes on the points the story raises, guiding you to put HR analytics into action in your organization. 

HR and other leaders cannot afford to overlook the power and competitive advantages of data-driven decision-making and strategies. This book reflects the growing trend of CEOs choosing analytics-minded business leaders to head HR, at a time when workplaces everywhere face game-changing forces including automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. It is urgent that human resources leaders embrace analytics, not only to remain professionally relevant but also to help their organizations successfully navigate this digital transformation. HR professionals can and must:

Most organizations capture and report data, but data is useless without analysis that leads to action. The Data Driven Leader shows you how to use this tremendous asset to lead your organization higher.

Using the latest research, this book provides an insight into how learning in mathematics can be improved through a lesson study approach. This highly practical resource explores the research and theory that underpins lesson study, and shows the significant impact it can have on teacher development.

Divided into ten accessible main chapters that focus in depth on an individual mathematics lesson, each chapter provides research and background to the lesson, an outline of key features, a detailed description and analysis of the lesson in practice, post-lesson discussions and reflections which generalise from the experience, as well as links to helpful resources. Some of the key topics explored include:

Understanding Lesson Study for Mathematics is the perfect resource for all mathematics teachers, trainee teachers, and professional developers who are looking to develop the use of lesson study in their own practice or for those simply seeking new inspiring ideas for the mathematics classroom.

Using the latest research, this book provides an insight into how learning in mathematics can be improved through a lesson study approach. This highly practical resource explores the research and theory that underpins lesson study, and shows the significant impact it can have on teacher development.

Divided into ten accessible main chapters that focus in depth on an individual mathematics lesson, each chapter provides research and background to the lesson, an outline of key features, a detailed description and analysis of the lesson in practice, post-lesson discussions and reflections which generalise from the experience, as well as links to helpful resources. Some of the key topics explored include:

Understanding Lesson Study for Mathematics is the perfect resource for all mathematics teachers, trainee teachers, and professional developers who are looking to develop the use of lesson study in their own practice or for those simply seeking new inspiring ideas for the mathematics classroom.