Foreign Policy in Focus

French President Nicholas Sarkozy is alleged to have maintained backdoor ties to the Libyan government from 2005 to 2011.

A Hollande victory in France would tip the balance of power in Europe and put an end to the hegemony of the austerity paradigm.

The U.S. military footprint on Okinawa is shrinking, but the impasse over bases remains.

If the West can provide Iran the space to compromise on its nuclear program, the upcoming Baghdad talks just might yield a breakthrough.

Shrill rhetoric on Iran divides Israel.

Meanwhile, enriched uranium is Iran’s coin of the international realm.

Nine years after being killed by U.S. troops in Iraq, the memory of Jose Couso continues to be defamed.

Two new films introduce the world’s premier experts on militarism (hint: you won’t meet them in Washington).

The Latin American countries are forging a multi-polar world in which the U.S. looks increasingly out of touch.

Come November, someone’s going to have to tell the next president the hard news: the emperor has no alliance.

Lieven De Cauter speaks with Empire author Michael Hardt.

Nature is the best model for human security, according to a new book by a marine ecologist.

The West needs to give states with weak institutions space while they sabotage their own nuclear-weapons scientists by micro-managing and strong-arming them.

“No Saudi women will go to hell, because it’s impossible to go there twice,” he tweeted.

This long-awaited verdict against the former Liberian strongman brings some measure of justice to a region ripped apart by brutality, greed, and proxy wars.

Lieven De Cauter speaks with author-activist Tariq Ali.

The Mike Daisey saga has shown that melodrama and sentimental fiction cannot alone change the world, but they have a place in progressive politics.

Military intervention in Syria is a high-risk enterprise. Here’s a set of principles by which the intervening forces must abide.

Tunisia is going through a classic transition moment, complete with both opportunity and risks.

The powerful military contractor wants yet another government handout, and it has The Washington Post’s support.