Taking the diplomatic road on Iraq and Syria would let Sanders get back to the business he started in 2002 — making space between himself and Hillary Clinton on the Middle East.
Let’s Talk About Bernie Sanders and the Middle East
On foreign policy, the Vermont independent’s “political revolution” hasn’t done much to distinguish itself from Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
If Ramadi Is What ‘Victory’ Against ISIS Looks Like, We’re in Trouble
City by city, state by state, the Middle East is being laid to waste — and then we’re bombing the rubble.
Life in the Gray Zone
While ISIS makes war on the world’s vast majority of “moderate Muslims,” hardliners in the West pretend they don’t exist.
We May Look Back at the Islamic State as a Time When Islamic Extremism Was Under Control
Future generations of Islamic extremists may surpass the Islamic State in brutality.
No, Trump, We Can’t Just ‘Take Their Oil’
Trump’s signature slogan on how to deal with ISIS is delusional.
This Month Marks 25 Years the U.S. Has Been at War in Iraq
A region at war, a rash of terrorist attacks, and the worst refugee crisis since World War II: These are the legacies of America’s quarter-century-and-counting war in Iraq.
The U.S. Has an Empire of Bases in the Middle East — and It’s Not Making Anyone Safer
Thirty-six years into the U.S. base build-up in the Greater Middle East, military force has failed as a strategy for controlling the region, no less defeating terrorist organizations.
President’s Obama’s Goals for Syria Are at Odd With His Actions
The administration needs to face its inability to achieve regime change in Syria and the destruction of the Islamic State.
The U.S. Should Not Accompany Saudi Arabia Over the Cliff
The United States should rethink its ties to a country that engages in mass executions and disastrous military campaigns.