The Escalating Trade War and the Renewed Nuclear Arms Race Overshadow Ending the War in Afghanistan
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Why We Need to Remember the Iraq War—As Well as the Global Resistance to It
The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago.
VIDEO: The U.S. War in Afghanistan Is Now 16 Years Old. Trump Has No Plans to End It.
Trump’s plans to extend the war he once supported ending are even more worrisome for their lack of transparency.
Inaugural Freedom Plow Award for Poetry & Activism
Join IPS, Split This Rock and The CrossCurrents Foundation in recognizing Eliza Griswold for her work collecting and introducing the folk poems of Afghan women to America.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/12)
Emphasis, as always, added.
New Year – Old Wars in The Middle East
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We’re Not Broke
This commonsense guide to avoiding the fiscal swindle would nearly eliminate the budget deficit while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
U.S. Only Lightening Grip on Reins of Afghan Night Raids
Exceptions made for U.S. involvement in night raids emphasize its continuing influence in Afghanistan.
Are 24 Pakistani Soldiers Dead Because of the “Fog of War” or a Calculated Strike?
Was the NATO attack that killed 25 Pakistani soldiers an accident or an attempt to torpedo peace talks?
Afghanistan: U.S. and Pakistan Seek to Reinforce a Border That Was Arbitrary to Begin With
If there are general rules of war, certainly one of them is: “Do not fight in places that the Rand McNally three-dimensional map puts lots of bumps.”
Making the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Less Toxic
The United States should work to change the game altogether through engaging Pakistan in new ways, including increasing humanitarian aid and supporting stronger democratic institutions.
Jihadi Butch Cassidy
We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden’s hands.
Using Islamophobia as a Pretext for Withdrawing From Afghanistan
If the two cultures genuinely dislike each other, cooperation between the United States and the Middle East in stamping out terrorism is doomed.
Economic Crisis, Unending War, and Rightwing Resurgence
Noam Chomsky and Phyllis Bennis will discuss the current wars and the forces driving them. They will examine together the implications of the economic crisis and the right-wing resurgence for new initiatives by the peace movement. Following their conversation, there will be time for brief comments and questions from the audience.
Writers Against War & Occupation In Afghanistan & Iraq
Come to a critical mass gathering for a show of unity in opposition to U.S. Wars and Occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. A minute of silence will be observed for each year of each war (sixteen minutes), followed by our simultaneous reading of lines of poetry (probably lines from Whitman).