Pope Francis in Palestine Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel's apartheid wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
May 28, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus
Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda.
May 27, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Piketty in Elysium Piketty in Elysium
If inequality sells in bookstores and box offices, it will sell at the polls as well.
May 23, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why the Korean Ferry Disaster Is an American Issue Why the Korean Ferry Disaster Is an American Issue
It’s the product of both deregulatory neoliberal capitalism and Korea’s authoritarian past—a history in which the United States played no small part.
May 21, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Christine Hong and Foreign Policy In Focus
Terror and Impunity in Kashmir Terror and Impunity in Kashmir
Violence against civilians is endemic in Indian Kashmir, where activists are fighting back against a culture of official impunity.
May 15, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Shubh Mathur and Foreign Policy In Focus
Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria
Many families in Nigeria are already skeptical about women’s education. The government’s failure to protect schoolgirls makes it worse.
May 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Zoe Blumenfeld and Foreign Policy In Focus
What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act
It’s a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. Global climate justice advocates are fighting instead for clean, renewable energy.
May 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Janet Redman, Emira Woods, John Cavanagh, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall
Do the stalled talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?
Apr 30, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Richard Silverstein and Foreign Policy In Focus
Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines
By linking itself to Washington in its territorial disputes with China, the Philippines risks getting caught up in a superpower conflict.
Apr 30, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean
It’s already wreaking havoc on the region’s vital fishing, tourism and agriculture industries.
Apr 29, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus