From Keynesianism to Neoliberalism: Shifting Paradigms in Economics
Public understandings of the economy also matter.
Nuclear Dominoes: Will North Korea Follow Libya’s Lead?
The Japanese weekly magazine Aera questioned whether Kim Jong Il would follow the cooperative path of Moammar Gadhafi, or continue along the confrontational, and ultimately self-destructive, path that Saddam Hussein trod.
The Vulnerabilities of the Bush Iraq Policies
UFPJ Talking Points #16: U.S. drive towards empire faces new and serious challenges.
Libya’s Return to the Fold?
Does Qadhafi mean what he says and will Washington reciprocate and normalize relations with Libya?
Afghanistan’s Problematic Path to Peace: Lessons in State Building in the Post-September 11 Era
With a constitution ratified and the country’s first elections in decades scheduled for June-July 2004–although the continued deterioration of security conditions have placed this target in doubt–the Bonn political process has entered its final phase.
The Peace Movement One Year Later
One year after the start of war in Iraq, the peace movement in the United States faces an unusual predicament. Critics of the invasion had many of their key arguments vindicated in the past year, as President Bush’s case for war has collapsed.
The Iraqi Constitution
The signing of the interim Iraqi “constitution” by the Governing Council represents a significant step in U.S. efforts to legitimize its invasion and occupation of Iraq.
The Iraqi Constitution and Terror Attacks in Spain
UFPJ Talking Points #15: the “transfer of power” will not end the occupation of Iraq, and the need for voters to reclaim Spanish democracy.
The New Afghan Constitution: A Step Backwards for Democracy
Afghans have seized the opportunity provided by the United States and its international partners to lay the foundation for democratic institutions and provide a framework for national elections.
The U.S. Begs for UN Backing in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #14: The U.S. is eager for the UN to return to Iraq to provide political cover for its occupation.
Bush’s State of the Union Address
UFPJ Talking Points #13: Omissions, Denials, and Lies.
Africa Policy Outlook 2004
Discussing U.S. policy in Africa
Kicking Away the Ladder: The “Real” History of Free Trade
Debunking the myth of free trade from the historical perspective demonstrates that there is an urgent need for thoroughly re-thinking some key conventional wisdom in the debate on trade policy, and more broadly on globalization.
The Cross of Iron
With less than a year before the next election, the recent scandal over a sweetheart deal to lease air tankers from the Boeing Corporation underlines the enormous and disturbing power the arms industry exerts on American politics.
Whither the Special Relationship? Bush, Blair, and Britain’s Future
The recent spectacle of President George W. Bush being paraded through the streets of London by Tony Blair to celebrate the “Special Relationship,” provokes the question of what is so special about it.