South Korea may be better known for its high-tech exports, but its small farmers are leading the way when it comes to food sovereignty and community agriculture.
GMO Wars: The Global Battlefield
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. The GMO wars escalated earlier this month when the 2013 World Food Prize was awarded to three chemical company executives, including Monsanto executive vice president and chief...
Ghana’s Chinese Gold Rush
Compared to the West’s neoliberalism, China’s approach to investment in Africa has often been somewhat idealized as more of a “partnership” with the host country, with less moralizing by the Chinese over human rights practices and fewer strings attached economically....
The Real North Korean Threat
There is a terrible danger lurking just over the DMZ that threatens the Republic of Korea and Northeast Asia. That threat demands an immediate response that is focused and forceful, as well as a long-term strategy that will bring together all members of the...
Defending Indigenous Lands in Honduras: A Photo Essay
All photos appear courtesy of the author, as well as another collaborator who cannot be named for safety reasons. For five months, Pedro Diaz and his daughter Iris—together with other members of the 400-family community of Rio Blanco, Honduras—have stood before this...
The Pedigree of the “Horsewich”
Not just relaxed regulatory protocols, but austerity itself, are bringing horsemeat to Europe’s tables.
GM Seeds and the Militarization of Food (And Everything Else)
Jon Letman of Truthout interviews Dr. Vandana Shiva—a globally respected Indian physicist, philosopher, and activist—on Hawaii’s role as a testing site for both GMO crops and the military, Hawaii’s relationship with Asia, and on the largely unspoken connection between GE crops, climate change, militarism, and what Shiva calls “a war against the earth.”
The Sunset of the “Celtic Tiger” Led to the Dawn of the “Horsewich”
The implosion of the Irish real estate bubble begat the Great Horsemeat Crisis.
The U.S. and Africa: The Next Four Years
Just two countries — South Africa and Nigeria — currently account for over 33 percent of the continent’s economic output.
Another Global Issue the Foreign Policy Debate Will Pretend Doesn’t Exist
You can be sure that the presidential candidates will keep certain issues at arm’s length on Monday.