John Feffer is director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.

He is the author, most recently, of Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams (Zed Books). He is also the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books) and its soon-to-be-released sequel Frostlands. He is the author of several other books, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USAToday, Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, and many other publications.

He has been an Open Society fellow, a PanTech fellow in Korean Studies at Stanford University, a Herbert W. Scoville fellow, a writing fellow at Provisions Library in Washington, DC, and a writer in residence at Blue Mountain Center and the Wurlitzer Foundation.

He is a former associate editor of World Policy Journal. He has worked as an international affairs representative in Eastern Europe and East Asia for the American Friends Service Committee. He has studied in England and Russia, lived in Poland and Japan, and traveled widely throughout Europe and Asia.

John has been widely interviewed in print, on radio, and TV.

Learn more about him on his website.

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After Putin

Russia is increasingly becoming the Saudi Arabia of the north.

The Five Plagues Testing Humanity

Nationalism and internationalism are conducting an uncivil war, and humanity is being tested like Job.

China’s Evolving Energy Policies in Africa

China is both reducing and altering the nature of its investments in African energy projects.

South Korea’s New Foreign Policy of One Yes and Two Nos

The victory of conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol in South Korea’s recent presidential election will push the country deeper into the U.S. embrace.

Ending the War in Ukraine

No diplomatic solution is possible without serious pressure on Putin.

Will Ukraine Write the Alt-Right’s Epitaph?

Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.

The Impact of Green New Deals on Latin America

A new wave of extractivism from the Global South is the hidden side of the energy transitions in the North.

Why Ukraine Matters

If Putinism is victorious in Ukraine, it will set a horrific precedent not only for other territorial grabs but also other attacks on democracy.

No Pasaran: Ukraine 2022

Vladimir Putin is the Franco of today, and Ukraine must become the graveyard of Putinism.

India and the Future of the Planet

India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.

Putin’s Cold, Cold Strategy

Russia’s aim is to create a frozen conflict in Ukraine, but time is not on Putin’s side.

Building a Post-Extractivist Future for Latin America

The region faces a choice between top-down “green growth” and bottom-up efforts to transform economies.

Suicide Truckers

The “Freedom Convoy” in Canada wants to spread its anti-government, antisocial, and ultimately self-defeating messages far and wide.

The Terrifying World of 2025

Imagine that the current attacks on experts and expertise morph into a full-blown MAGA Cultural Revolution in 2025.

Russia and China’s Dirty Partnership

When the world’s largest consumer of fossil fuels teams up with one of the world’s largest suppliers, the planet is the biggest loser.

Helsinki 2.0

The European security order has broken down. The conflict around Ukraine is a symptom of this larger problem.

The Ukraine Crisis Is an Opportunity to Reshape U.S.-Russia Diplomacy

In the past, crises with Russia have led to landmark agreements. The Biden administration should take that opportunity today.

Biden at One

The Biden administration’s first year was a major course correction after Trump. But U.S. foreign policy needs transformation, not restoration.

The End of Dissent

Foreign agent laws in Russia, El Salvador, and elsewhere threaten the entire international edifice of laws and institutions that support the right to dissent.

Protests at the Pump

Even small increases in the price of gas can generate protests, like in Kazakhstan. But actually, we’re not paying anywhere near enough for gas.

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