Foreign Policy in Focus

Lack of concern for Palestine’s Christians shows U.S. Christian Zionists’ true colors.

While acknowledging the push to re-open perennially failed negotiations, President of the Palestinian National Authority Abbas claimed that recognition of the Palestinian state would enhance, not hold back, a renewed peace process.

The recent decision by the Obama Administration to sell $5.8 billion in arms to Taiwan will annoy Taipei, irritate Beijing, and stir up the China bashers.

The caravan of drug war victims led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia arrived at the Mexico-Guatemala border in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, on Sept. 14, where they asked for forgiveness from the migrants who risk their lives to cross Mexico to reach the United States.

WASHINGTON, Sep 21, 2011 (IPS) – As Somalia undergoes its worst famine in six decades and Yemen slides into civil war, the administration of President Barack Obama is expanding its network of bases to carry out drone strikes against suspected terrorists in both countries, according to reports published in two major U.S. newspapers Thursday.

On my many drives from West Bank city to West Bank city, from Ramallah to Jenin, Abu Dis to Jericho, Bethlehem to Hebron, I’d play a little game: Could I travel for an entire minute without seeing physical evidence of the occupation?

Arguing that Iran won’t possess nuclear weapons soon only makes disarmament advocates look like they’re putting off the inevitable.

Allegations of Agent Orange use are rekindling the anti-base movements in South Korea and Japan.

Western powers must accept responsibility for their detrimental influence in the Congo and fulfill their obligation to help structure stability in the war-ravaged country.

As the greatest beneficiary of the Arab Spring, Turkey is going head to head with both Syria and Israel.

To avoid U.N. rejection, Palestine — that “serial Rejectionist of peace,” according to an Israeli politician — is ready to compromise.

George W. Bush and the neocons played right into the hands of Osama bin Laden, and we’re paying the economic price today.

Rick Perry called for cutting all U.S. aid to the Palestinians if the UN vote goes through, a measure already proposed by members of Congress.

The Pakistani city is central to U.S. war efforts, so the recent violence there deeply worries Washington.

Rumors of the anti-globalization movement’s death have been greatly exaggerated.

Increasingly, in our globalized world, we want to see what we’re getting into. Graphic novels about Bosnia, Burma, and Iran can take us there.

Terrorists may not be able to reasoned with. But those who put them up to it can be.

After eight years, the Spanish court case against three U.S. soldiers responsible for the murder of cameraman Jose Couso continues in spite of heavy U.S. pressure. But could the testimony of a former Army eavesdropper provide the final push to conviction?

The C.I.A. may have obtained information on a key militant’s whereabouts from the I.S.I.’s interrogation of Syed Saleem Shahzad.

Libya’s Transitional Council and Italy are likely to become fast friends because of oil.