The Speech on Diplomacy That Obama Should Have Given Last Night
Not taking military action isn’t the same thing as doing nothing.
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
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.
Bombing at a Press Conference Beats Mindlessly Flexing Military Might
The hottest conflicts raging at the moment defy easy answers.
The Cold War Never Ended
Vladimir Putin is not reviving the Cold War. Rather, the U.S. failed to end it when it had the chance.
Four Myths American Exceptionalists Peddle About President Obama and the U.S.’ Role in the World
It has become all too common, with crises spiraling out of control in Gaza, Iraq, Ukraine, and elsewhere, to criticize the U.S. president for making his personal style of detachment into a national policy of disengagement.
MH17: Cold War Replay?
The last time the U.S. accused Russia of downing a civilian airliner, nuclear war nearly broke out.
Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi
Her Central American foreign policy blunder ought to darken her presidential prospects.
Talking Points: Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech vs. Obama’s Foreign Policy
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.
Talking Points: Tensions Rising, Wars Escalating, Occupations Expanding
Phyllis Bennis discusses the possibility of a renewed Cold War, longstanding tragedies in the Middle East, and the decline of Israeli influence.
My Socrates Wore a Guayabera
Remembering Saul Landau, 1936-2013
Bulgaria’s Podkrepa Made the Same Mistake as Solidarity
The nineties were challenging years in Bulgaria for trade unions affiliated with the political opposition.
Israel Sees Syrian Civil War as Blow to “Iran-Hezbollah Axis”
There is no evidence that Israel’s attack on Syria was designed to, as claimed, prevent the transfer of anti-aircraft missiles to Hezbollah.
Don’t Call China’s Liaoning a “Starter” Aircraft Carrier
Its capabilities are limited, but so is its mission.
The Oracle of Belgrade
Activist Sonja Licht took no pleasure in correctly predicting the tragedy of Yugoslavia.
My Non-intervention Problem
How did a positive concept like intervention become a dirty word?