Foreign Policy

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.

Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.

Apr 4, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on. 

Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals

How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals

Rio Blanco is just one of many communuties that have been fighting destructive dam projects.

Apr 2, 2014 / Beverly Bell and Foreign Policy In Focus

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.

Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible?

Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible? Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible?

In the name of ‘democracy,’ the West has unrelentingly moved its military, political and economic power ever closer to post-Soviet Russia.

Apr 1, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction

We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction

Senior politicians in both parties have become so intoxicated by the idea of an American surge in energy production that they have lost their senses.

Apr 1, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History?

Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History? Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History?

Since 9/11, immigration has become increasingly tangled with criminal enforcement and national security.

Mar 31, 2014 / Alejandra Marchevsky and Beth Baker

Under Putin, Russia Is Acting a Lot Like the US

Under Putin, Russia Is Acting a Lot Like the US Under Putin, Russia Is Acting a Lot Like the US

After all, no country in the world can match our bloody record for overthrowing foreign governments. 

Mar 31, 2014 / William Greider

The Alternative to Diplomacy Over Ukraine Is ‘Unthinkable’

The Alternative to Diplomacy Over Ukraine Is ‘Unthinkable’ The Alternative to Diplomacy Over Ukraine Is ‘Unthinkable’

“I don't want to sound alarmist,” says Stephen Cohen, “but I believe we've come certainly to the worst crisis since the Cuban Missile Crisis between ...

Mar 28, 2014 / Press Room

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