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Movements for Peace
May 2012
Phyllis Bennis

Palestinian Hunger Strikers and U.S. Veterans Returning Service Medals Lead Movements for Peace

The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
April 2012
Phyllis Bennis

The U.S. is 11 years into its current war in Afghanistan and still losing. We never had a chance to "win" this war of vengeance – and while few in Washington are ready to admit that, they’ve continued to revise and redefine just what "winning" might look like.

Could there really be a war against Iran?
February 2012
Phyllis Bennis

Although political brinksmanship with Iran is nothing new, escalating tensions do not bode well for the region.

Occupy Wall Street: New politics and new milestones
November 2011
Phyllis Bennis

The occupy movement has achieved an incredible and much-needed shake-up of a long-standing political stasis in the US and elsewhere, but it is crucial now to highlight the connection between failed foreign policy, bloated military spending and illegal wars, and the economic crisis at home.

Bye-bye peace process: Palestine comes to the UN
September 2011
Phyllis Bennis

After 20 years of failed U.S. diplomacy based on protecting Israel’s occupation, the need to move to a new diplomacy rooted in international law and human rights remains a vital necessity.

September 11th Didn't Change the World. September 12th Did
September 2011
Phyllis Bennis

It wasn’t the events of September 11th that changed the world, but the events of September 12th and beyond, when the Bush administration took the world to war in response; that changed the world, and continues to threaten U.S. and global security, and shred U.S. democracy.

Headlines or Not, the Iraq War is Not Over
September 2011
Phyllis Bennis

It might seem like cause for celebration after reading the New York Times headline, "Iraq War Marks First Month with No U.S. Military Deaths." But the smaller print on the page reminds us why celebrating is not really...

Many little streams make a mighty river – the 1 per cent solidarity levy
August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

How an innovative financial scheme could help to finance international public-public water projects in the global south.

The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
August 2011
Walden Bello

Events in Libya and Syria have again brought the legitimacy of armed humanitarian intervention and so-called “responsibility to protect” into question.

Mubarak behind bars: Human rights and justice
August 2011
Phyllis Bennis

Human rights standards may not be met in this trial, but the more essential purpose is to prove there's no going back to the days prior to the Tahrir revolution.

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