New Internationalism

Clinton favors war and regime change over negotiations and diplomacy, says Phyllis Bennis.

Phyllis Bennis says the war in Syria is being fought by outside powers to the last Syrian

Sanders’ theme of addressing economic inequality could carry into his foreign policy

But we must not take the survival of the nuclear deal for granted, because it still has many powerful opponents.

Americans must take responsibility for the havoc their government is perpetuating in the Middle East.

 Five years after the Arab Spring began, four experts debate a pressing question that remains unsettled on the left.

Hillary Clinton spoke last week about what she would do to combat ISIS. Her strategy would only exacerbate the problem.

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.

The years after 9/11 are a powerful reminder that an ‘all-out war’ on terror only creates more terrorism.

Syrians are paying the price for the regional and global proxy fights taking place alongside the civil war there.

Netanyahu requests a $2 billion increase in military aid on top of the more than $3 billion worth of weaponry that U.S. taxpayers provide to Israel each year.

The U.S. deployment of a team of special operations forces to Syria comes after the first U.S. combat casualty in Iraq in four years.

Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies says the invitation to Iran is late but an essential move for a diplomatic regional solution, made possible by Russia’s escalated involvement in Syria.

Can the Pentagon still realistically maintain its ‘no boots on the ground’ stance in Iraq given that an American soldier has been killed in action there?

The question is not whether the U.S. has influence over Israel, but whether there is enough political will in Washington to inspire change, says Phyllis Bennis

The Pentagon has declared the bombing of a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, a “mistake.” Will an independent investigation be allowed to take place?

“We don’t get to choose–shouldn’t get to choose–who governs the people of Afghanistan,” says Phyllis Bennis

U.S. bombs hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, leaving at least 22 dead.

In his speech to U.S. lawmakers, the “People’s pope” condemned the arms trade, war profiteering, and even the war on terror itself.

The U.S. has a moral responsibility to address the Syrian refugee crisis after The Guardian reveals Russia offered to help depose Assad three years ago.