Iraq: The Failures of Democratization
If the United States cared so much about democracy in Iraq, why has it acted more like an occupying force in restricting the self-determination of Iraqi citizens?
Protesting Guantanamo
FPIF columnist Frida Berrigan describes her experience of getting arrested at the Federal District Court building in Washington, DC. The goal: to shut down Guantanamo.
Burma Strategic Dialogue: Responses
Kaung and Steinberg rebut each other’s arguments.
Shaking Up Bhutan
The fairy tale kingdom of Bhutan is heading toward democracy. Overlooked has been the problem of over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees.
Wrangling Over Arms Sales to China
The U.S. gets one right? The administration opposes lifting the arms embargo on China.
Why Do They Hate US?
Commenting on an exhibition of political cartoons from around the world, international pollster Clay Ramsay provides some insights into Why They Hate Us.
If It Looks Like a Landmine, Smells Like a Landmine…
The Pentagon claims to have built a better landmine that targets soldiers and spares civilians. These two leaders of the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines say: Back to the drawing board.
Why the Dems Have Failed Lebanon
The Democrats are missing yet another golden opportunity to distance themselves from the Bush foreign policy.
Reform or Counterrevolution at the UN?
The glass of UN reform is more than half full, despite the best efforts of the United States and John Bolton.
The Politics and the Promise of Civilizational Dialogues
In response to Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington’s now infamous argument predicting a future full of clashes between civilizations, the world’s liberals responded with a call for a civilizational dialogue.
Chad-Cameroon Pipeline
Chevron’s alleged human rights abuses in the Niger Delta and involvement in the Chad-Cameroon pipeline consortium highlights the need for the World Bank to screen for human rights abuses when it makes loans or investments.