Foreign Policy In Focus

Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) is a “Think Tank Without Walls” at the Institute for Policy Studies that connects the research and action of more than 800 scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner. FPIF provides timely analysis of US foreign policy and international affairs and recommends policy alternatives that emphasize diplomatic solutions, global cooperation, and grassroots participation. We are on the web at fpif.org.

Terror and Impunity in Kashmir

Terror and Impunity in Kashmir Terror and Impunity in Kashmir

Violence against civilians is endemic in Indian Kashmir, where activists are fighting back against a culture of official impunity.

May 15, 2014 / Shubh Mathur and Foreign Policy In Focus

Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria

Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria

Many families in Nigeria are already skeptical about women’s education. The government’s failure to protect schoolgirls makes it worse.

May 9, 2014 / Zoe Blumenfeld and Foreign Policy In Focus

What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act

What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act

It’s a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. Global climate justice advocates are fighting instead for clean, renewable energy.

May 7, 2014 / Janet Redman, Emira Woods, John Cavanagh, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall

Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall

Do the stalled talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?

Apr 30, 2014 / Richard Silverstein and Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines

Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines

By linking itself to Washington in its territorial disputes with China, the Philippines risks getting caught up in a superpower conflict.

Apr 30, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean

Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean

It’s already wreaking havoc on the region’s vital fishing, tourism and agriculture industries.

Apr 29, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

Promoting a ‘Right to Heal’ From Fort Hood to Abu Ghraib

Promoting a ‘Right to Heal’ From Fort Hood to Abu Ghraib Promoting a ‘Right to Heal’ From Fort Hood to Abu Ghraib

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are holding the US government accountable for innocent victims on all sides of the fighting.

Apr 16, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus

Eritrean Refugees at Risk

Eritrean Refugees at Risk Eritrean Refugees at Risk

Hundreds of thousands have fled dictatorship—only to face trafficking, exploitation and hostility throughout North Africa and the Sahel.

Apr 11, 2014 / Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus

The World Bank’s Waste of Energy

The World Bank’s Waste of Energy The World Bank’s Waste of Energy

Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme—like carbon trading—to pay for it.

Apr 11, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements

How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements

Borders may appear immutable, but events from Catalonia to Crimea prove that they are not.

Apr 9, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

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