Free Trade Follies
Although Iraq is the defining foreign policy issue so far in the presidential race, China will no doubt be smuggled into the election through this rather stark contrast between the Republicans and Democrats over trade.
Second Thoughts
George W. Bush has probably pushed more people to the left than Noam Chomsky.
Letter to My Daughter
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a father discusses the war with his daughter.
The Quagmire in Iraq
Facts and figures on the mounting human and fiscal costs of the Iraq War to the United States and Iraq.
Adolescent Tantrum
One year ago, our greatest fear was that the president, still unable to master his hormones, would try to go mano a mano with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Foreign Occupation
This week at FPIF, we debut our new strategic focus on the global U.S. military footprint – and how to shrink it.
The Enduring Trap in Iraq
The Bush administration is stirring the pot once again by negotiating an agreement with the “sovereign” Iraqi government to place U.S. military troops and bases permanently on Iraqi soil despite strong objections from many Democrats.
False Sense of Security in Iraq
Refugees returning to Iraq and order returning to the country? Think again.
Beyond the Green Zone
An honest look at Iraq and the U.S. occupation from an unembedded journalist.
The Surgeon Fails in Iraq
It’s time to put the scalpel away and go home.
FPIF In the News
Foreign Policy In Focus The Lehrer News Hour (November 13) and National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation (November 19) talked with FPIF columnist Zia Mian about Pakistan and nuclear weapons.
Visiting Hani’s House
With words and pictures, artist Ellen O’Grady tells a story from the Occupied Territories.
The Royal Treatment: Saudi Involvement in Iraq Overlooked
Iran is on the hot seat these days while the threat from Saudi Arabia is ignored.
Earth to Bush: Iraq isnt South Korea
The Iraq-South Korea connection: a warning flag, and a chance to open up debate on U.S. “occupations” around the globe.
Victory in Iraq?
While the American people are seeking a way to bring the troops home from Iraq, the President and his administration are aiming to stay for much longer.