Foreign Policy

Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC

Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC

The Israel lobby, defeated on Iran, is in a weakened state when it comes to what it really cares about: Israel itself.

Feb 3, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

A civil rights attorney reports from the belly of the post-9/11 justice system. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Pardiss Kebriaei

Can Congress Oversee the NSA?

Can Congress Oversee the NSA? Can Congress Oversee the NSA?

It might have to reform itself, first. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Bill de Blasio Is Wrong to Pander to AIPAC

Bill de Blasio Is Wrong to Pander to AIPAC Bill de Blasio Is Wrong to Pander to AIPAC

The powerful right-wing lobby doesn’t represent most American Jews, and it’s no longer the only game in town.

Jan 29, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors

John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot

John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot

The Obama administration's strategic rebalance is really just a retreat. 

Jan 28, 2014 / John Feffer

Clouds Over Honduras

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 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

Egypt in Year Three

Egypt in Year Three Egypt in Year Three

The country is awash in conformist state worship, fueled by the shrill narrative of a war on terror.

Jan 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

“Unwarranted government surveillance is an intrusion on basic human rights.”

Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

‘The Washington Post’ Calls for a War Ultimatum for Syria

‘The Washington Post’ Calls for a War Ultimatum for Syria ‘The Washington Post’ Calls for a War Ultimatum for Syria

Peace talks are underway, but the Post apparently believes that war threats are a better option.

Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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