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Many suggest two options for U.S. handling of ISIS — go to war or do nothing — the same choice offered by George W. Bush in regards to the Iraq War.

The Blackwater case came to a close this week with sentences for four of its former guards. What is the status on measures of accountability for private military contractors today?

Phyllis Bennis says forces aligned in opposition to the Iran Framework Agreement in the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia would rather see war than a deal that brings Iran out of sanctions and back into play as a regional power.

Negotiators in Switzerland just won a huge victory for diplomacy over war. Now we’ve got to protect it.

Domestic terrorism has been quickly ruled out of the killing of three young Muslim students.

Phyllis Bennis on RT’s Breaking the Set, discussing military force against ISIS.

Phyllis Bennis discusses the deteriorating security situation in Libya on CCTV.

Obama has been right — in rhetoric — about one thing: there is no military solution to defeating the Islamic State.

President Obama’s decision to bomb Syria stands in stark violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.

Not taking military action isn’t the same thing as doing nothing.

Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs.

The latest on Iraq and Gaza from IPS’ Middle East expert

With Israeli tanks rolling into Gaza, NBC has pulled the reporter who has done more than any other to show the human costs of the conflict there.

Our movement isn’t strong enough yet to end US enabling of the carnage in Gaza—but the shift in public discourse is a crucial first step.

Five steps the U.S. can take in Iraq without going back to war.

Phyllis Bennis discusses President Obama’s West Point speech, the Afghanistan withdrawal, Syria’s ongoing crisis, and Pope Francis’ historic visit to Israel and Palestine.

We in civil society must sharpen our demands.

We need a renewed effort to bring about peace in the region.

“The notion that things are getting better just because Israel and Palestine are talking,” says Phyllis Bennis, “simply isn’t the case.”

Phyllis Bennis discusses Afghanistan’s presidential election and how it is being shaped by corruption and the U.S.’ military presence on The Real News.