The new left in Eastern Europe has taken pains to distinguish itself from the Communist Party politics of the Cold War era.
Bulgaria’s New Left
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Human Rights
Gaza: The Light Doesn’t Get Much Greener
The United States likely has Israel’s back no matter what it decides.
Leveraging Operation Pillar of Defense Into an Attack on Iran
To the Netanyahu administration, attacking Gaza may be killing two birds with one stone.
Jabari Assassination Brought Hamas Negotiations to Premature End
Israeli negotiator and Ahmed Jabari sought to break the patterns of the past.
Obama Poised to Dine with Architects of Burma’s Ethnic Cleansing
Hate speech and exhortations to attack the Rohingya Muslim minority are pervasive in western Burma.
Israel’s Real-World Flame War
Some may be quick to blame the Palestinians but their violence was initially directed at Israeli military vehicles inside Gaza.
Will Obama Back Israeli Punishment of Palestinians for U.N. Overture?
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman claims that the U.S. would subject Palestinians to “severe measures” if they apply to the UN.
Equatorial Guinea Briefly Disappears Dissident
Per capita the nation is one of the world’s wealthiest, but its citizens live in grinding poverty.
Is the Cat Out of the Bag on Israel?
In his latest book, Knowing Too Much: The American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to An End, veteran activist Norman Finkelstein argues that the growing international awareness of the Israeli occupation has heralded a perceptible shift among the U.S. Jewish community away from a close identification with Israel.
Cost of War: An Interview with Tulsi Gabbard
FPIF contributor Jon Letman interviewed Tulsi Gabbard shortly before she won her congressional race in Hawaii’s second district. Gabbard, who will be the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. Congress, ran on winding down the U.S. role in Afghanistan ahead of schedule. But when it came to drones and the military spending, Letman didn’t throw a single softball.