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militarism
On the U.S. decision to violate its 1947 agreement with the United Nations to allow foreign leaders to address the world body; and on Iran’s threat to establish a broader restricted zone, further threatening international shipping.
* A primer on Yemen with history explaining how U.S. policy helped create this mess (20 mins. starts at the 35:40 with Kris Welch) * Israeli and U.S. denial of Israeli violations of the Genocide Treaty * U.S. rejection of…
Al Jazeera English, Sep. 2026: https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/ahns18lWQ4 https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/Kr35z52fgx https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/2rbWx1qU2B https://www.instagram.com/reel/DduJ-9QjeXw/
Truthout, September 3, 2026: Party leaders are ignoring the three-quarters of registered Democrats who oppose providing military aid to Israel. House Democratic leadership has picked two prominent hawks to join the House Foreign Affairs Committee while also promoting an even…
The Progressive, April 3, 2026: U.S. and Israeli forces have targeted schools, hospitals, city parks, and cultural sites along with military and governmental facilities. This will likely lead to only greater resistance…
WPFW, DC, Make it Plain with Mark Thompson, March 10, 2026 (55-min.)
Two articles and an interview during the summer 2025 bombing of Iran:It’s Not About the BombMissed Opportunity on IranUpdates on the Iran-Israel War: Conversations with Leading Analysts Debunking Trump’s claim that Iranians were responsible for the deaths of thousands of…
Responsible Statecraft, Jan 14, 2026 by Leah Schroeder (quotes Stephen Zunes) Experts say the ‘easy’ Venezuela operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush’s 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam “Panama mattered because…
KPFA-FM’s News/Pacifica Radio Network, Jan. 11, 2026 (1-min. starts at 11:30)
The Progressive, January 6, 2026 and republished by Common Dreams as, Until Democrats Confront the Lawlessness of Trump’s Venezuela Assault, Expect More War. The U.S. attack resulted from having an incredibly corrupt and autocratic-minded President using his office to enrich…
WORT FM, Madison, January 8, 2026 (48-min): The Monroe Doctrine Rises Again in Venezuela. Host Allen Ruff and Professor Stephen Zunes discuss his recent article in The Progressive, “The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela: It’s not drugs, democracy, or even…
Counterpunch November 14, 2025, by Daniel Falcone An Interview With Yvonne Galligan that quotes Zunes on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. “Activist and author Medea Benjamin commented, ‘Ireland just reminded the world…
Counterpunch, May 26, 2025, by Daniel Falcone [source]. Quotes Zunes on Trump’s dangerous militarism, despite isolationist rhetoric
VIDEO of Stephen Zunes and Rebecca Solnit in conversation at the University of San Francisco April 22, 2025 [1:12] on a variety of topics related to growing authoritarianism in the United States and the resistance.
The Progressive, December 5, 2024 by Stephen Zunes:Examines Washington’s hysterical and dishonest reaction to the International Criminal Court’s indictments of two Israeli leaders for war crimes [Source]
First view Dr. Zunes’ 5-minute animated summary (scroll down to third video), of his research on coup resistance; then his Lecture at the University of San Francisco on how to prepare for the aftermath of the election in the event…
This House Would Fight for Democracy, Liberty & the Rule of Law Abroad, April 8, 2023 [11 mins., Prof. Stephen Zunes’ impassioned argument against John Bolton.]
Inter Press Service August 29, 2024:This article, which examines the dangers to the United Nations system should Trump return to office, quotes Dr. Zunes:Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Director of International Studies at the University of San Francisco, who…
The Progressive, October 11, 2023 [source]
Washington Post April 24, 2017: For March 2017, we tallied 585 protests, demonstrations, marches, sit-ins and rallies with at least one in every state and the District. Our conservative guess is that 80,000 to 90,000 people showed up. Because mainstream…