Where Do We Go From Here
IPS’s Phyllis Bennis joins a line up of special guests for an inter-generational teach-In on the triple evils of militarism, economic exploitation, racism.
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Demystifying Syria
Come hear IPS’ Phyllis Bennis featured in a forum with other Middle East experts, telling the real story behind ISIS.
Is Japan’s Prime Minister the Next Putin?
America’s top ally in East Asia is bulking up its military, picking fights with its neighbors, and showing a blithe disregard for democracy.
Brownbag: Rethinking the Asia Pivot
A conversation about U.S. policy in the Pacific and the social movements that are challenging militarism in the region, featuring Ko Youkyoung and Raymond Palatino.
The Islamic State Crisis: Responding Without War
Phyllis Bennis addresses the Westchester Peace Action Coalition on crises such as Ebola, ISIS, and renewed wars in the Middle East.
Forcing an Island of Peace to Host a Billion-Dollar Military Base
Uncle Sam is wrecking a great deal of South Korea’s top tourist destination.
Bombing at a Press Conference Beats Mindlessly Flexing Military Might
The hottest conflicts raging at the moment defy easy answers.
Syria Panel: Forceful Diplomacy vs. Military Force
You’re invited to join Busboys & Poets and the Institute for Policy Studies gathering on how to oppose the threat of a US war against Syria.
Egging On North Korea
The saber-rattling is mutual.
Syria: We need to stop a new war in the Middle East
The Syrian civil war is spreading — but U.S. military action is the last thing the country needs.
Syria: The Threats, the Claims, the Costs, the Lives
What the civil war in Syria and the Arab Spring have exposed is that the massive political and social transformation and real regime change underway is led by the people themselves, largely without military force and certainly with no role for the United States. U.S. military involvement serves only to escalate the destruction.
Africa and The Global Arms Trade Treaty
Join us for a remarkable panel discussion on the impact and future of the small arms trade in Africa.
Governing the Global Drug Wars
Join the report editor John Collins and drug policy expert Coletta Youngers for the Washington DC Report Launch followed by an audience discussion of the international drug control system.
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
The U.S. war in Iraq may be over, but we owe an apology to all those who suffered from the war.
The Banal Militarism of Hollywood
Appealing to jingoism is certainly easier than prompting national introspection, but is priming an audience for blood what we call art today?