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Interview with Medea Benjamin

by Hope Kwiatkowski | Feb 22, 2011

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the peace group Code Pink and the founding director of Global Exchange. For over 20 years, she has supported human rights and social justice struggles around the world. With a delegation of nine activists, she was in Egypt during the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. Here she talks with FPIF’s Hope Kwiatkowski about the reception of Americans in Tahrir Square, the future of revolution in the region, and how the U.S. government should react.

Why Haven’t the Burmese Joined the Recent Wave of Pro-Democracy Protests?

by Russ Wellen | Feb 22, 2011

Burma’s ruling junta’s response to pro-democracy protests might not be as brutal as in the past.

Where the Demonstrators Wave Black Flags: Algeria, Part 1

by Rob Prince | Feb 21, 2011

The demonstrators in Algeria have been modest in number, but they are the first signs of deep unrest in a major oil- and natural gas-producing country in the region.

Washington Draws a Line in the Sand on Settlements — With Palestine

by Ian Williams | Feb 18, 2011

The United States is applying pressure regarding the settlements — not on Israel, but on Palestine to withdraw the Security Council resolution calling them illegal.

Is There Any Upside to Middle-East Protests for al-Qaeda?

by Russ Wellen | Feb 18, 2011

Is the conventional thinking which holds that al-Qaeda has been marginalized by the Middle-East protests mistaken?

Interview with Phyllis Bennis

by John Feffer | Feb 18, 2011

In our special focus on Islamophobia, FPIF talks with Phyllis Bennis: activist, analyst, and writer on Middle East and UN issues for many years.

New U.S. Rebuke of Settlements a Product of Egypt Protests?

by Russ Wellen | Feb 18, 2011

The U.S. is supporting a U.N. Security Council statement condemning Israeli settlements.

Last Thing Washington Needs Is to Share Blame if Egypt Becomes Another Pakistan

by Russ Wellen | Feb 17, 2011

Washington’s optimal position may be as a concerned bystander to developments in post-revolutionary Egypt.

What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation?

by Russ Wellen | Feb 17, 2011

Nuclear war makes Armageddon even more dramatic than, say, an asteroid colliding with the earth.

Washington Voices Impatience with Regime

by Jim Lobe | Feb 16, 2011

Amid the continuing stand-off between protestors and the Egyptian government, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama appeared Wednesday to be losing patience with both President Hosni Mubarak and his new vice president, Gen. Omar Suleiman.