Foreign Policy

Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters

Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters

The United States is rapidly shifting toward a more aggressive foreign policy with limited public debate.

Nov 24, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick

5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong

5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong 5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong

After thirteen years of the failed war on terror, it’s time to scrutinize America’s assumptions about military involvement in the Middle East.

Nov 24, 2014 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

Outgoing Colorado Senator Mark Udall promises to fight to the last day “to make sure we keep faith with our founding values.”

Nov 19, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

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

This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For

This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For

Mass graves are being found everywhere in Mexico, but none of them contain the missing forty-three student-activists. 

Nov 17, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin

How the North Pole Could Become the World’s Next Battlefield

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

Pro-Sanctions Group Targets Legal Humanitarian Trade With Iran

Pro-Sanctions Group Targets Legal Humanitarian Trade With Iran Pro-Sanctions Group Targets Legal Humanitarian Trade With Iran

United Against Nuclear Iran targets legal trade with Iran as part of its divestment campaign.

Nov 13, 2014 / Blog / Eli Clifton and Ali Gharib

The Bad News About Burma

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

Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’

Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’ Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’

As the UN Committee Against Torture meets in Geneva, Murat Kurnaz urges justice for those detained and tortured at Guantánamo.

Nov 12, 2014 / Murat Kurnaz

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