Military Empires: A Visual Guide to Foreign Bases
World BEYOND War
(January 21, 2026) — Military bases, especially foreign ones — current and sought — generate wars. The United States has used its bases in Latin America and the Caribbean to attack Venezuela, while threatening to take over Greenland to build more bases there. Iran is bordered by seven nations with U.S. bases. The nations to the south and east of China are packed with U.S. bases, as is Europe, as is Israel. Africa has foreign bases from several empires. Russia is making more use of its bases in Belarus.
On February 23, 1903, the United States took over Guantanamo from Cuba. It has never restored it. People across Latin America have used this date to organize events opposing bases, militarism, and the Monroe Doctrine. We made it a global day of action for the first time in 2025. We’re expanding our second annual collection of events to include the February 21-22 weekend.
What You Can Do
Use our resources to easily plan a local educational or activist event of any kind: a panel, a protest, an art display, a banner-drop, a sit-in, a press conference, a film screening, a rally, a march.
We call on individuals and organizations around the world to join the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases on February 21-23, 2026, by organizing events at military base sites or other locations near you.
Top 5 Reasons Why We’re Calling for the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases
Resources
Action Types
Action Demands
Action Planning Toolkit
Planning Meetings on Zoom on February 3, 2026
Add Your Planned Event to the Map
Endorse as an Organization
Contact us at info@worldbeyondwar.org for action planning assistance.
Links
- https://x.com/WorldBeyondWar/status/2012298925932253450
- https://bsky.app/profile/world-beyond-war.bsky.social/post/3mcjpalngnh22
- https://www.facebook.com/worldbeyondwar/posts/pfbid0vty82jfSTa5KehAkuqYrdujBSZ9F8jPhTMnVNkTZGqLyBQkpXKEeYXV9zsREtZYSl
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