Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule
The United States broke a nation of human beings. It owes them an apology—and restitution.
Jan 27, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
Are Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Youth Programs Paving the Way for Future Unrest? Are Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Youth Programs Paving the Way for Future Unrest?
Many participants say they peddle militaristic values and obedience to the state.
Jan 24, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Hilary Matfess and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Zapatistas at Twenty The Zapatistas at Twenty
There are two tests of social change movements: endurance and regeneration. After two decades, Mexico's Zapatista movement can now say it passed both.
Jan 15, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain
Chuck Hagel's paeans to “political reform” in the Gulf must have sounded strange to political prisoners in repressive Bahrain, where he delivered his remarks.
Jan 13, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Amanda Ufheil-Somers and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Overseas Sweatshops How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Overseas Sweatshops
While feigning outrage at worker abuse in Bangladesh, the US government has been quietly supporting the same sweatshop factories used by Walmart and The Gap.
Jan 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Robert J.S. Ross and Foreign Policy In Focus
From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo
A Syrian national who fought in Bosnia and now languishes in immigration detention reflects on the Bosnian war, his predicament and the civil war in Syria.
Dec 19, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Franco Galdini and Foreign Policy In Focus
South Korea: Ground Zero for Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience South Korea: Ground Zero for Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience
South Korea may be better known for its high-tech exports, but its small farmers are leading the way when it comes to food sovereignty and community agriculture.
Nov 14, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Foreign Policy In Focus, Christine Ahn, and Anders Riel Muller
Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change
The super-typhoon that just hit the Philippines should be a wake-up call for climate-change negotiators in Warsaw.
Nov 11, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Foreign Policy In Focus and Walden Bello
Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery
The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking and servitude.
Nov 7, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nisha Varia and Foreign Policy In Focus
Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US? Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US?
The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.
Oct 29, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus