Per capita the nation is one of the world’s wealthiest, but its citizens live in grinding poverty.
Equatorial Guinea Briefly Disappears Dissident
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Human Rights
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.
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The CIA remains as devoted to cruelty as ever.
Drones Obliterate Shades of Gray Between Militants and Civilians
Just because someone is a “militant” doesn’t mean that killing him or her is lawful.
Obama Must Rewrite His Foreign Policy Legacy
The big question for foreign policy is whether Legacy Obama will be a bolder advocate for peace than the disappointing Campaign Obama. The president will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused.
The Surrealism of the Everyday in Serbia
Serbian political cartoonist Aleksandar Zograf digs into the substratum of human experience, what lies beneath consciousness.
What Explains Aung San Suu Kyi’s Silence About the Persecution of Burma’s Minorities?
It’s difficult to understand why Aung San Suu Kyi dodges ethnic issues.
Drones: Whatever Became of U.S. Respect for International Norms Prohibiting Assassinations?
The ease with which we’ve accepted drone attacks bodes ill for the future.
The Idea of Europe
“Euroskepticism” has crept into the hearts of eastern Europeans.