by Tom Engelhardt | Mar 7, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Environment, Redev, War & Peace
There is, it seems, something new under the sun. Geopolitically speaking, when it comes to war and the imperial principle, we may be in uncharted territory. Take a look around and you’ll see a world at the boiling point. From Ukraine to Syria, South Sudan to Thailand,...
by Stefan Haus | Mar 5, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
The Russian Federation and her president have been dominating global headlines for the better part of the last two months—first from Sochi, and now in Crimea. But although President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Ukraine is sure to erase whatever goodwill...
by Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero | Feb 26, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. Sustained anti-government rallies in Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela have captured the attention of millions. But large pro-democracy demonstrations in Burkina Faso last month largely...
by Coleen Rowley | Feb 24, 2014 | Redev, Uncategorized
On February 15 at FPIF Focal Points, Rob Prince wrote, “At a moment when the only viable path open to resolving the Syrian conflict lies in a negotiated settlement between the Assad government and the legitimate opposition, two colleagues at the University of Denver’s...
by Michael Klare | Nov 22, 2013 | Environment, Redev
A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killing thousands in a single province, and three weeks after the northern Chinese city of Harbin suffered a devastating “airpocalypse,” suffocating the city with coal-plant...
