Foreign Policy

How Low Can Honduras Go? How Low Can Honduras Go?

The coup government's brutal campaign against the opposition elicits barely a peep of criticism from the United States.  

Oct 12, 2012 / Dana Frank

Biden and Ryan: The Foreign Policy Gap Biden and Ryan: The Foreign Policy Gap

Ryan's flailing fearmongering at last night's debate will likely fall flat with war-weary voters. 

Oct 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates

Don’t expect either Obama or Romney to ask any of these questions.

Oct 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren

Will Paul Ryan Raise a Bloody Al Qaeda Flag? Will Paul Ryan Raise a Bloody Al Qaeda Flag?

Al Qaeda is nearly gone, and the war in Afghanistan is nearly over. 

Oct 11, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Red Cross, Crisis Group Issue Bleak Afghan Forecasts Red Cross, Crisis Group Issue Bleak Afghan Forecasts

Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spews happy talk at a NATO meeting.

Oct 10, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Mitt Romney’s Twentieth-Century Worldview Mitt Romney’s Twentieth-Century Worldview

The GOP candidate’s necon foreign policy would move America backwards. 

Oct 9, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Disaster on Autopilot Disaster on Autopilot

U.S military might is failing in a world without major enemies. 

Oct 9, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Romney’s Flip-Flop to Center Continues With Foreign Policy Romney’s Flip-Flop to Center Continues With Foreign Policy

On Monday, Mitt Romney contradicted his own stated positions on foreign policy issues. That’s because he cares only about politices, not policy.

Oct 8, 2012 / Ben Adler

Crisis in Iran Crisis in Iran

Not every scenario coming out of Iran's economic crisis is a good one.

Oct 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Romney Fans Middle East Fears in ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Romney Fans Middle East Fears in ‘The Wall Street Journal’

Romney uses scaremongering language to rally xenophobic voters and conservative Jews.

Oct 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

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