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Japan’s Right Seeks to Leverage Islands Dispute With China Into a Nuclear-Arms Program
Japan’s right-wing is trying to make the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute an example of why Japan needs nuclear weapons.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
In the interest of keeping vital global issues in the discussion, Foreign Policy in Focus reached out to scholars at the Institute for Policy Studies—our institutional home—to sketch out progressive perspectives on the world issues we don’t expect to get fair treatment in the debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Without an informed citizenry, these crucial topics will always fall by the wayside. So read up, and share widely!
Economic Crisis Shakes Old Paradigms
The world will soon enter the sixth year of the Great Recession, and there is no end in sight. In the United States, where stagnation continues to reign, some 23 million Americans remain out of work, are underemployed, or have simply dropped out of the labor force owing to frustration—a condition that now threatens to precipitate Barack Obama’s replacement by a Republican candidate whose program would only worsen the crisis.
Algerians Shed Few Tears for Deceased President Chadli Bendjedid
Bendjedid was used, abused and then basically discarded when his services were no longer needed.
The Attack-Syria Coalition’s Neocon Roots
The Project for the New Century targeted Syria and Iran as sponsors of Hezbollah.
Looking for Leadership on Internet Privacy
In October 2011, Twitter user and Occupy Wall Street activist Malcolm Harris was charged with a petty crime while attending an Occupy protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. Despite the minor nature of the alleged infraction—the maximum punishment at stake was a fine of $250 or 15 days in jail—the prosecution demanded that Twitter provide information regarding Harris’ contacts, tweets, and locations derived from IP address logs.
Taliban Compounds Crime of Shooting Malala With Its Legal Justifications
Now, the Taliban’s legal eagles have swooped down on Malala Yousufzai.
On the Margins in Serbia
The Orthodox church and the Islamic community were united in opposition to Gay Pride week in Serbia.
How Much of Romney’s Bellicosity Toward Iran Is Just Campaign Theatrics?
The war of words over Iran’s nuclear program keeps expanding.