Ending the Iraq War: A Primer
With the Bush administration and most Democratic presidential candidates for the 2008 elections agreeing that US troops will remain in Iraq indefinitely this handy guide is a must-read.
18 Years of Invasion in Iraq
We must end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the next time our leaders argue for the necessity of war, it’s up to us to resist.
Of book-length investigations to shed light on ISIS, “the most concise and accessible is Phyllis Bennis’ primer.”
The amalgamation of Iraqi ex-Baathists, Iraqi and Syrian jihadis, disgruntled locals and outside recruits known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, continues to cast a long […]
Author Event: Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer
A book launch party and signing of IPS fellow Phyllis Benniss latest Middle East primer, focused on ISIS and President Obama’s war, which is supposedly only against the violent extremists of ISIS, but is in fact being waged against whole populations in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and beyond.
Mission creep: Obama says U.S. will send up to 450 more troops to train Iraqis to better fight ISIL
… The administration has been heavily criticized from both right and antiwar left over its actions in the region. On the right, the call has been for more: more bombing, […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: IPS Expert Available to Discuss Alternatives to Military Action in Iraq
Phyllis Bennis, director of IPS’ New Internationalism project and whose books include Ending the Iraq War: A Primer, is available to discuss possible alternatives to U.S. military intervention in Iraq.
Iraq and the Limits of U.S. Power
Iraq is showing leading neoconservatives the limits of America’s influence in a country it laid to waste.
Film & Discussion: What We Are Leaving in Iraq
Alice and Lincoln Day, long-time members of the Woman’s National Democratic Club and sociologists and producers/directors of Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War, will launch their new short documentary, What We Are Leaving in Iraq – An Iraq War Veteran Speaks about What He Saw.
Ending the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Join four acclaimed writers and analysts for a discussion about ending the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan: A Primer
Was Afghanistan ever a “good war”? And will President Obama’s plan and escalation of U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan work?
Author Event: Phyllis Bennis, ‘Ending the War in Afghanistan: A Primer’
The Bush administration answered the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 with what it called the “global war on terror,” beginning with the assault and invasion of Afghanistan and then with the invasion and occupation of Iraq. As more and more Americans joined the opposition to the Iraq war, for many, Afghanistan remained “the good war.” But was Afghanistan ever a “good war”? And will President Obama’s plan and escalation of US troop presence in Afghanistan work?
Book Event: Ending the Iraq War and Understanding the U.S.-Iran Crisis (14th & V Busboys)
Book Event: Ending the Iraq War and Understanding the U.S.-Iran Crisis (Shirlington)
U.S.-Iraq Agreement on Maintaining U.S. Troops in Iraq
The agreement now being negotiated would continue the U.S. occupation for years, but is likely to fail.
Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer
This book aims to address this new and renewed interest in Iran, to answer questions, and propose some ideas to prevent another looming disaster of a U.S. military attack