Foreign Policy

WikiLeaks Cables Show how US Micromanages Haiti’s Economy & Politics WikiLeaks Cables Show how US Micromanages Haiti’s Economy & Politics

US State Embassy cables released by WikiLeaks show how the US government has worked to make Haiti weak and subservient to American interests.

Jun 9, 2011 / Al Jazeera English

Libya: An Old-Fashioned Colonial Smash-and-Grab Libya: An Old-Fashioned Colonial Smash-and-Grab

There is ferocious repression across the Middle East. Why are the UN's sights trained only on Libya?

Jun 8, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Senate Report: US Afghan Aid Is Unsustainable Senate Report: US Afghan Aid Is Unsustainable

Maybe you guessed it already, but the billions we're pouring into rebuilding Afghanistan aren't working.

Jun 8, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Occupying Iraq, State Department–Style Occupying Iraq, State Department–Style

Eight disastrous years after we invaded, it is sad but altogether true that Iraq does not matter much in the end.

Jun 7, 2011 / Peter Van Buren

The ‘Reset’ of US-Russia Relations Lacks Substance The ‘Reset’ of US-Russia Relations Lacks Substance

America's vision of Russia is still tainted by the Cold War. It's time for Obama to lead the effort to turn Russia into a reliable ally.

Jun 6, 2011 / Press Room

The ‘Reset’ of US-Russia Relations Lacks Substance The ‘Reset’ of US-Russia Relations Lacks Substance

America's vision of Russia is still tainted by the Cold War. It's time for Obama to lead the effort to turn Russia into a reliable ally.

Jun 6, 2011 / Russia Today

Ex-Mossad Chief: Israel Must Adopt Saudi Peace Plan Ex-Mossad Chief: Israel Must Adopt Saudi Peace Plan

Meir Dagan calls Netanyahu, Ehud Barak “reckless and irresponsible.”

Jun 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Leaked Cables Reveal US Attempts to Micromanage Haiti Leaked Cables Reveal US Attempts to Micromanage Haiti

Cables obtained from WikiLeaks document the influence the US Embassy sought over the nation in an expanse of nearly seven years—from ten months before the 2004 coup d&rsquo...

Jun 3, 2011 / Press Room

Leaked Cables Reveal US Attempts to Micromanage Haiti Leaked Cables Reveal US Attempts to Micromanage Haiti

Cables obtained from WikiLeaks document the influence the US Embassy sought over the nation in an expanse of nearly seven years—from ten months before the 2004 coup d&rsquo...

Jun 3, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity?

Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity? Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity?

Obama’s celebrated “reset” of US-Russia relations is limited and unstable. A fundamental transformation requires bold leadership and a full rethinking of Washingt...

Jun 1, 2011 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen

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