Foreign Policy In Focus http://www.fpif.org/ Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) is a think tank for research, analysis, and action that brings together scholars, advocates, and activists who strive to make the United States a more responsible global partner. en-us Creative Commons Copyright 2007 FPIF. Some Rights Reserved. Saturday Sunday webweaver@irc-online.org (Chellee Chase-Saiz) 1440 The Truth About Veteran Suicides http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5219 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:07:55 EDT Aaron Glantz As more vets commit suicide than die in combat, the Department of Veterans Affairs faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly systematically denying mental health care and disability benefits. China: Superpower or Basket Case? http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5210 Thu, 08 May 2008 07:50:50 EDT Samuel A. Bleicher A military threat to the United States? An economic powerhouse? More likely a Potemkin Village. The Iraq Supplemental: A Three Ring Circus http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5211 Thu, 08 May 2008 08:33:30 EDT Erik Leaver A complicated picture has emerged for the latest Iraq spending bill. The "Surge" of Iraqi Prisoners http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5207 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:51:51 EDT Ciara Gilmartin Amid all the talk about the U.S. military "surge" in Iraq, little has been said about the accompanying "surge" of Iraqi prisoners, whose numbers rose to nearly 51,000 at the end of 2007. Strategic Dialogue on Cuba http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5208 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:52:45 EDT Samuel Farber and Saul Landau In this second part of the exchange, Saul Landau and Samuel Farber debate the future of Cuba. Cuba: The Struggle Continues http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5206 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:09 EDT Saul Landau Cubans are trying to preserve the gains of the revolution in the face of U.S. hostility. Life After Fidel http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5205 Wed, 07 May 2008 08:46:28 EDT Samuel Farber The new Cuban leadership is contemplating neoliberal economic reforms but democracy is still off the table. Global Power Shift http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5199 Tue, 06 May 2008 03:12:32 EDT Michael T. Klare In a shifting political landscape, columnist Michael Klare points out, mammoth energy reserves are increasingly more important than huge military arsenals. Lessons From Iraq: Avoiding the Next War http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5203 Tue, 06 May 2008 02:55:54 EDT Miriam Pemberton Could the worst foreign policy disaster in U.S. history actually have an upside? Postcard from...Sarajevo http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5197 Mon, 05 May 2008 03:53:28 EDT John Feffer A new monument in Sarajevo playfully bites the hand that fed the city during the Bosnian war.