Foreign Policy In Focus

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Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) connects the research and action of more than 600 scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner.

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Recent Work

Blog
Finding a Normal Path in Serbia
June 19, 2013 - Many ethnic Serbs fled -- or were expelled from -- Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo during those conflicts of the 1990s. By John Feffer

Commentary
The Oxygen Trade: Leaving Hondurans Gasping for Air
June 18, 2013 - The carbon trade doesn't just fail to address climate change. In countries like Honduras, it funnels cash to notorious human rights abusers and threatens vital resources. By Rosie Wong

Blog
Republicans Perpetuate Myths About Missile Defense to Keep Cold War Alive
June 18, 2013 - Republicans oppose U.S. cooperation with Russia on NATO missile defense. By Russ Wellen

Commentary
Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course
June 17, 2013 - Iran's June 14 presidential election results, announced the day after voting was held, were nothing less than a political earthquake. By Farideh Farhi

Commentary
Military Sexual Violence: From Frontline to Fenceline
June 17, 2013 - The root of the sexual assault crisis plaguing the military lies in militarism itself. By Annie Isabel Fukushima and Gwyn Kirk, published in Nation of Change

Blog
Iran's Election Nuclear, But Not Nuked
June 17, 2013 - Iran has to be the only country where one nuclear negotiator defeated another for the presidency. By Russ Wellen, published in The Progressive Realist

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- Published March 31, 2012
- 200
- ISBN 0872865452
Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam
By John Feffer

Crusade 2.0 examines the resurgence of anti-Islamic sentiment in the West and its global implications. John Feffer discusses the influence of three "unfinished wars"--the Crusades, the Cold War, and the current "war on terror." He presents a timely, concise, and provocative look at current events in the context of historical trends and goes beyond a "clash of civilizations" critique to offer concrete ways to defuse the ticking bomb of Islamophobia.
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- Published January 26, 2012
All Over the Map: The Best of World Beat
By John Feffer

Foreign policy analyst John Feffer looks at global affairs in the Obama era. This collection of more than 125 Foreign Policy In Focus columns covers war, peace, terrorism, global economics, culture, democracy, and the environment. It critically analyzes what's happening all over the map, from the financial crisis to the Arab Spring, and offers specific recommendations for Washington policymakers
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- Published January 28, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7391-3167-1
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond
By Chester Hartman

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets.

Today, IPS has taken on the same task for the Obama administration. Mandate for Change is aimed at strengthening the new administration at a time when the need for progressive policies — and appointing progressive people to lead such efforts—is most urgent.