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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- Released March 13, 2009
Making Peace or Fueling War in Africa
At the end of President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony, civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery invoked the hope of a day "when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, when tanks will be beaten into tractors." No one expects such a utopian vision to materialize any time soon. But both Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have spoken eloquently of the need to emphasize diplomacy over a narrow military agenda. In her confirmation hearing, Clinton stressed the need for "smart power," perhaps inadvertently echoing Obama's opposition to the invasion of Iraq as a "dumb war." Even top U.S. military officials, such as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, have warned against overly militarizing U.S. foreign policy.
- Released March 1, 2009
The Imperial Unconscious
By Tom Engelhardt
Sometimes, it’s the everyday things, the ones that fly below the radar, that matter.
- Released February 26, 2009
Ploughshares into Swords
By John Feffer
Editor's Note: This essay is a condensed version of a paper originally commissioned by the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) for its Academic Paper Series. South Korea is currently engaged in a large-scale, expensive modernization of its military that aims to provide the country with a more robust and self-sufficient defense. The timing of this considerable increase in military spending might seem, at first glance, rather odd. Korean economic growth has been relatively anemic in the past few years. Meanwhile, the conventional military power of its chief adversary, North Korea, has steadily declined and, until recently, South Korean leaders were committed to expanding inter-Korean cooperation. In another irony, the current Lee Myung-bak administration has simultaneously pushed a much harder line on North Korea and reduced the level of spending projected by the previous Roh Moo-hyun government.

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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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April 29, 2013

The Eurasia Review features article “Washington's Nuclear Hypocrisy”
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April 29, 2013

Common Dreams features article “Washington's Nuclear Hypocrisy”
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April 26, 2013

Antiwar.com features article “Breaking Out the Bush Playbook on Korea”
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April 25, 2013

VOA News
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But clearly, when we think about true growth, true opportunity, what is needed is to expand beyond extracting resources from Africa to actually building manufacturing processing, job creation opp's, on the Continent. And clearly, there needs to be a real fair process, you know, not so much the free trade as projected, but a fair trade, where the US ends the subsidies to its own corporations, and creates a level playing field where African, particularly small & med-size enterprises, can actually succeed.
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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