Supporters of Diplomacy over War Must Speak Up
Lawmakers need to hear from their constituents who support the nuclear deal with Iran.
Israel’s Nuclear Weapons a Major Factor in Mideast Arms Race
Despite the focus on Iran, Israel is the only country in the Middle East that has a nuclear weapons arsenal.
The Kurdish Elephant
In their latest deal to fight ISIS, Washington and Turkey are treating the Middle East’s largest stateless minority like pawns. That’s a huge mistake.
Author Event: Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer
A book launch party and signing of IPS fellow Phyllis Benniss latest Middle East primer, focused on ISIS and President Obama’s war, which is supposedly only against the violent extremists of ISIS, but is in fact being waged against whole populations in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and beyond.
Increased Militarization in Iraq Will Contribute to ISIS Problem
Decades of U.S. support for military action by Iraqi governments increase sectarian divide and causes further devastation in the Middle East.
Brown Bag: Inside Syria
Join IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus for brown bag discussion with Reese Erlich, foreign correspondent and author of a new book on, “The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect.”
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 or No Deal?
Rare are the moments when enormously complex situations lend themselves to unambiguous yes-or-no answers. This is one of them.
Gaza Update with Special Guest Tariq Abu Khdeir
Come and hear first hand from Tariq Abu Khdeir, the 15-year-old Palestinian-American arrested and beaten by Israeli police in Jerusalem last month.
Drones Around the Globe
Institute for Policy Studies, CODEPINK, The Nation Magazine, and the Center for Constitutional Rights invite you to an International Drone Summit.
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.
My Socrates Wore a Guayabera
Remembering Saul Landau, 1936-2013
Joint Statement by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Phyllis Bennis: “Forceful Diplomacy, Not Military Force” in Syria
Today we have the possibility to turn the threat of war around. There is renewed hope that the global community can make that turn now, today.
John Kerry’s Doomed Peace Process is Deja Vu All Over Again
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East negotiations are doomed to the same failure as the 22 years of failed diplomacy that precedes them.
The Wars, Coups, Crises and Occasional Good News from the Middle East
The pace of events exploding across the Middle East continues to quicken – and while it appears the Obama administration has no clear strategy for some of it, the fall-back position of the U.S. continues to make those developments even more dangerous.