Challenging a Unipolar World
The United States is still the big dog on the block, columnist Conn Hallinan argues, but it can no longer just bark to get its way.
Enabling the Indonesian Military
The United States has a long history of complicity in Indonesia’s human rights abuses. As columnist Conn Hallinan explains, the Bush administration is unfortunately upholding that tradition.
Northern Iraqs Tangled Web
With Turkey worried about an independent Kurdistan and the United States bent on destabilizing Iran, northern Iraq is on the brink of chaos.
The New Pacific Wall
Australia is the capstone of a new, U.S.-constructed security perimeter in the Pacific. As columnist Conn Hallinan explains, the target of this containment strategy is China.
Shiite vs. Sunni?
U.S. policies of divide and rule in the Middle East, explains FPIF columnist Conn Hallinan, are now exploding in our faces.
The Najaf Massacre: Annotated
Several major news outlets apologized for the way their misreporting paved the way for the Iraq War. So why is history repeating? Conn Hallinan dissects the coverage of a recent massacre in southern Iraq.