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“One standard must apply to all countries: zero.” Writing for Project Syndicate, Desmond Tutu challenges world leaders to commit to eliminating nuclear weapons once and for all.

Speaking recently at the TEDxAmsterdam event, Mabel van Oranje, CEO of The Elders, suggests that "we overestimate what we can do in the short term, but we underestimate what we can do in the long term." 

Writing for the Common Ground News Service, Palestinian-American businessman Sam Bahour reflects on the Elders' visit to the Middle East and argues in favour of boycott and divestment initiatives against Israel.