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FeminismMarch 11, 2015
Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs
Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.
Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta and Foreign Policy In Focus
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International LawMarch 5, 2015
The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours
It’s tempting to call ISIS “medieval” murderers. But from mass murder to drone strikes, atrocity is very much a part of our modern experience.
John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
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BankingMarch 4, 2015
Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down
The debt crisis has little to do with poor budgeting and everything to do with crony capitalism.
Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Foreign PolicyMarch 3, 2015
10 Reasons I’m Praying for AIPAC’s Decline
The right-wing ‘pro-Israel’ lobby is slowly losing its bipartisan appeal. Here's why that's a good thing.
Medea Benjamin and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Armed ConflictsFebruary 11, 2015
How to Get Serious About Ending the ISIS War
A long-term alternative to war can only be built by popular movements in Iraq and Syria. These movements deserve our solidarity—not our bombs.
Sarah Lazare and Foreign Policy In Focus
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ActivismFebruary 6, 2015
How the Left Failed France’s Muslims
When the left abdicated its outreach to marginalized communities, the Islamists moved in.
Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
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AfricaFebruary 3, 2015
Putting Boko Haram in Context
There's no purely military solution to the insurgency raging across northeastern Nigeria.
Ajamu Baraka and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Disaster CapitalismJanuary 29, 2015
From Detroit to Dublin, a Fight for the Right to Water
Irish activists fighting a plan to increase the cost of water have an unlikely ally in their corner: the Detroit Water Brigade.
Brian Fitzpatrick and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Foreign PolicyJanuary 22, 2015
Haiti’s Political Earthquake
Five years after the devastating earthquake, has Haiti fallen into de facto dictatorship?
Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
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Criminal JusticeDecember 12, 2014
Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers
The region’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the United States would be wise to heed: “Never again.”
Jo-Marie Burt and Foreign Policy In Focus