When Bibi Came to Town
Nearly 60 lawmakers did the right thing by skipping the Israeli prime minister’s speech on Iran.
Nearly 60 lawmakers did the right thing by skipping the Israeli prime minister’s speech on Iran.
Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss why current U.S. military strategy against ISIS isn’t working and what alternative strategies should be used instead.
Phyllis Bennis discusses the Obama administration’s strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Syria and the regional challenges it faces on PBS NewsHour.
The U.S. could turn to aid, arms embargo, and engaging foes.
Not taking military action isn’t the same thing as doing nothing.
Five steps the U.S. can take in Iraq without going back to war.
Phyllis Bennis discusses the possibility of a renewed Cold War, longstanding tragedies in the Middle East, and the decline of Israeli influence.
John Kerry may have just accidentally earned himself a Nobel Peace Prize.
Tamron Hall discusses the latest developments in Syria with Phyllis Bennis and others on MSNBC’s NewsNation.
There is no reason to continue the bloodshed in Afghanistan, which all the parties recognize will not alter the final outcome a whit.
Developments on the Korean peninsula will almost certainly influence calculations made in Washington and Tehran.
Withdrawing U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula could kickstart diplomatic progress in Northeast Asia–and save billions of dollars to boot.
The Senate hasn’t approved any major multilateral treaties since 1997.
Obama will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused
The Cuban missile crisis was started by imperial jockeying and resolved by genuine diplomacy.