Split This Rock Poem of the Week: Philip Metres
A moment of verse, brought to you by the folks from Split This Rock Poetry Festival.
Obama’s First 100 Days: Foreign Policy
He’s better than his predecessor, but whether he’s adding to an already gargantuan Pentagon budget or sending more troops to Afghanistan, Obama has maintained some disturbing continuities with Bush-era policies.
Still No Peace
Despite his recent visit to the region, President Bushs policy is still undermining Israeli-Palestinian peace.
The Paradox of East Asian Peace
A peace structure in East Asia is both impossible and inevitable.
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Broken Peace Process
The Middle East summit in Annapolis is likely to be no more than a photo op.
The Story of Religion
Joe Volks asks whether religion can help us replace the narrative of “us versus” them with a more compelling story of peace.
An Open Letter to My Fellow Veterans
Camillo “Mac” Bica talks vet to vet about the war in Iraq.
You Want A New Direction? Here’s One
The American people tried to wake President George W. Bush out of his fantasies with last November’s elections.
Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk
FPIF’s new department War and Peace looks at the big picture of how to build a more secure world. In the debut article, Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk, department editor Miriam Pemberton reports that the votes are already in and the winner is a new foreign policy.
Operation Homecoming
How to bring the troops home and internationalize the peace.