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Declaration of the International No Bases Network
February 2009
TNI

The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases, meeting at the WSF in Belem do Para, Brazil, from 27 January to 1 February 2009, recognized that:

  • The single biggest challenge in the militarization of Africa is the installation of the U.S.
Bases, empire and global response
January 2009
TNI
 Catherine Lutz

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This is the introduction to The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle against US Military Posts
Pluto Books/TNI, December 2008

The Election and War and Peace (Video)
October 2008
Phyllis Bennis
 Phyllis Bennis, Selig Harriso and William Hartung
Will the upcoming elections represent a watershed for U.S. engagement with the world, signaling a return to diplomacy and support for multilateralism, or will the militarist unilaterism continue? Phyllis Bennis, Selig Harriso and William Hartung explore these questions and more.

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"Unofficial" Referendum in Vicenza, Italy: 95% Opposed to New U.S. Military Base
October 2008
TNI
 Enzo Ciscato

On October 5, 2008, Vicenza overwhelmingly said no to a second U.S.
military base. In a referendum that had officially been suspended just four
days before it was to take place, 24,094 voters, determined to express
themselves, showed up to cast their votes. The referendum asked...

Demystifying Africa’s Security
October 2008
TNI
 Jeremy Keenan
This article discusses the way in which the so-called “global war on terror” has been used by the Bush administration to justify the militarisation of Africa, how the region’s security experienced a ‘paradigm shift' with the launch of AFRICOM, and the ‘outsourcing’ of military activities to...
Change Triumphs in Ecuador's Constitutional Referendum
October 2008
TNI
 Helga Serrano N. and Eduardo Tamayo G.

Ecuador's new constitution was approved with 64% voting "yes" on Sept. 28. "No" won 28% of the votes, 7% were invalid, and 0.7% left blank, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

The results of the referendum reflect the high expectations for change that the majority of Ecuadorians...

Final Declaration of the II Hemispheric Conference Against Militarization
October 2008
TNI

From Oct. 3-6 the II Hemispheric Conference Against Militarization took place in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras. Over 800 delegates from social movements met. We represented 175 organizations from 27 countries, as well as Original Peoples of Indoamerica.(1)

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U.S. military interests reign supreme in Italy
August 2008
TNI
 Stephanie Westbrook
Italian High Court resorts to laws enacted under Mussolini to approve work on a second US military base but grassroots opposition is growing and determined to stop the base in Vicenza

On Tuesday, July 29, the Council of State, Italy's highest administrative court, overturned the June...

In the dragon’s lair
February 2008
TNI
 Herbert Docena
The manner in which the United States has re-established its military presence in the Philippines by expanding supposedly 'temporary' exercises illustrates its attempts to radically overhaul its global offensive capabilities to prepare against China's rise while overcoming mounting domestic...
An acceptable presence:the new US basing structure in the Philippines
October 2007
TNI
 Herbert Docena
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