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Disaster Militarism: Rethinking US Relief in the Asia-Pacific

Disaster Militarism: Rethinking US Relief in the Asia-Pacific Disaster Militarism: Rethinking US Relief in the Asia-Pacific

Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased US troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mar 14, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Annie Isabel Fukushima, Ayano Ginoza, Michiko Hase, Gwyn Kirk, Deborah Lee, Taeva Shefler, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

Back to Dark Days in Haiti? Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

The president of a country with no external threats, a history of military repression and an abundance of more pressing problems is rebuilding its once-banished military.

Mar 11, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform

How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform

Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.

Mar 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Oscar Chacon, Amy Shannon, and Foreign Policy In Focus

What Happens When Mexico’s Drug Kingpin Falls?

What Happens When Mexico’s Drug Kingpin Falls? What Happens When Mexico’s Drug Kingpin Falls?

US officials claim the capture of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is a major drug war victory. They're wrong.

Mar 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt

The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt

Ukraine’s ultra-right-wing Svoboda party is no fringe organization.

Mar 6, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

Ukraine: The Clash of Partnerships

Ukraine: The Clash of Partnerships Ukraine: The Clash of Partnerships

Even as we condemn the introduction of Russian troops in Crimea, we have to remember that the Cold War is over—and both sides must act that way.

Mar 5, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”

Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring” Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”

Large pro-democracy demonstrations have largely escaped the Western media’s radar.

Feb 28, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration

Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration

The migration of highly skilled workers can pay dividends for immigrants and their employers, but it produces losers as well.

Feb 26, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

How US Aid Fosters Human Rights Violations in the Philippines

How US Aid Fosters Human Rights Violations in the Philippines How US Aid Fosters Human Rights Violations in the Philippines

As the human rights situation has deteriorated, US military aid has ramped up.

Feb 19, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Vanessa Lucas, Azadeh Shahshahani, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Clouds Over Honduras

Clouds Over Honduras Clouds Over Honduras

The country’s new president takes office amid rising tensions between developers on one side and indigenous and campesino communities on the other.

Jan 27, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

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