Foreign Policy in Focus

The call of the peace movement 20 years ago–invading troops out!–should be the call of the peace movement today.

We didn’t stop the Iraq War, but we changed history. Here’s a look at the legacy of the last two decades — and the brighter future that can follow.

Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet.

Will the war turn into a stalemate or the crushing defeat of an imperial power?

The international community has so far failed to made a dent in the climate crisis. Is the problem all about governance?

There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.

The United States and China should be putting their surveillance capabilities to better use.

Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas.

There are several reasons to be optimistic, from repairing the ozone layer to combating COVID.

So much for conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the world. We can’t even get together to control the outcome of the war in Ukraine.

Economic growth is killing the planet. How do we engineer an alternative?

The Ukraine Solidarity Network believes that the victims of aggression have every right to defend themselves and should receive the support of those who support national self-determination and justice.

House Republicans, Euroskeptics, Vladimir Putin, and Jair Bolsonaro are the agents of a new kind of political disorder that parallels the chaos of failing states, economic catastrophe, and climate disasters.

Korea faces the same democratic deficits as other countries–polarized opinion, rising populism, pervasive fake news–just when it needs responsive democracy the most.

Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.

Here’s how to connect Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to Sam Bankman-Fried and Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Bosnia did not get the support it needed 30 years ago to defend itself. Today it is barely a state, and that’s the fate that Ukraine needs to avoid.

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.

Richer countries haven’t met their $100 billion promise to help poorer countries move beyond fossil fuels. Where’s the money going to come from?

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.