Skip to Main Content

ADVERTISEMENT

Matthew Petti is an intern at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a 2020-2021 Fulbright fellow. His work has appeared in the Asia Times, the National Interest, and Reason Magazine.

ADVERTISEMENT

Olive Oil in Your Local Store May Be Funding Syrian Warlords

BLOOD OLIVES

There’s a loophole in U.S. sanctions that allows violent militia groups to transport olives stolen in Syria to be processed in Turkey and then exported to U.S. stores.

Matthew Petti | Published Nov 23, 2020

ADVERTISEMENT