by Phyllis Bennis | Feb 25, 2022 | War & Peace
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine is already causing enormous suffering. Our first concern must be for civilians across the country, now facing violence and displacement. And our first call must be for an immediate ceasefire, a pull-back of Russian troops from...
by John Feffer | Nov 6, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev
In fantasy sports, participants draft their own dream teams out of the rosters of existing players. That’s what Donald Trump has done with Ukraine. He and his advisors have created a fantasy team involving a number of key players, including the Ukrainian president,...
by Conn Hallinan, Leon Wofsy | Jun 22, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Energy, Environment, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
There’s something fundamentally wrong with U.S. foreign policy. Despite glimmers of hope — a tentative nuclear agreement with Iran, for one, and a long-overdue thaw with Cuba — we’re locked into seemingly irresolvable conflicts in most regions of the...
by Russ Wellen | Feb 11, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
As if arming Islamist extremist rebels wasn’t bad enough, now some are urging the United States to arm Ukraine. In Foreign Policy magazine, Stephen Walt writes about a task force of NATO-friendly diplomats and foreign-policy experts established by three tanks that...
by Nathalie Baptiste | Sep 10, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace, Women
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. Take a look at the World section of nearly any mainstream news outlet and the main story will be Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, or Gaza—all of which are suffering acutely from their respective...