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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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Blog
Key Fact Suppressed in the Israel-Turkey Reconciliation Story
March 29, 2013 - It's often forgotten that of the nine killed by Israeli commandos on the Mavi Marmara in 2010, one was an American citizen. By Steve Fake

Commentary
Hey Congress: Sequester Apartheid!
March 28, 2013 - It's time to seize upon AIPAC's strategic blunder of singling Israel out for special treatment in Washington and push for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. By Ramah Kudaimi, published in AlterNet

Blog
Is a Desperate Assad Lashing Out With Chemical Weapons?
March 28, 2013 - The Syrian government and the opposition trade accusations about using chemical weapons and propagandizing the attacks. By Leslie Garvey

Blog
King Abdullah of Jordan Learns How Loaded His Gestures, Words, and Facial Expressions Are
March 28, 2013 - Jordanians carefully scrutinized Jeffrey Goldberg's article about King Abdullah in the Atlantic. By Ali Younes

Commentary
Echoes of Occupy in Western Sahara
March 27, 2013 - Morocco won't be able to put off the issue of Western Sahara's right to sovereignty indefinitely. By Leslie Garvey

Blog
What Does Italy Hope to Gain by Re-trying Amanda Knox?
March 27, 2013 - And, were she found guilty again, would the United States extradite Amanda Knox? By Russ Wellen

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- Published March 31, 2012
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- 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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February 23, 2013

The Albany Tribune features blog “Sequestration: Our Military is Due for Downsizing”
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February 23, 2013

The Albany Tribune
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In fact, sequestration will not “gut” our military. Our military budget has nearly doubled since 2001. Sequestration would take it back to the level it was in 2007 — when we were still fighting two wars.

. . . After the longest period of war in our history, we are due for a defense downsizing. Sequestration would create a shallower downsizing than any of the previous postwar periods since World War II. We can do this, and we should. We need the money for other things.
February 22, 2013

The Huffington Post features article “Eating History”
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February 22, 2013

Common Dreams features blog “Sequestration: Our Military is Due for Downsizing”
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February 20, 2013

PressTV
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Woods: Well, we have to begin by saying that AFRICOM, the US Africa Command was created under the Bush administration and continued and strengthened under the Obama administration it represents an expanded militarization of US Africa policy.

It coincides with Africa increasing its significance as a supplier of oil to the United States. AFRICOM stood up in October 2008 just as Africa was actually reaching over 25 percent of the oil input that come to the US from Africa, so Africa was increasing its significance not only for oil, natural gas but for other vital resources so we have seen the steady increase in the militarization.

. . . Remember back in the days of colonialism where the colonizers look through the resources of Africa to drive their economies but the quest to dominate would often express most directly through military power and military might.
February 20, 2013

Antiwar.com features blog “Did John Brennan's End Run Lead to the Death of Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi? ”
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February 20, 2013

Znet features article “Washington Debates the Pivot to Asia”
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February 20, 2013

Antiwar.com features blog “Did John Brennan's End Run Lead to the Death of Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi? ”
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February 14, 2013

Middle East Online features article “Morsi's Last Chance”
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February 13, 2013

Descrier features article “Obama's Biggest Compromise Yet?”
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