New Internationalism

How can there be real accountability for war crimes when international law is replaced by an undefined “rules-based order”?

We didn’t stop the Iraq War, but we changed history. Here’s a look at the legacy of the last two decades — and the brighter future that can follow.

The US president’s promise to put human rights first doesn’t seem to apply to Israel.

Looking at gun manufacturing rather than just gun ownership can help break down our status quo red-blue divide.

There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.

A ceasefire in Ukraine has been needed since day one—and it’s more urgent now than ever.

Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at IPS, spoke on Democracy Now! on October 27, 2022 about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the human cost of the war, […]

Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at IPS, spoke on the Katie Halper Show about the ongoing situation in Ukraine and what it means to urge diplomacy in […]

Phyllis Bennis speaks about Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, and his limited discussion of the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Phyllis Bennis joined Al Jazeera to discuss the significance and implications of Biden’s trip to the Middle East.

Phyllis Bennis joins a panel to discuss the peace movement, the Ukraine war, Russia, and NATO.

Phyllis Bennis joins an international panel to debunk the Western myths about the Ukraine War and provide a much needed analysis of the alarming global drift to war.

A renewed JCPOA provides a way to avoid the threat of war that would arise should Iran at some point move toward nuclear capability.

If our tax dollars are furnishing the weapons that kill journalists and other innocents, that’s not just an international crime — it’s against U.S. law, too.

Racism lowers the floor for how all people are treated. But it’s not too late to change.

Rather than cheering for a potentially catastrophic escalation, there are other options for the United States to help the Ukrainian people.

Increasing military aid in Ukraine could thwart peace talks between Russia and Ukraine — which appeared to be making progress in the past few days.

The idea that we have to either support military action and sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, or “do nothing,” is a false binary.

Economic sanctions are a weapon of war, not an alternative to war.

Every war eventually ends with diplomacy. The question is how long the killing goes on before the diplomats stop it.