Overview

• On the 30th anniversary of his death, commentators are reevaluating Langer’s integrated model linking environmentalism, peace-making and social solidarity.
• Critics point out that contemporary Greens’ backing of arms shipments to Ukraine clashes with Langer’s principle of nonviolent conflict resolution.
• Observers also flag environmental downsides of large-scale renewables, such as wind turbines and solar panels consuming farmland and new resource extraction abroad.
• Langer’s Decalogue for inter-ethnic coexistence and his proposal for a UN-backed European Civil Peace Corps are cited as enduring frameworks for peaceful mediation.
• Many argue that today’s binary, militarized discourse and capitalist-driven sustainability betray Langer’s call to practice limits and political service.