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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

Commentary
It's Time to Delist Cuba
May 7, 2013 - Come off it--Cuba is not a 'state sponsor of terrorism.' By Arturo Lopez-Levy

Blog
High Times in Yugoslavia
May 7, 2013 - During global protests in 1968, Yugoslavian youth protested communist privileges and economic inequalities. By John Feffer

Commentary
Turkey Brings Refugees Out of the Shadows
May 6, 2013 - Turkey is in the process of normalizing its asylum procedures and providing legal assistance for refugees seeking safety within its borders. By Zaid Hydari

Blog
Next Step for Assad -- Exile to a Rump State?
May 6, 2013 - Syria has become the weak leg of its tripod with Iran and Hezbollah. By Russ Wellen

Commentary
Congressman Keith Ellison on US Drones in Africa and Media's Portrayal of Muslims
May 3, 2013 - Jon Letman interviews Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) about drones, U.S. militarism in Africa, and the portrayal of Muslims in the U.S. media. By Jon Letman

Blog
Rock the Regime: The Velvet Revolution
May 3, 2013 - There wasn't always samizdat. But there was always rock 'n roll. By John Feffer

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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.

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April 25, 2013

Common Dreams features article “Breaking Out the Bush Playbook on Korea”
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April 25, 2013

Counterpunch features article “In Guatemala, A Mass Grave for the Truth”
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April 24, 2013

Descrier features article “In Guatemala, A Mass Grave for the Truth”
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April 24, 2013

The Global Dispatches features article “In Guatemala, A Mass Grave for the Truth”
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April 24, 2013

Epoch Times features article “A Post-Castro Era Looms for Cuba”
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April 24, 2013

The Global Dispatches features article “A Legacy of Rogues in Afghanistan”
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April 20, 2013

The Eurasia Review features article “A Post-Castro Era Looms for Cuba”
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April 17, 2013

Common Dreams features article “A Legacy of Rogues in Afghanistan”
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April 17, 2013

AlterNet features article “A Legacy of Rogues in Afghanistan”
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April 16, 2013

The Hill
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They are surely and unfortunately right that what we will save by ending these wars has already been “spent” on the future, baked-in costs of misguided decisions made during those wars. But that doesn’t mean that the prospect of a “peace dividend” is gone.  

That’s because the ending of the wars is coinciding with a broader defense downsizing, propelled by the battle over the budget deficit. And the effects of automatic budget cuts known as “sequestration” on the Pentagon budget will actually produce a smaller downsizing than any of the previous postwar periods: smaller than after the Cold War, or the Vietnam War, or the Korean War.  

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To get to a Pentagon budget that is sized for our new postwar world, the downsizing momentum needs to keep going. While the war budget declines, we need to make sure that the “regular” Pentagon budget comes down with it. This is where a peace dividend can be found.