Iran Deal: Is Obama Channeling Nixon?
The nuclear deal with Iran, like Nixon’s opening to China in 1972, has the potential to be a geopolitical game changer — if it can get through Congress first.
A Victory for Diplomacy Over War
Phyllis Bennis discusses the Iranian nuclear agreement as a beginning, not an end, for relations between the U.S. and Iran
The Latest Victim in the War on Whistleblowers
Jeffrey Sterling learned the hard way that the feds will throw the book at anyone who embarrasses them.
Obama’s Triple Crown
Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?
Better a War than an Agreement?
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.
Iran Deal: A Game-Changer for the Middle East
Negotiators in Switzerland just won a huge victory for diplomacy over war. Now we’ve got to protect it.
Iran: Deal or No Deal?
Rare are the moments when enormously complex situations lend themselves to unambiguous yes-or-no answers. This is one of them.
Phyllis Bennis: Netanyahu or Herzog, Little Will Change in Israeli Policy
While there is a difference in rhetoric between the two leaders, the Israeli elections are not likely to have much impact on changing policies on settlements or Iran.
Boehner Invites Netanyahu to U.S. Congress Without Consulting the White House
Phyllis Bennis joins Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word: “This goes beyond partisan politics — it is more urgently involved with the question of negotiations with Iran.”
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: State of the Union, of War, of the Middle East
Phyllis Bennis weighs in on the State of the Union address, AIPAC’s campaign against the Iran talks, and John Kerry’s ‘new framework’ for Israel-Palestine.
Four Things Obama Should Say During his State of the Union Address
IPS experts weigh in on inequality, taxes, global trade deals, and global talks with Syria and Iran.
The Rise of Diplomacy, Not Military Force, in U.S. Foreign Policy?
Could we be seeing the rising role of diplomacy instead of military force as the basis of U.S. foreign policy?
Reading Obama’s Iran Speech
President Obama’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly reflected some of the extraordinary shifts in global politics that have taken shape in the last six or eight weeks. – Article originally appeared on The Nation’s blog.