The Vulnerabilities of the Bush Iraq Policies
UFPJ Talking Points #16: U.S. drive towards empire faces new and serious challenges.
Libya’s Return to the Fold?
Does Qadhafi mean what he says and will Washington reciprocate and normalize relations with Libya?
Afghanistan’s Problematic Path to Peace: Lessons in State Building in the Post-September 11 Era
With a constitution ratified and the country’s first elections in decades scheduled for June-July 2004–although the continued deterioration of security conditions have placed this target in doubt–the Bonn political process has entered its final phase.
The Peace Movement One Year Later
One year after the start of war in Iraq, the peace movement in the United States faces an unusual predicament. Critics of the invasion had many of their key arguments vindicated in the past year, as President Bush’s case for war has collapsed.
The Iraqi Constitution and Terror Attacks in Spain
UFPJ Talking Points #15: the “transfer of power” will not end the occupation of Iraq, and the need for voters to reclaim Spanish democracy.
The New Afghan Constitution: A Step Backwards for Democracy
Afghans have seized the opportunity provided by the United States and its international partners to lay the foundation for democratic institutions and provide a framework for national elections.
The U.S. Begs for UN Backing in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #14: The U.S. is eager for the UN to return to Iraq to provide political cover for its occupation.
Kicking Away the Ladder: The “Real” History of Free Trade
Debunking the myth of free trade from the historical perspective demonstrates that there is an urgent need for thoroughly re-thinking some key conventional wisdom in the debate on trade policy, and more broadly on globalization.
The Bid for Multi-Billion Dollar Reconstruction Contracts in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #11 : Americans, only please!
After Cancun: Possibilities for a New North-South Grand Bargain on Trade
The failure of the Cancun WTO ministerial may eventually come to be viewed as marking the end of the current global trade agenda.
Critical Collaboration: Empire versus Sovereignty in Iraq
In the aftermath of the bloodiest period of the occupation since the invasion, talk was rife that members of the U.S.-handpicked Iraqi Governing Council will soon be shown the door.
Bush on Middle East Democracy? & Ending Occupation? in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #10: Bush calls for a “forward strategy of freedom” and puts forth a high-profile timetable for Iraq.
Is the U.S. Considering a Return to the UN?
UFP Talking Points #9: The proposal under tentative U.S. consideration calls for creation of a UN- endorsed multi-lateral military force
The Day after the Statues Fall
UFPJ Talking Points #8: Mosts Iraqis are relieved at the fall of Saddam but the current chaos and lack of authority are worse.
The Forgotten War Shows No Sign of Abating
Though force may be the only language that Afghanistan’s spoiler groups understand, they can only survive as long as they have a fountain of discontent to draw support from. Remove this support base, and these groups will succumb to pressure and fade away