Foreign Policy In Focus (fpif.org)@FPIF

Scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the U.S. a more responsible global partner. Based at @ips_dc.

 Washington, DC
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Joined May 2010
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A review of Eddie Quitoriano’s new book, Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows. fpif.org/odyssey-of-a-revolu… Author: Walden Bello (@WaldenBello ) in @FPIF

Odyssey of a Revolution - FPIF

A review of Eddie Quitoriano’s new book, Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows.

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First Principles for a New Progressive Foreign Policy fpif.org/first-principles-fo… Author: Phyllis Bennis (@PhyllisBennis ) in @FPIF

First Principles for a New Progressive Foreign Policy - FPIF

A new wave of progressive, left-wing, and socialist candidates and elected officials face an enormous challenge in articulating a foreign policy for the future. Here’s a start.

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Before Trump Meets Xi, Look at What China Just Gave BRICS fpif.org/before-trump-meets-… Author: Imran Khalid (@ImranKh20496957 ) in @FPIF

Before Trump Meets Xi, Look at What China Just Gave BRICS - FPIF

America is trying to hold onto its superior tech while China is sharing with the rest.

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Indo-Pacific minilateralism offers a hollow promise fpif.org/mutual-hedging-not-… Author: Neha Sehr Khan (@NehasehrKhan ) in @FPIF

Mutual Hedging, Not Mutual Defense - FPIF

When former Biden administration official Ely Ratner last year proposed a binding, NATO-style “Pacific Defense Pact” with an integrated command structure among the United States, Japan, Australia,...

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Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again fpif.org/washington-keeps-ab… Author: Nicolas Garon (@GaronNic ) in @FPIF

Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again - FPIF

The Trump administration is violating its obligations, and the Palestinian Authority can't do much about it.

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Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War’s Hidden Tax fpif.org/rising-diesel-price… Author: Michael Harrison (@m_harrison1991 ) in @FPIF

Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War's Hidden Tax - FPIF

Washington sold the war as a national-security necessity. At the pump, loading dock, farm gate, and grocery aisle, Americans are paying the bill.

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Can BRICS Usher in Its Third “Golden Decade”? fpif.org/can-brics-usher-in-… Author: Jianlu Bi (@JianluBi ) in @FPIF

Can BRICS Usher in Its Third "Golden Decade"? - FPIF

Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc's diplomatic maturity.

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The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive fpif.org/the-debt-that-susta… Author: Sahasranshu Dash in @FPIF

The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive - FPIF

The Iran War is challenging America's economic primacy.

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A Flood Disaster in Nepal fpif.org/a-flood-disaster-in… Author: Tarique Niazi in @FPIF

A Flood Disaster in Nepal - FPIF

Blame fossil fuels and climate change.

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Progressives Can Save Democrats’ Foreign Policy fpif.org/progressives-can-sa… Author: Jiachen Shi in @FPIF

Progressives Can Save Democrats’ Foreign Policy - FPIF

Such a policy would put the needs of ordinary Americans before bloated Pentagon budgets and forever wars.

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U.S.-China AI Security Talks Need Shared Rules Not Grievances fpif.org/u-s-china-ai-securi… Author: Imran Khalid (@ImranKh20496957 ) in @FPIF

U.S.-China AI Security Talks Need Shared Rules Not Grievances - FPIF

Cooperation is the cheaper (and safer) alternative.

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The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden fpif.org/the-long-shadow-of-… Author: Walden Bello (@WaldenBello ) in @FPIF

The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden - FPIF

The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin.

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Whither the National Endowment for Democracy? fpif.org/whither-the-nationa… Author: Owen Kirby in @FPIF

Whither the National Endowment for Democracy?  - FPIF

After 43 years, what are the current challenges facing democracy and economic prosperity around the globe and what, if any, is the role of the NED in responding to them?

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has begun building new mechanisms, and the geopolitical environment around it has made those mechanisms more valuable. fpif.org/the-sco-comes-out-o… Author: Michael Harrison (@m_harrison1991 ) in @FPIF

The SCO Comes Out of the Shadows - FPIF

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has begun building new mechanisms, and the geopolitical environment around it has made those mechanisms more valuable.

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The Mapuche Struggle Under the New Far-Right Chilean Government fpif.org/the-mapuche-struggl… Author: Daniel Falcone (@DanielFalcone7 ) in @FPIF

The Mapuche Struggle Under the New Far-Right Chilean Government - FPIF

Ethan Madarieta discusses the colonial foundations of the Chilean state.

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Brazil Faces Key Democratic Test fpif.org/brazil-faces-key-de… Authors: Anthony W. Pereira & Stanley A. Gacek in @FPIF

Brazil Faces Key Democratic Test - FPIF

Will the Trump administration intervene on the side of the extreme right?

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Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East and Business Deals Cannot Define the Region’s Future fpif.org/washington-didnt-re… Author: Ali Aydin Karamustafa (@alithebearded ) in @FPIF

Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East - FPIF

And business deals cannot define the region’s future.

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The Trump administration is expanding its attack against birthright citizenship. fpif.org/the-new-threat-to-c… Author: Edward Hunt in @FPIF

The New Threat to Citizenship in U.S. Territories - FPIF

The Trump administration is expanding its attack against birthright citizenship.

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Seven months into the conflict, Washington can still destroy targets. What it has not shown is how the war ends. fpif.org/trump-can-escalate-… Author: Timothy Hopper in @FPIF

Trump Can Escalate the Iran War But He Still Has No Clear Endgame - FPIF

Seven months into the conflict, Washington can still destroy targets. What it has not shown is how the war ends.

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The Pentagon’s AI Rush Is Creating a Security Weakness fpif.org/the-pentagons-ai-ru… Author: Michael Aaron Cody (@MichaelCody) in @FPIF

The Pentagon’s AI Rush Is Creating a Security Weakness - FPIF

The adoption of Corporate AI is leading to the erosion of discipline.

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