by Robert L. Borosage, Foreign Policy In Focus | Sep 1, 1999 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
According to a recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations, “[T]he average American believes we spend 18% of the federal budget on foreign affairs, while thinking we should spend only 6%. In reality, foreign affairs spending, the bully pulpit of...
by Foreign Policy In Focus, Stephen Zunes | Apr 1, 1999 | Uncategorized
This Special Report is from Global Focus: U.S. Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Millennium, the new Foreign Policy In Focus book that features major foreign policy analysts charting the dimensions of U.S. foreign policy. Also included are provocative essays on U.S....
by Phyllis Bennis | Nov 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
Key Points The U.S. strategy toward Iraq since Desert Storm has failed, and it has no long-term potential. Economic sanctions are punishing the population but leaving the regime unscathed. UN monitoring teams have destroyed weapons stocks; the Security Council halted...
by Mamoun Fandy | Jan 1, 1997 | Energy
Key Problems Controlling oil access is a cornerstone of U.S. Middle East policy. U.S. reliance on imported oil is very high. Oil from the Persian Gulf accounts for 10% of the oil used in the U.S. Dual containment of Iran and Iraq, along with a broader military...
by Mamoun Fandy | Dec 1, 1996 | Uncategorized
Key Problems U.S. policy links Islamist movements and organizations with terrorism. Islamism is viewed as a force that undermines the Middle East peace process, threatens the flow of oil, and leads to the establishment of Iranian-style regimes in the region. To...
