When the public abandons voting and attempts to veto a policy or even an entire government.
Israel Projects Its Own Nuclear Behavior on to Iran
Israel and Iran: It takes one to know one ― or think it knows one.
Dunya Mikhail: Politics in Service of Poetry
Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail talks about her experiences writing provocative poetry in two different countries.
Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit Separation Wall
Do the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?
Maliki: One of the Wrongest Horses the U.S. Ever Backed
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may not be as bad as Saddam Hussein, but he’s only slightly less worse.
Earth: Game Over?
We’re in the middle of a sixth mass extinction, and this will be the first one—and possibly the last—we will witness as human beings.
Five Ways the Myth That Iran Was Developing Nuclear Weapons Was Hyped
How an Iranian nuclear-weapons program became accepted wisdom.
Goodbye, Carl Bloice
Conn Hallinan remembers Carl Bloice—an FPIF columnist, longtime journalist, and lifetime advocate for the dispossessed.
Why Iran Doesn’t Trust the International Community
International law expert Reza Nasri explains Iran’s distrust of international media, institutions, and NGOs.
U.S. and Saudi Arabia: A Loveless Marriage
It’s time for the United States and Saudi Arabia to make a clean break.