Watch: A Climate and National Security Platform that Puts People and Planet First
IPS’s Janet Redman testified at the DNC Platform Committee Hearing for a non-military response to the potentially catastrophic security risk posed by climate change.
Building Peace in the Middle East
Come hear two Middle East policy experts and authors, IPS’s Phyllis Bennis and SIPRI’s Dan Smith, discuss how to build peace and justice in the region that plays such a pivotal role in global politics.
Lacking a Real Foreign Policy Strategy, Trump Would Turn to War
Phyllis Bennis on the Real News Network: “When the first crisis breaks, I’m afraid that a President Trump would immediately turn to the military.”
Can Sanders Distinguish Himself From Clinton on Foreign Policy?
If Sanders wants political revolution, it doesn’t just mean taking our economy back from the billionaires; It means taking our foreign policy back from the carpet bombers.
Latest Agreement in Syria Could Lead to Further Escalation
Phyllis Bennis says the war in Syria is being fought by outside powers to the last Syrian
Who is responsible for the crisis in Syria and Iraq?
Americans must take responsibility for the havoc their government is perpetuating in the Middle East.
Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria?
Five years after the Arab Spring began, four experts debate a pressing question that remains unsettled on the left.
13 Years After U.S. Occupation of Iraq Began, Threats to ‘Take Their Oil’
A breakdown of Donald Trump’s latest nonsensical sloganeering.
The Foundations of ISIS, Terrorism, and Washington’s War on Terror
Discussion and book signings with IPS’s Phyllis Bennis, author of “Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror A Primer,” who will pull back the curtain on the ISIS organization and the war the U.S. is waging against it.
ISIS, War, and the Refugee Crisis: What Happens Now?
A discussion about Syria, Iraq, ISIS, refugees, war, and terrorism with IPS’s Phyllis Bennis and David Wildman of United Methodist Church’s General Board of Global Ministries.
The GOP Candidates Know Nothing about Syria
Ending this imbroglio requires robust diplomacy.
The War Machine
IPS’s Peter Certo joins Telesur for an in-depth look at U.S. foreign policy as it relates to ISIS, Saudis, Syria, and more.
Voters trust Clinton most on terrorism. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
Hillary Clinton spoke last week about what she would do to combat ISIS. Her strategy would only exacerbate the problem.
Why Justin Trudeau Makes Me Jealous of Canada
The new prime minister is championing inclusivity and tolerance.
Is The U.S. Fighting for Regime Change in Syria?
Syrians are paying the price for the regional and global proxy fights taking place alongside the civil war there.