Korean Armistice, Ukrainian Ceasefire
Pity the country that has no armistice, but pity the country that needs an armistice.
Peace in Their Time
Peace activists should be clamoring for a peace on Ukrainian terms. Since Ukraine is the victim in this conflict, it should ideally decide the timing and the parameters of any peace deal.
A Tale of Two Missions
African leaders visited Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. secretary of state visited China. Is détente making a comeback?
How Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens the Planet
The war has cost lives and destroyed the Ukrainian economy. But it has also been a major environmental hazard.
Phyllis Bennis on Democracy Now Discussing the War in Ukraine and Israel’s Recent Attacks on Gaza
Phyllis Bennis spoke to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on May 9, 2023 about the United States’ role in Ukraine’s counter-offensive, and Israel’s recent attacks on Gaza
Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.
The War Will Further Militarize the U.S. Economy
Support for Ukraine doesn’t mean grossly inflating the military budget.
Russian War Crimes in Ukraine 20 Years After US Criminal Invasion of Iraq
How can there be real accountability for war crimes when international law is replaced by an undefined “rules-based order”?
Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War
The call of the peace movement 20 years ago–invading troops out!–should be the call of the peace movement today.
Ukraine’s Future: Like Korea or Yugoslavia?
Will the war turn into a stalemate or the crushing defeat of an imperial power?
