Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution
Religious tensions, remnants of the police state and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.
Nov 17, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jahd Khalil and Foreign Policy In Focus
How the North Pole Could Become the World’s Next Battlefield How the North Pole Could Become the World’s Next Battlefield
As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation—or a battlefield.
Nov 14, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Bad News About Burma The Bad News About Burma
During his second visit, Obama must confront troubling reports of backsliding reforms, attacks on civilians and evidence of war crimes.
Nov 13, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus
History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did
Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare—nor as spontaneous—as they first appear.
Nov 11, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Mark Engler, Paul Engler, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Nov 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps
The murder of a transgender woman in the Philippines reveals the homophobia in the Marine Corps and the dangers of US military presence in the region.
Oct 29, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Massacre in Mexico Massacre in Mexico
The murder of students in Guerrero is raising questions once again about the complicity of law enforcement and public officials in Mexico's drug wars.
Oct 24, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti
The country's late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong diaspora unlikely to ever return home.
Oct 23, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully? Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully?
Beijing is experimenting with "soft power" approaches, but brute force remains an omnipresent threat.
Oct 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Piero Sarmiento and Foreign Policy In Focus
Waiting for the Iranian Godot Waiting for the Iranian Godot
The United States and its allies keep waiting on Iran to make more concessions on its nuclear enrichment program. But they’re missing the bigger picture.
Oct 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Derek Davison and Foreign Policy In Focus