The Candidate Our Foreign Policy Deserves
February 3, 2016 | Our foreign policy is aggressive, parochial, and hard-hearted. Unless voters finally demand differently, our next president will be the same.
Articles by John Feffer
Life in the Gray Zone
January 27, 2016 | While ISIS makes war on the world's vast majority of "moderate Muslims," hardliners in the West pretend they don't exist.
Iran and the Diplomatic Jackpot
January 20, 2016 | The Middle East is hardly a cheery place these days. But there's one silver lining: The Iran deal is paying off big.
Wrestling with Wrestling Jerusalem
January 19, 2016 | A powerful new solo show on the Israel-Palestine conflict presents the sounds of one man wrestling.
Africa’s Success Story
January 13, 2016 | Diamond-rich Botswana avoided the dreaded resource curse and established a prosperous, stable democracy. But political turmoil has begun to roil the traditionally placid society.
The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil
January 6, 2016 | Economists said the market would save the planet. It didn't.
The Reunification Guessing Game
January 4, 2016 | When will Korea reunify? Or is that the right question to ask?
Japan and South Korea: A New Beginning?
December 30, 2015 | Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement on the "comfort women" issue that has made a lot of people uncomfortable.
Obama: The Fairy-Tale President?
December 16, 2015 | Obama's made a lot of Faustian bargains over the last seven years. But given his likely successors, what we got over the last two terms may be as good as it gets.
Can a Green Asia Lead the World?
December 11, 2015 | If the countries of Northeast Asia can shrink their carbon footprint and still grow their economies, they can literally save the world.