A Light at the End of the Ukraine Tunnel? A Light at the End of the Ukraine Tunnel?
Diplomacy gains ground, but there’s a long way to go.
Apr 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is This the Moment to Normalize US Relations With Cuba? Is This the Moment to Normalize US Relations With Cuba?
With Senator Foreign Relations chairman and Cuba hawk Robert Menendez mired in scandal, the embargo could finally be lifted.
Apr 16, 2014 / Tom Hayden
How Should Obama Respond to Putin’s Ukraine Provocations? How Should Obama Respond to Putin’s Ukraine Provocations?
It isn’t clear how far Putin will go, but diplomacy is the only answer.
Apr 16, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job
What if we really worked 9 to 5?
Apr 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Will Obama and Kerry Play Their High Cards Against Israeli Hardliners? Will Obama and Kerry Play Their High Cards Against Israeli Hardliners?
Israel's justice minister agrees with Kerry that hardliners are sabotaging the peace talks.
Apr 14, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years
If you want to know what US forces are doing in Africa, it helps to be connected to a large engineering or construction firm looking for business.
Apr 14, 2014 / Nick Turse
Eritrean Refugees at Risk Eritrean Refugees at Risk
Hundreds of thousands have fled dictatorship—only to face trafficking, exploitation and hostility throughout North Africa and the Sahel.
Apr 11, 2014 / Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements
Borders may appear immutable, but events from Catalonia to Crimea prove that they are not.
Apr 9, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
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
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