Feminism as Counterterrorism?
Is feminism being used as a prop for imperial foreign policies?
On Drugs and Democracy
Legalizing narcotics would strengthen democracy at home and abroad.
Afghanistan’s Corrupt Oligarchy
The brothers of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s incompetent, impossibly vain, and dishonest president, have amassed astonishing fortunes.
Taliban Vaccination Ban: Paranoia or Based in Fact?
Is the Taliban have justified in denying Afghan children the polio vaccine?
Afghanistan Dominates Latest U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
The Indo-U.S. friendship is on the line.
To ISAF, Committing Atrocities Means Only Having to Say You’re Sorry
An apology is empty if you have no intention of changing your ways.
Democracy Now! Debate: Should NATO Exist?
IPS expert Phyllis Bennis argues we need to prioritize fully diplomatic options before resorting to a military hammer such as NATO.
We’re Fighting in a War We Lost Before the War Began
New poll shows support for Afghanistan war lower than ever, and for good reason.
Morals in the Age of One Superpower
Can a superpower act morally in its foreign policy? Recent evidence of U.S. conducts suggests otherwise.
An Exit Strategy for Afghanistan
The United States can’t abandon the country, but our troops must leave.
Our Own Worst Enemy
Militarization is no substitute for development when it comes to combating radicalism in the AfPak region.
Lannan Lecture: Phyllis Bennis on Cultural Freedom
In New Mexico, Bennis told the Lannan In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom series why the bloated military budget represents an atrocious investment for our society.
U.S. Thinking on Afghanistan Is Not Just Magical, But Hallucinatory
For an administration marked its nuanced policies, virtually every decision the White House has made on Afghanistan has been a disaster.
Review: The New Protectorates
A new book explores the tensions between liberal state-building and outside manipulation.
The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
Before a book-writing break in Texas, Phyllis reflects on the different stages where our various wars are at this moment in this edition of the New Internationalism newsletter.