Richard Falk on Nuclear War, Iran, and International Law | 21st Frank K. Kelly Lecture 2026

On April 7, 2026, Professor Richard Falk delivered the 21st Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future, addressing the legal, moral, and political challenges shaping humanity’s future in an age of conflict, nuclear weapons, and global instability. Speaking at a moment he compared to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Falk warned of escalating risks of war with Iran, the erosion of international law, and the growing danger of nuclear catastrophe. He argued that current conflicts reflect deeper failures in global governance and a breakdown in moral and legal constraints on the use of force. The lecture examines: The risk of nuclear war and “apocalyptic” escalation U.S. policy toward Iran and the possibility of wider conflict The collapse of international legal norms and the limits of the UN system The legacy of World War II and missed opportunities for nuclear abolition Alternatives for global governance and paths toward a more stable world order Hosted by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation on April 7, 2026, at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories. He has written extensively on nuclear weapons, international law, and global governance. Learn more: https://www.wagingpeace.org/21st-fran... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Follow us on social media! Twitter:   / napf   Facebook:   / wagingpeace   Instagram:   / napfofficial   Our Website: https://www.wagingpeace.org The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) educates and advocates for a just and peaceful world, one that is free of nuclear weapons. Founded in 1982, we are a non-profit, non-partisan 501C(3), with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, recognized by the United Nations as a Peace Messenger Organization. Based in Santa Barbara and New York, NAPF works on advancing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and other nuclear disarmament, nuclear justice, and peace initiatives. TO SUPPORT the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: https://www.wagingpeace.org/donating/ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________