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Commentary
By Jon Letman, March 6, 2013
Dr. Vandana Shiva talks about GMOs, the militarization of agriculture, the politics of occupation, and the primacy of biodiversity.
By Tom Engelhardt, March 4, 2013
Climate change, global warming, extreme weather -- call it what you will -- is the obvious deal-breaker in human, if not planetary, history.
By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, January 10, 2013
Reports of peak oil's death have been greatly exaggerated.
By Foreign Policy In Focus, October 16, 2012
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
Blog
By Russ Wellen, October 10, 2012
The West may not use nuclear weapons on Iran, but attacking its nuclear enrichment facilities will have a similar effect.
By Noam Chomsky, July 31, 2012
Dr. Chomsky analyzes how the Magna Carta has become largely irrelevant in the world as the document nears its one thousandth birthday.
By Javad Heydarian, July 31, 2012
The Western-imposed sanctions on Iran undermine the U.S.'s diplomatic influence more than Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Review / Department: FPIF Picks
By Giorgio Cafiero, July 23, 2012
China and the United States compete for influence in the Persian Gulf, but they also have overlapping interests in the region.
By Russ Wellen, July 23, 2012
Iran Parliament plays to cheap seats by calling for Strait to be blocked in response to sanctions.
By Mary Carras, July 17, 2012
Central Asia dazzles the world with its energy sources.
