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Strategic Dialogue: The International Criminal Court failed to take into consideration politics inside Sudan and in the region when making its faulty indictment, argues Hussein Yusuf. But Meghan Stewart says that indicting the Sudanese president is a strategic opportunity to bring peace to the country. Read their responses here. |
Obama and the World: Iran and Iraq The Iranian Elections and the U.S. Response: In the video at left, Phyllis Bennis talks about what the U.S. should and should not be saying in the aftermath of the Iranian elections. The U.S. can best promote change in Iran by not actively promoting change, writes Max Burns in Maintaining Distance from Iran. Iran's Do-it-Yourself Revolution: Iranians need no lessons in democracy from the United States, says Stephen Zunes. Erik Leaver and Daniel Atzmon, in A Withdrawal in Name Only, ask: U.S. troops are moving out of Iraqi cities — or are they? For the United States to focus only on improving its image in the Arab and Muslim world is to see only half of the picture, writes R.S. Zaharna in Improving U.S.-Muslim Relations: Obama's Other Audience. |
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Youth and Activism Regardless of the outcome of its recent presidential election, youth and technology have combined to reshape Iranian politics, writes Patrick W. Quirk in Iran's Twitter Revolution. |
How can we tackle the global military industrial complex? Our call to action is a place to begin. China and the United States should definitely be talking more about economic and environmental issues. But they also need to talk about reducing their military spending and avoiding a new cold war, writes John Feffer in The G-2 Paradox. The Arms Race in Space: Bruce Gagnon says the Pentagon's spending like the sky's the limit...and beyond. One way to deal with North Korea's nuclear program is to go regional, argues Jon Reinsch in No Nukes in Northeast Asia. In Ploughshares Into Swords, John Feffer asks: Why is South Korean military spending going up even at a time of global recession? The discussion on nuclear nonproliferation in East Asia must include civil society participation and focus more on tomorrow's vision than today's headlines, says Wade Huntley in The Promise of the Six-Party Process. |
Peace and Security
Change Nuclear Weapons Policy? Yes, We Can.
Daryl Kimball
The next president can and must take immediate steps toward a nuclear weapons free world.
The Case for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sameer Dossani
Instead of scaling up an already disastrous war, the United States could change course in a way that would ultimately do a lot more to ensure the world's safety.
Strange Strike
Farrah Hassen
Syria learned yet again with the recent helicopter attack, when it comes to relations with Washington, no good deed goes unpunished.
Multilateralism
Detaining the United Nations
Phyllis Bennis
Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, wasn't allowed into Israel on a recent trip. That action fits a pattern of Israeli efforts to hide the human consequences of the siege of Gaza and of the escalating settlement expansion in the West Bank.
Challenging U.S. Global Dominance
Herbert Bix
The United States pushed NATO further eastward toward the borders of Russia while pouring money and armaments into Georgia, paving the way to the August war.
Postcard from ... the UN
Nora McKeon
In the midst of the food crisis, African farmers are finally telling their story directly to the world.
Global Economy
Green Paper Gold
Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith
Here's an innovative way to tackle the economic crisis and global warming in one sweeping proposal.
Economic Woes? Look to Kerala
Shirin Shirin
The Indian state of Kerala's alternative development model offers valuable lessons as the global economic crisis unfolds.
Charting a Progressive International Financial Agenda
Daniel Bradlow
We've got the best opportunity in 60 years to create a more pro-people global financial order.
Africa
The Africa That Pushes Back
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Handouts and Hollywood celebrities obscure the real work being done in Africa today.
Saving Congo: Whither the EU?
Mark Burgess
The EU has an army of sorts. Maybe it should start using it for the common good.
Somalia Resurfaces
Michael Shank
Somalis can sort out their problems if the outside world just gives them a chance.
Americas
Ecuador's Debt Default
Neil Watkins and Sarah Anderson
The South American country's refusal to make "immoral and illegitimate" payments exposes an international financial architecture glitch.
Beyond the Drug War
Coletta Youngers
The Obama administration should take advantage of promising new trends in Latin America to seek more effective and more humane drug control policies both at home and abroad.
Latin Americanists Urge Obama to Revamp Policies
Cynthia McClintock
More than 200 scholars are urging the new president to respect Latin America's new progressive leadership.
Asia
Pakistan and the Islamist Challenge
A.H. Nayyar and Zia Mian
Pakistan's failure to confront Islamic militants is a threat to itself, its neighbors, and the world.
Thailand: The Certainty of Uncertainty
Johanna Son
After a coup two years ago and multiple protests since, Thailand has a new prime minister. But don't expect stability for the near future.
One China, 2.0?
Erdong Chen
The new Taiwanese president could substantially alter the cross-strait dynamic.
Eurasia
Turkey Between East and West
Ragan Updegraff
If Europe doesn't extend a welcoming hand, Turkey will drift eastward—and that's not good news for the United States.
A New Helsinki Accord
Anton Caragea
In the aftermath of the Georgia crisis, Europe needs to think big and craft a comprehensive new agreement on borders and sovereignty.
What To Do Now in Georgia
Ian Williams
It's time for the UN to step up to the plate and help resolve the conflict.
Confronting the Financial Crisis The global financial crisis is emptying the pockets of people in rich, poor, and middle-income nations alike. In its wake, FPIF offers new solutions to the crisis and innovative alternatives to the now officially defunct “Washington Consensus.” |
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Is the Obama administration winding down our empire or simply trying to implement a kinder, gentler version? |
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Food prices are up all over the world. Is the current food crisis a temporary problem or a sign of something more serious? |
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The United States maintains more than 700 bases around the world and is pushing to set up even more. What are these bases doing, how is the Pentagon rethinking their functions, and how can we reduce this military footprint? |
 Religion and Foreign Policy A look at the role of religion in global affairs. Read about missionaries, monks, and the intersection of monotheism and modernity. |
 China Focus With China emerging as the new global go-to guy, FPIF assesses this growing influence and its impact on U.S. foreign policy. Introduction, Central Asia, Arms Sales, Partnership or Competition?, Southeast Asia, India's Nuclear Deal, East Asian Security, China's Labor Law, Taiwanese Independence, Cross-Straits Unification, China and the Environment, Kung-Fu Nationalism, Debate on Labor, China in Africa, China and Human Rights, Frankenstein Alliance, Conclusion |
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