The United States has been funding Syria opposition groups since 2005.
Syria, the United States, and the El Salvador Option (Part Two)
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Democracy & Governance
Why Couldn’t the Left Prevail in Mexico?
The tired old Institutional Revolutionary Party was returned to power in Mexico.
Caught Red Handed: Rwanda, Violence in Eastern Congo, and the UN Report
The atmosphere was tense during the DRC Briefing at IPS on June 29, 2012. The audience of 45 squeezed into the conference room to hear the updates on Rwanda’s most recent breach of Congolese sovereignty, and the Q & A session threatened to reach a fever pitch.
Depth of Republican Enthusiasm for Condi Rice Matched by Lack Thereof for Romney
Despite her poor record as national security advisor and secretary of state, Republicans are still all in for her.
Sudan on Verge of Bankruptcy — Militarily, Economically and Politically
The Sudanese government turn protests into a sting operation by publicizing fake ones online and arresting those who show up.
Egyptian Revolution Frozen in Its Tracks
The new government will probably be even more open to World Bank and IMF structural-adjustment programs than in the past.
South America Responds to Coup in Paraguay
Ousted President Fernando Lugo never expected to effect much immediate change; he was fighting for the next generation. But his opposition was ruthless.
Is the Threat of a “Mafia State” Real?
If international relations scholarship is to advance policymakers’ understanding of transnational organized crime and its role with respect to state power, new frameworks are needed.
My Non-intervention Problem
Progressives are advised to temper their reflexive antipathy toward intervention.
Big Meetings
Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, who died earlier this year, created an empire of websites that attack big, fat liberal targets. There’s Big Government, Big Hollywood, and Big Journalism. In 2010, he intervened into foreign policy with his final effort, Big Peace. Not surprisingly, he never got around to launching websites that attacked Big Money or Big Military. Nor did Big Mouth ever appear, for that would have been a wholly uncharacteristic foray into self-criticism.