Transitional governments

How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution?

How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution? How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution?

Authorities now see it as a dangerously chaotic period, and they attack other youthful protest movements as resembling the turmoil caused by the Red Guards.

May 11, 2016 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras

How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras

She used a State Department office closely involved with counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq to aid the coup regime in Honduras.

Apr 5, 2016 / Tim Shorrock

‘Democracy, as Usual,’ in Venezuela

‘Democracy, as Usual,’ in Venezuela ‘Democracy, as Usual,’ in Venezuela

Few outside observers realize that the fundamental conflict is not over democracy; it’s over oil.

Dec 8, 2015 / Miguel Tinker Salas and Victor Silverman

Guatemala protests

Guatemala’s Civil Society Just Did the Impossible Guatemala’s Civil Society Just Did the Impossible

Guatemalans banded together to depose a corrupt administration with dark connections to human rights violations. But another election looms, and the candidates don’t inspire confid...

Sep 11, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Patricia Davis

Obama and Sanchez Ceren

How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help

WikiLeaks has exposed US government collusion with the chamber’s destabilization strategy.

Aug 8, 2015 / Hilary Goodfriend

How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba

How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba

The Cuban people are beginning a new chapter in what José Martí called ‘‘our America.’’

May 27, 2015 / Tom Hayden

Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos

Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos

As ignorant armies clash by night, civilians bear the brunt of a collapsing economy.

Feb 25, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Haiti’s Political Earthquake

Haiti’s Political Earthquake Haiti’s Political Earthquake

Five years after the devastating earthquake, has Haiti fallen into de facto dictatorship?

Jan 22, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo

How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo

Instead of encouraging Cuban doctors to defect, the United States should be working with them to stop the spread of Ebola.

Nov 21, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Arturo Lopez-Levy and Foreign Policy In Focus

Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution

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

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