A Revolution That Reverses Militarism and Occupation
As part of a forum in the Nation on how to build the political revolution, Phyllis Bennis tells us how the U.S. can end its militarized foreign policy.
Film: All Guantánamo is Ours
A film followed by a discussion on one of the only two issues standing in the way of the normalization in U.S.-Cuban relations.
When Will We Admit the War in Afghanistan isn’t Working?
President Obama just announced he’s keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it’s time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.
From Paris to Istanbul, More ‘War on Terror’ Means More Terrorist Attacks
As ISIS loses territory, it returns to mass-casualty attacks against civilians. That’s why military-first approaches to terrorism are doomed to failure.
Reclaiming the Legitimacy of the United Nations as a Truly Internationalist Power
In the second issues of the International Review of Contemporary Law, dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Charter, Phyllis Bennis writes about the Paris climate talks, the UN, terrorism, and the global war on terror.
The Coming Drone Blowback
The U.S. conducts drone strikes worldwide with relative impunity. But when the first strike hits the United States, the real blowback will begin.
Case Against Obama Administration for War on ISIS Raises More Political Questions than Legal Ones
Captain Smith is using the question of lack of authorization as the basis for his challenge, but there is a chance that he could also raise issues of illegality in how the war is being carried out, Bennis told RT America.
Globalization Day 2016
IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis is featured in this annual conference of The Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University under this year’s theme, “Wars of the World.”
Coalition for Peace Action Welcomes Phyllis Bennis
IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis will present and lead a Q&A on her book “Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer” at the CFPA Membership Welcome Gathering.
The Push For Ground War Grows Louder in Washington. Would It Help?
French fighter jets joined coalition strikes against ISIS for the third time in two days, but some in Washington want to see troops on the ground.
Is President Obama Using Faulty Logic to Justify ISIS Airstrikes?
On what legal grounds can the White House justify airstrikes against ISIS?
Understanding ISIS and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 9/11
Phyllis Bennis discusses the rise of ISIS and U.S. foreign policy since the September 11, 2001 attacks
The Kurdish Elephant
In their latest deal to fight ISIS, Washington and Turkey are treating the Middle East’s largest stateless minority like pawns. That’s a huge mistake.
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.
Phyllis Bennis: As Obama Hails “Turning Page” on Wars, U.S. Drone Strikes Continue Across Globe
“It’s a rather shocking level of authorization to go to war anywhere in the world for as long as you want, against whoever you say, without any checks and balances,” she says.