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
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”
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
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
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
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
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