Washington Snubs Bolivia on Drug Policy Reform, Again Washington Snubs Bolivia on Drug Policy Reform, Again
Bolivia has found a way to cut coca production without sacrificing the leaf's cultural importance or cracking down on small growers. But Washington's not having it.
Sep 22, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Zoe Pearson, Thomas Grisaffi, and Foreign Policy In Focus
While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters
As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
Sep 18, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia
Amid rising anti-government sentiment and a series of natural disasters, Bosnia-Herzegovina's fractured ethnic communities are drawing strength from an unlikely source: each ot...
Sep 17, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Peter Lippman and Foreign Policy In Focus
Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf
In the smallest Gulf states, nearly 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.
Sep 16, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures
Backed by US development aid, the Ethiopian government is seizing land, demolishing homes and cracking down on activists in a bid to expand its capital city.
Sep 12, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Hilary Matfess and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis
Though it scarcely makes headlines, the Central African Republic’s vicious civil war has created a sickening humanitarian crisis.
Sep 11, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
From Schools to Shelters in Iraqi Kurdistan From Schools to Shelters in Iraqi Kurdistan
Yazidi refugees now sleep in classrooms, hallways and the courtyards of facilities intended for children’s education. What happens when school starts?
Sep 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Fred Abrahams and Foreign Policy In Focus
The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
Sep 4, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common
Both thrive on the breakdown of the existing social order.
Aug 28, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East
Adding yet more warfare to the current crisis will perpetuate exactly what the imperial powers set out to do: tear an entire region of the world asunder.
Jul 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus