Barack Obama Archives - Foreign Policy In Focus

Will the U.S. Get Serious Now About Eliminating Its Own Nukes?

The Iran nuclear deal could provide momentum for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East — and eventually a nuclear-free world.

by Medea Benjamin | Apr 15, 2015

The road ahead for U.S.-Cuban relations is rocky, but at least it’s new.

by John Feffer | Apr 15, 2015

Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?

by Medea Benjamin | Mar 2, 2015

The right-wing pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is slowly losing its bipartisan appeal. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

by John Feffer | Feb 16, 2015

Even a superpower can’t maintain dominance in every domain and also effectively address big-ticket items like climate change.

by Peter Certo | Feb 11, 2015

The Obama administration wants a rubber stamp on its unwise, unlimited, and unauthorized new war in the Middle East. It shouldn’t get it.

by John Feffer | Jan 28, 2015

Congressional hawks are putting on a show in Washington, and they’ve invited the Israeli prime minister to guest star. Who else might fit the bill?

by Alan Potter | Jan 27, 2015

Are India’s anti-Muslim outbursts coming from rogue politicians, or are they directed by the prime minister?

Thousands of legal U.S. immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.

by Arthur Stamoulis | Jan 6, 2015

How fighting back against one arcane, Nixon-era trade negotiating procedure could put a stop to a global corporate coup.