Syria Needs An Arms Embargo, Not an Economic One
As long as major powers are delivering weapons to their allies in the region, diplomacy will be near impossible, Bennis told Kontext.
Escalation in Mosul Will Cause a Massive Refugee Crisis that Dwarfs the Existing One
The U.S. has announced it will send 560 more troops to Iraq to fight ISIS, but no preparations have been made to take care of the civilians that will have their city destroyed, Phyllis Bennis tells the Real News Network.
From Paris to Istanbul, More ‘War on Terror’ Means More Terrorist Attacks
As ISIS loses territory, it returns to mass-casualty attacks against civilians. That’s why military-first approaches to terrorism are doomed to failure.
The First Step to Ending the War in Syria is to Stop Killing
With a Syrian refugee crisis underway for the last five years, we need to get serious about diplomacy, Bennis tells the Real News Network.
Without Arms Embargo, No Political Solution in Iraq and Syria
Phyllis Bennis argues that collateral damage from military strikes and corrupt governance are only strengthening the Islamic State
Wrangling Over Arms Sales to China
The U.S. gets one right? The administration opposes lifting the arms embargo on China.