Stephen Zunes
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Afghanistan
Bush Speeches: Critical Annotations
Democratic Party Foreign Policy

Eastern Europe
Electoral Politics
Human Rights
Iraq

Iran

Israel and Palestine

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lebanon
Middle East - miscellaneous

Nonviolent Action

North Africa

Nuclear Non-proliferation

Obama Administration

Syria

Terrorism

U.S. Foreign Policy - Historical


 

 

 Most Recent Articles


John Hall: Still the One?
Alternet
March 8, 2010

Obama Stumbles on Human Rights
FPIF Analysis
March 4, 2010

Foreign Policy in Obama's State of the Union
FPIF Analysis
Jan. 30, 2010

Obama's Human Rights Record a Disappointment
Huffington Post
Jan. 26, 2010

Yemen: The Latest U.S. Battleground

Huffington Post

Jan. 11, 2010


A Tale of Two Human Rights Awardees

FPIF Commentary

Dec. 2, 2010


How Communism Fell

Alternet

Nov. 20, 2009


The Power of Nonviolent Action in Honduras

Yes Online

Nov. 8, 2009


Bipartisan Attack on International Humanitarian Law

FPIF Commentary

Nov. 4, 2010


Weapons of Mass Democracy

Yes! Magazine

Fall 2009


The Indigenous Roots of Nonviolent Struggle: A Reply to Steve Weissman

After Downing Street

Oct. 13, 2009


The Goldstone Report: Killing the Messenger

FPIF Commentary

Oct. 7, 2009


Showdown in 'Tegucigolpe'

FPIF Commentary

July 10, 2009


Iran's Do-It-Yourself Revolution

FPIF Commentary

June 29, 2009


A Response to Steve Weissman's "Nonviolence 101"

Truthout

June 29, 2009


Nancy Pelosi: A Hawk in Donkey's Clothing?

Alternet

June 22, 2009


Democracy in the Middle East

FPIF 60-Second Expert

June 22, 2009


Iran's History of Civil Insurrections

Huffington Post

June 19, 2009


The Iranian Uprising is Home Grown, and Must Stay That Way

Common Dreams

June 19, 2009


Serbia: 10 Years Later

FPIF Policy Report

June 17, 2009


Why U.S. Neocons Want Ahmadinejad to Win

Alternet

June 17, 2009


Iran's Stolen Election Has Sparked an Uprising --What Should the U.S. Do?

Huffington Post

June 15, 2009


The Stealing of the Iranian Election

Huffington Post

June 14, 2009


Will Democrats Finally End Their Support of West Bank Settlements? (Part 1) (Part 2)

Alternet

June 9, 2009


Obama Fails to Prioritize Human Rights on Middle East Trip

FPIF Commentary

June 8, 2009


How the Clinton Administration and Congressional Democrats Enabled Israel's Settlements Expansion

Alternet

June 6, 2009


Echoes of Solidarity 20 Years After Tiananmen

Common Dreams

June 4, 2009


Ten State Attorneys General Defend Israeli War

Huffington Post

May 28, 2009


Why is the U.S. Continuing to Tell the Lebanese How to Vote?

Alternet

May 26, 2009


Hillary's First 100 Days

National Catholic Reporter

May 12, 2009


Hawkish Union Leaders Hurting Teachers and Your Kids

Alternet

May 13, 2009


Pelosi the Hawk

FPIF Policy Report

April 27, 2009


Obama Caves to Right Wing in Boycotting Anti-Racism Conference

FPIF Commentary

April 22, 2009


The War on Yugoslavia, 10 Years Later

FPIF Commentary

April 6, 2009


The Budget's Foreign Policy Handcuffs

FPIF Commentary

March 20, 2009


The Chas Freeman Appointment: Neocons 1, Obama 0

FPIF Commentary

March 16, 2009


Obama and Israel's Military: Still Arm in Arm

FPIF Commentary

March 4, 2009


The U.S. and the Afghan Tragedy

FPIF Special Report

February 18, 2009


Congressional Support for Israel's War on Gaza Shows

Hostility Toward International Law

Huffington Post

Feb. 16, 2009


Obama's Caterpillar Visit a Thumb in the Eye for Human Rights Activists

Alternet

February 14, 2009





Afghanistan


The U.S. and the Afghan Tragedy

FPIF Special Report

Feb. 18, 2010


Operation Enduring Freedom: A Retrospective
FPIF Commentary
Oct 18, 2006

Afghanistan: Five Years Later

FPIF Policy Report

Oct 13, 2006

 

 

Bush Speeches: Critical Annotations



Bush's Last State of the Union

FPIF Annotation

Jan. 29, 2008


President Bush's Sept 13 Speech to the Nation on Iraq
FPIF Annotation
Sept. 14, 2007

Foreign Policy Segments of Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address

FPIF Annotation
Jan 24, 2007


Bush's Speech Announcing the Escalation in Iraq: A Critical Annotation

FPIF Annotation

Jan 11, 2007

Bush at the UN:
Annotated
FPIF Commentary

Sep 20, 2006

Bush on 9/11: Annotated

FPIF Commentary
Sep 13, 2006

 

A Mis-statement of the Union Address

FPIF Commentary
Feb 1, 2006

President Bush's Foreign Policy Discussion in the 2005 State of the Union Address

FPIF Policy Report
Jan 31, 2005


Rhetoric and Reality Clash in Inaugural Address

FPIF Commentary
Jan 22, 2005

 

President Bush's UN Speech: Idealistic Rhetoric Disguises Sinister Policies

FPIF Commentary
Aug 17, 2004


President Bush's May 24 Speech on Iraq: A Critique

FPIF Commentary
Apr 21, 2004


Interview of Bush Reveals Dangerous Assumptions Behind U.S. Foreign Policy

FPIF Policy Report
Jan 21, 2004


Misleading Rhetoric in 2004 State of the Union Address

FPIF Commentary
Jan 15, 2004

 

An Annotated Refutation of President George W. Bush's Address Before the United Nations

FPIF Commentary

Sep 25, 2003

 

Distortions of History

FPIF Commentary

Jul 31, 2003

 


Democratic Party Foreign Policy


Nancy Pelosi: A Hawk in Donkey's Clothing?

Alternet

June 22, 2009


Democrats Are Cowards in the Face of Israel's Brutality

Alternet

Jan. 6, 2009


Feinstein: A Bad Choice for Intelligence

FPIF Commentary

Dec. 23, 2008


Distorting Obama's Views on Israel

Huffington Post

Oct. 21, 2008


Obama's Missed Opportunity

Huffington Post

Oct. 21, 2008


Biden's Foreign Policy "Experience"

Antiwar.com

Sept. 25, 2008


Biden, Iraq and Obama's Betrayal

FPIF Commentary

Aug. 24, 2008


John Edwards and the Democrats' Twisted Morality

Huffington Post

Aug 18, 2008


Obama and AIPAC

Huffington Post

June 12, 2008


The 2008 Presidential Race: A 1972 Redux?

Common Dreams News Center

May 2, 2008


The Clinton Smear Campaign Against Obama

Common Dreams News Center

April 30, 2008


Hillary Clinton's Iraq Speech at GWU: An Annotated Critique

Common Dreams News Center

March 26, 2008


Why Hillary Clinton's Iraq Vote Does Matter

Common Dreams News Center

Feb. 23, 2008


Behind Obama and Clinton

FPIF Commentary

Feb. 4, 2008


Hillary Clinton Again Lies about Iraq

Common Dreams News Center

Feb. 2, 2008


Sexism, the Women's Vote and Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy

Common Dreams News Center

Jan. 27, 2008


The Foreign Policy Agenda of the Democratic Front Runners: Comparisons on some Key Issues

Common Dreams News Center

Jan. 22, 2008


Barack Obama on Diplomacy

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 17, 2008


Barack Obama on the Middle East

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 17, 2008


Lantos' Tarnished Legacy

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 8, 2008


John Edwards' Foreign Policy
FPIF Commentary
Dec 21, 2007


Hillary Clinton on Military Policy
FPIF Commentary
Dec 12, 2007

Hillary Clinton on International Law and Human Rights
FPIF Commentary
Dec 11, 2007

Hillary Clinton on Iraq
FPIF Commentary
Dec 10, 2007

Congresional Support for Iraq Partition: Cynical and Dangerous
FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2007

The Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War Resolution: Why We Can't Forgive or Forget
FPIF Commentary
Oct 11, 2007


The Democrats and the "Human Shields" Myth
FPIF Policy Report
May 15, 2007


Hillary Clinton's Hawkish Record
National Catholic Reporter
Mar 2, 2007

 

After January 3, It Will Be the Democrats' War

FPIF Commentary
Dec 1, 2006

Falling In Line on Israel

TomPaine.com

Nov 15, 2006 

The Democrats and Iraqi WMDs: Bush is Right, Sort of

Common Dreams News Center

Nov 27, 2005

 

Concern Grows over Democratic House Leader Pelosi's Support for Iraq War

Common Dreams News Center

Jan 22, 2005

 

Reading Harry Reid: New Democratic Leader in Senate Unlikely to Oppose Bush Administrations Foreign Policy Agenda

FPIF Commentary
Nov 11, 2004


Despite the Lies about Iraq and the Resulting Disaster, Bush Still Maintains Strong Support

Common Dreams News Center
Oct 29, 2004


Why, Despite Everything, John Kerry Must Win
Common Dreams News Center
Oct  29, 2004


While Criticizing Implementation, Kerry Endorses Bush's Unilateralist Agenda

FPIF Commentary
Sep 22, 2004

 

Is Kerry Really More Open than Bush to Alternative Foreign Policy Perspectives?

Common Dreams News Center

Sep 15, 2004

 

How Kerry's Foreign Policies Leave Him Vulnerable to Republican Attacks

Common Dreams News Center

Sept 3, 2004

 

Democratic Party Platform Shows Shift to the Right on Foreign Policy

FPIF Commentary
Jul 16, 2004


The Disappointing Selection of John Edwards, a Foreign Policy Hawk

FPIF Commentary
Jun 28, 2004

 

The US in Iraq: If Bush is Blind, Kerry is at Best Near-Sighted

Common Dreams News Center

April 3, 2004

 

Kerry's Foreign Policy Record Suggests Few Differences with Bush

Common Dreams News Center

Mar 5, 2004

 

Kerry's Support for the Invasion of Iraq and the Bush Doctrine Still Unexplained

Common Dreams News Center

Mar 1, 2004

 

Pelosi and Sharon: Democratic Leader's Support for Israeli Right-wing

Bay Guardian

Jan 22, 2003

 

Pelosi Win Not A Progressive Victory

Common Dreams News Center

Nov. 10, 2002

 

Eastern Europe


How Communism Fell

Alternet

Nov. 20, 2009


The War on Yugoslavia, 10 Years Later

FPIF Commentary

April 6, 2009


The U.S. and Georgia

Huffington Post

Aug. 17, 2008


Estonia's Singing Revolution

Huffington Post

June 5, 2008


A Reply to Stephen Gowans' Article, "Stephen Zunes and the Struggle for Overseas Profits"

ZNet

Feb. 25, 2008


Kosovo and the Politics of Recognition

FPIF Commentary

Feb. 21, 2008


Nonviolent Action and Pro-Democracy Struggles

FPIF Discussion Paper

Jan. 24, 2008


U.S. Support for Democratic Revolutions in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

YES Danmark

August 2005

 

Why Progressives Must Embrace the Ukrainian Pro-Democracy Movement

FPIF Discussion Paper

Dec. 1, 2004

 

Justice for Some: The Milosevic Extradition and the Geopolitical Reality of Impunity

FPIF Discussion Paper

Jul 1, 2001

 

Credit the Serbian People, Not NATO, for Milosevic's Ouster

FPIF Policy Report

Oct 1, 2000

 

U.S., Greece, and Turkey

FPIF Policy Report

Nov 1, 1999


NATO's Rush to War in Yugoslavia
Peace Review 11:3
Fall 1999 

 

 

Electoral Politics

John Edwards' Foreign Policy
FPIF Commentary
Dec 21, 2007


Hillary Clinton on Military Policy
FPIF Commentary
Dec 12, 2007

Hillary Clinton on International Law and Human Rights
FPIF Commentary
Dec 11, 2007

Hillary Clinton on Iraq
FPIF Commentary
Dec 10, 2007

Hillary Clinton's Hawkish Record
National Catholic Reporter
Mar 2, 2007
 

Fourteen Senators Face Voters for the First Time since Authorizing Iraq War

Common Dreams News Center

Nov 4, 2006

Some Potentially Positive Developments from a Disastrous Election

Common Dreams News Center
Nov 5, 2004
 

Despite the Lies about Iraq and the Resulting Disaster, Bush Still Maintains Strong Support

Common Dreams News Center

Oct. 29, 2004

 

Why, Despite Everything, John Kerry Must Win

Common Dreams News Center

Oct 27, 2004

 

Why We Must Prevent the Re-election of Senators Who Supported the Invasion of Iraq

Common Dreams News Center

Oct 15, 2004

 

Kerry vs. Bush: A Humphrey-Nixon Redux?

FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2004

 

Misleading Foreign Policy Statements Made by the Candidates in the Vice Presidential Debate

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 5, 2004

 

How Kerry's Foreign Policies Leave Him Vulnerable to Republican Attacks

Common Dreams News Center

Sept 3, 2004

 

The Disappointing Selection of John Edwards, a Foreign Policy Hawk

FPIF Commentary
Jun 28, 2004

 

Democrats' Attacks on Dean Enhance Bush's Re-election Prospects

Common Dreams News Center

Jan 7, 2004

 

Kerry, Lieberman, and the House Democratic Leadership Attack Dean

Common Dreams News Center

Sept 14, 2003

 

How the Democrats Blew the Midterm Elections

FPIF Commentary

Nov 8, 2002

 

Cynthia McKinney's Defeat: A Response to (Some of) My Critics

Common Dreams News Center

Aug 29, 2002

 

Don't Blame the Jews for Cynthia McKinney's Defeat

Common Dreams News Center

Aug 25, 2002

 

Environmental Issues and International Relations

Cuba's New Revolution
Designer/Builder
August 2000

 

Human Rights


Obama Stumbles on Human Rights

FPIF Analysis

March 4, 2010


Obama's Human Rights Record a Disappointment

Huffington Post

Jan. 26, 2010


A Tale of Two Rights Awardees

FPIF Commentary

Dec. 2 2009


Bipartisan Attack on International Human Rights Law

FPIF Commentary

Nov. 4, 2009


The Goldstone Report: Killing the Messenger

FPIF Commentary

Oct. 7, 2009


Democracy in the Middle East

FPIF 60-Second Expert

June 22, 2009


Obama Fails to Prioritize Human Rights on Middle East Trip

FPIF Commentary

June 8, 2009


Ten States Attorneys General Defend Israeli War Crimes

Huffington Post

May 28, 2009


Obama Caves to Right-Wing Boycotting of Anti-Racism Conference

FPIF

April 22, 2009


Washington's Hypocrisy Over African Dictatorships

Huffington post

July 1, 2008


The Bizarre Campaign Against Gene Sharp and the Albert Einstein Institute

FPIF Discussion Paper

June 27, 2008


Nonviolent Action and Pro-Democracy Struggles

FPIF Discussion Paper

Jan. 24, 2008


Hillary Clinton on Military Policy

FPIF Commentary

Dec. 12, 2007 


Hillary Clinton on International Law and Human Rights
FPIF Commentary
Dec 11, 2007

Pakistan's Dictatorship and the United States
FPIF
Nov 11, 2007


U.S. Denial of Armenian Genocide
FPIF Commentary
Oct 22, 2007


The Democrats and the "Human Shields" Myth
FPIF Policy Report
May 15, 2007

 

Tookie Williams' Execution: The View From San Quentin Village

Common Dreams News Center

December 14, 2005


Karen Hughes' Indonesia Visit Underscores Bush Administrations PR Problems

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 28, 2005


Bush Administration Refuses Cuban Offer of Medical Assistance Following Katrina

FPIF Commentary
Oct 19, 2005


Bombings and Repression in Egypt Underscore Failures in U.S. Anti-Terrorism Strategy

FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2005

 

Bush Administration Support for Repression in Uzbekistan Belies Pro-Democracy Rhetoric

FPIF Commentary
Jun 6, 2005


Bush Administration Attacks on Amnesty International: Old Wine, New Bottles

FPIF Commentary
Jun 1, 2005


U.S. Supports Repression in Uzbekistan
National Catholic Reporter
May 27, 2005
 

Israeli Human Rights Abuses and the U.S. Attack on the United Nations and the NGO Community

FPIF Policy Report
Jun 29, 2005

 

Recognizing the Power of Nonviolent Action

FPIF Policy Report
Feb 25, 2005


Rhetoric and Reality Clash in Inaugral Address
FPIF Commentary
Jan 22, 2005
 

Attacks Against World Court by Bush, Kerry and Congress Reveal Growing Bipartisan Hostility to International Law

FPIF Policy Report
Aug 5, 2004

 

Defense of Israeli Assassination Policy by the Bush Administration and Democratic Leaders

FPIF Commentary
Mar 1, 2004

 

The Bush Administration and Congress Join the Coverup in the Murder of Rachel Corrie

FPIF Commentary

March 29, 2003

 

Addressing Iraqi Repression and the Need for a Change of Regime

FPIF Policy Report

Jan 30, 2003

 

U.S. Policy on the UN Racism Conference Wrong

FPIF Commentary

Aug 1, 2001

Economic Liberalization, Globalization and World Hunger:  New Opportunities and Challenges
International Symposium- Unemployment and Poverty:  Causes and Remedies
September 2000

East Timor's Tragedy and Triumph
Peace Review 12:2
Summer 2000

 

Iraq



Nancy Pelosi: A Hawk in Donkey's Clothing?

Alternet

June 22, 2009


Hillary Clinton's Iraq Speech at the GWU: An Annotated Critique

Common Dreams News Center

March 26, 2008


To My Daughter, on the Fifth Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq

Common Dreams News Center

March 14, 2008


Teachers and the War

FPIF Commentary

Feb. 13, 2008


Hillary Clinton Again Lies About Iraq

Common Dreams News Center

Feb. 2, 2010


Obama vs. Clinton --October 2002

Common Dreams News Center

Jan. 22, 2008


Hillary Clinton on Iraq
FPIF Commentary
Dec 10, 2007

The United State and the Kurds:  A Brief History
FPIF
October 25, 2007


Congresional Support for Iraq Partition: Cynical and Dangerous
FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2007


The Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War Resolution: Why We Can't Forgive or Forget
FPIF Commentary
Oct 11, 2007

Annotate This...President Bush's Sept 13 Speech to the Nation on Iraq
FPIF
September 14, 2007


The Democrats' Support for Bush's War
FPIF Policy Report
May 31, 2007

Bring 'Em Home, Bring 'Em Home
FPIF Fiesta!
May 14, 2007


Iraq: The Failures of Democratization
FPIF Policy Report
Mar 14, 2007


Iran Charges Reflect Failed Iraq Policy
FPIF Policy Analysis
Feb 14, 2007

Bush's Speech Announcing the Escalation in Iraq: A Critical Annotation

FPIF Annotation

Jan 11, 2007

 

Saddam's Execution

FPIF Commentary

Jan 1, 2007

 

After January 3, It Will Be the Democrats' War

FPIF Commentary
Dec 1, 2006

Democrats Versus the Peace
Movement?

FPIF Policy Report
Jul 6, 2006


Iraq Three Years after Liberation

FPIF Policy Report
Apr 21, 2006


The U.S. Role in Iraq's Sectarian Violence

FPIF Policy Report
Mar 6, 2006


The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Not the Fault of Israel and Its Supporters

FPIF Policy Report
Jan 4, 2006

 

Getting Out: Responsible Withdrawal

TomPaine.com

Nov 22, 2005

 

Libby Indictment May Open Door to Broader Iraq War Deceptions

FPIF Commentary
Nov 14, 2005

 

Bush Again Resorts to Fear-Mongering to Justify Iraq Policy

FPIF Policy Report
Sep 2, 2005


Hurricane Katrina and the War in Iraq

FPIF Commentary
Aug 11, 2005


How the Hawk Kills the Dove: Western Invervention Keeps Slamming the Door on Peaceful Alternatives in Iraq
New Internationalist
August 2005

Bush Speech Reveals Administrations Ongoing Deceptions on Iraq

FPIF Commentary
Jun 20, 2005

 

Iraq: Two Years Later

FPIF Discussion Paper
Mar 22, 2005


How Much Power Will the New Iraqi Government Really Have?

FPIF Policy Report
Jan 24, 2005

Concern Grows over Democratic House Leader Pelosi's Support for Iraq War
Common Dreams News Center
Jan 22, 2005

Missing Explosives Cache Emblematic of Bush Administration Failures in Iraq
Common Dreams News Center
Nov. 1, 2004


Despite the Lies about Iraq and the Resulting Disaster, Bush Still Maintains Strong Support

Common Dreams News Center

Oct. 29, 2004

 

Bush Administration Disasters Depicted as Triumphs

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 26, 2004

 

The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: The Military Side of Globalization?

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 26, 2004

 

House Republicans and Democrats Unite Linking Iraq with 9/11

FPIF Commentary
Oct 6, 2004

 

The US in Iraq: If Bush is Blind, Kerry is at Best Near-Sighted

Common Dreams News Center

April 3, 2004

 

Iraq One Year Later

FPIF Policy Report
Mar 1, 2004


Saddam's Arrest Raises Troubling Questions

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 1, 2003

 

The War In Iraq Is Not Over and Neither Are The Lies To Justify It

FPIF Policy Report

Sep 8, 2003

 

US Government Must Take a Consistent Stance Against Terrorism
Common Dreams News Center

Sep 2, 2003

 

U.S. Travesty, Terrorist Atrocity, and UN Tragedy

FPIF Policy Report

Aug 26, 2003

 

Bush's Distortions of History

FPIF Commentary

Jul 31, 2003

 

Why We Should Transfer the Administration of Iraq to the United Nations: Four Theses

FPIF Discussion Paper

Jul 31, 2003

 

Mr. Powell, You're No Adlai Stevenson

Common Dreams News Center

Feb 6, 2003


Addressing Iraqi Repression and the Need for a Change of Regime

FPIF Policy Report

Jan 30, 2003

 

Seven Reasons to Oppose a U.S. Invasion of Iraq

FPIF Policy Report
Aug 1, 2002


 

Iran


Meeting with Ahmadinejad

FPIF Commentary
Sep 28, 2007

The United States and "Regime Change" in Iran
Right Web
August 7, 2007

Iran Charges Reflect Failed Iraq Policy
FPIF Policy Analysis
Feb 14, 2007


The United States, Israel, and the Possible Attack on Iran

FPIF Special Report
Apr 28, 2006

 

The U.S. and Iran: Democracy, Terrorism, and Nuclear Weapons

FPIF Policy Report

Jul 26, 2005

Iran Nuclear Program Creates a Furor Likely to Be Futile
Common Dreams
February 24, 2005




Israel and Palestine


John Hall: Still the One?

Alternet

March 8, 2010


Obama Stumbles on Human Rights

FPIF Analysis

March 4, 2010


Bipartisan Attack on International Humanitarian Law

FPIF Commentary

Nov 4, 2009


The Goldstone Report: Killing the Messenger

FPIF Commentary

Oct. 7, 2009


Will Democrats Finally End Their Support for West Bank Settlements?

Alternet

June 9, 2009


How the Clinton Administration and Congressional Democrats Enabled Israel's Settlements Expansion

Alternet

June 6, 2009


Ten State Attorneys General Defend Israeli War Crimes

Huffington Post

May 28, 2009


Pelosi the Hawk

FPIF Policy Report

April 27, 2009


Obama Caves to Right-Wing Boycotting Anti-Racism Conference

FPIF

April 22, 2009


Obama and Israel's Military: Still Arm-in-Arm

FPIF

March 4, 2009


Obama's Caterpillar Visit a Thumb in the Eye for Human Rights Activists

Alternet

Feb. 14, 2009


Is Mitchell Up to the Task?

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 23, 2009


Democrats Are Cowards in the Face of Israel's Brutality

Alternet

Jan. 6, 2009


America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power

Alternet

Jan. 4, 2009


Rashid Khalidi: The Republicans' Latest Smear of Obama

Huffington Post

Oct. 21, 2008


Distorting Obama's Views on Israel

Huffington Post

Oct. 28, 2008


Bush in Israel/Palestine: Still No Peace

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 16, 2008


The Failure of Annapolis
FPIF Commentary
Dec 3, 2007

Broken Peace Process
FPIF Commentary
Nov 26, 20

The U.S. Role in the Gaza Tragedy
FPIF Commentary
June 26, 2007

The U.S. and Israeli Role in the Rise of Hamas
FPIF Commentary
June 25, 2007


The Peace Movement Addresses Israel/Palestine (Finally)
FPIF Commentary
June 14, 2007

Jerusalem: Congress Endorses the Right of Conquest
FPIF Commentary
June 8, 2007

U.S. Role in Lebanon Debacle
FPIF Policy Report
May 18, 2007

The Democrats and the "Human Shields" Myth
FPIF Policy Report
May 15, 2007

 

Falling In Line on Israel

TomPaine.com

Nov 15, 2006 


The United States and the Lebanon
Ceasefire

FPIF Policy Report

Aug 28, 2006

How Washington Goaded Israel into War
FPIF Policy Report

Aug 21, 2006

Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon: A Critical Reading
FPIF Commentary
Jul 22, 2006

Israel Will Create More Terrorists Than It Kills
Opinion Column, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul 22, 2006

Congressional Legislation Aimed at Isolating Hamas is Likely to Backfire

FPIF Policy Report

Jun 14, 2006


The Israel Lobby: How Powerful is it Really?

FPIF Discussion Paper

May 16, 2006

 

The Israeli Raid in Jericho: The Background

FPIF Policy Report
Mar 17, 2006


The Hamas Victory: Another Side to the Story

FPIF Commentary
Feb 6, 2006

U.S. Undermines Israeli Doves in Their Quest for Peace

National Catholic Reporter
January 20, 2006

The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Not the Fault of Israel and Its Supporters

FPIF Policy Report
Jan 4, 2006

 

Democracy and Double Standards: The Palestinian "Exception"

FPIF Commentary
Dec 27, 2005


Arafat Was the Excuse, Not the Reason, for the Failure of the Peace Process

FPIF Commentary
Oct 29, 2004

 

Presidential Election Offers Little Choice for Israeli-Arab Peace

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 26, 2004

 

Attacks Against World Court by Bush, Kerry and Congress Reveal Growing Bipartisan Hostility to International Law

FPIF Policy Report
Aug 5, 2004

 

The Influence of the Christian Right on U.S. Middle East Policy

FPIF Policy Report
Jun 25, 2004

 

Congress Overwhelmingly Endorses Ariel Sharon's Annexation Plans

FPIF Commentary
Jun 16, 2004

 

Defending Zionism in a Time of Occupation and Repression

Tikkun

March-April 2004

 

Defense of Israeli Assassination Policy by the Bush Administration and Democratic Leaders

FPIF Commentary
Mar 1, 2004


Israelis and Palestinians Attempt to Jumpstart the Peace Process Despite Washington's Support for Sharon
FPIF Commentary
Dec 3, 2003
 

The Bush Administration and Congress Join the Coverup in the Murder of Rachel Corrie

FPIF Commentary

March 29, 2003

 

Pelosi and Sharon: Democratic Leader's Support for Israeli Right-wing

Bay Guardian

Jan 22, 2003

 

Bush Working to Ensure Sharon's Re-Election

Common Dreams News Center

Jan 18, 2003

The Swing to the Right in U.S. Policy Toward Israel and Palestine
Middle East Policy 9:3
September 2002

Congress Ignores Human Rights Groups In Pro-Israel Resolution

FPIF Commentary
May 10, 2002


Challenging the Myths about the Failure of the 2000 Camp David Talks

FPIF Commentary
May 1, 2002


The U.S. Role in the Breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

FPIF Special Report
May 1, 2002


The Peace Process Between Israel and Syria

FPIF Policy Brief
May 1, 2002

 

Palestinians have international law on their side

Progressive Media Project

April 25, 2002


Why the U.S. Supports Israel

FPIF Policy Report
Apr 12, 2002

 

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  [with Chris Toensing]

FPIF Commentary
Jan 11, 2002

 

The Bush Administration & the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate

FPIF Special Report
Aug 1, 2001


Death Squad Democrats

FPIF Commentary
Jul 1, 2001


Palestine

FPIF Regional Profile
Jul 1, 2001

Challenging Aid to Israel
Middle East Insight
April 2001


Mitchell Report on Israeli-Palestinian Violence Flawed

FPIF Commentary
Feb 1, 2001


Palestine and Israel

FPIF Policy Brief
Jan 1, 2001



Latin America and the Caribbean

Nonviolent Action in Honduras
Yes Online
Nov. 8, 2009

Showdown in 'Teguciigolpe'
FPIF Commentary
July 10, 2009


The United States, Bolivia, and Dependency
Center for International Policy Americas Program Discussion Paper
Nov. 5, 2007

Bush Administration Refuses Cuban Offer of Medical Assistance Following Katrina

FPIF Commentary
Oct. 19, 2005

The United States and Bolivia: The Taming of a Revolution
Latin American Perspectives Vol. 28 No. 5
September 1, 2001


Lebanon


Why is the U.S. Continuing to Tell the Lebanese How to Vote?

Alternet

May 26, 2009


Lebanon Intrusion

FPIF Policy Report

June 10, 2008


U.S. Role in Lebanon Debacle
FPIF Policy Report
May 18, 2007

The Democrats and the "Human Shields" Myth
FPIF Policy Report
May 15, 2007


The United States and Lebanon's Civil Strife

FPIF Policy Report

Dec 6, 2006


The United States and the Lebanon Ceasefire

FPIF Policy Report

Aug 28, 2006

How Washington Goaded Israel into War
FPIF Policy Report

Aug 21, 2006


Why the Democrats Have Failed Lebanon

FPIF Commentary

Aug 9, 2006


The U.S. Jihad Against Hezbollah

FPIF Commentary
Aug 4, 2006

 

Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon: A Critical Reading
FPIF Commentary
Jul 22, 2006

Israel Will Create More Terrorists Than It Kills
Opinion Column, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul 22, 2006
 
The United States and Lebanon: A Meddlesome History

FPIF Policy Report
Apr 26, 2006

 

Crediting Bush for Growing Lebanese Demands for Freedom Misplaced

FPIF Commentary
Mar 1, 2005

 

The Dangerous Implications of the Hariri Assassination and the U.S. Response

FPIF Policy Report
Feb 9, 2005



Middle East -- miscellaneous


Yemen: The Latest U.S. Battleground

Huffington Post

January 11, 2010


Democracy in the Middle East

FPIF 60 Second Expert

June 22, 2009


Obama Fails to Prioritize Human Rights on Middle East Trip

FPIF Commentary

June 8, 2009


Hawkish Union Leaders Hurting Teachers and Your Kids

Alternet

May 13, 2009


The Budget's Foreign Policy Handcuffs

FPIF Commentary

March 20, 2009


The Chas Freeman Appointment: Neocons 1, Obama 0

FPIF Commentary

March 16, 2009


Arming the Middle East

FPIF Policy Report

Jan. 28, 2008

 

The United State and the Kurds:  A Brief History
FPIF
October 25, 2007


U.S. Denial of Armenian Genocide

FPIF Commentary
Oct 22, 2007


Congress Approves Flawed Oman Trade
Pact

FPIF Commentary
Jul 27, 2006


The Dubai Ports World Controversy: Jingoism or Legitimate Concerns?
FPIF Policy Report
Mar 13, 2006


An Open Letter to my Danish Friends
FPIF Commentary
Feb 20, 2006

International Law, the UN and Middle Eastern Conflicts
Peace Review 16:3
September 2004


10 Things to Know About the Middle East

Alternet

Oct 1, 2001

 

10 Things to Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Alternet

Sept 26, 2001



Nonviolent Action


Weapons of Mass Democracy

Yes Magazine

Fall 2009


The Indigenous Roots of Nonviolent Struggle: A Reply to Steve Weissman

After Downing Street

Oct. 13, 2009


Iran's Do-It-Yourself Revolution

FPIF Commentary

June 29, 2009


A Response to Steve Weissman's "Nonviolence 101"

Truthout

June 29, 2009


Iran's History  of Civil Insurrections

Huffington Post

Common Dreams

June 19, 2009


The Iranian Uprising is Home Grown, and Must Stay That Way

Common Dreams

June 19, 2009


Serbia: 10 Years Later

FPIF Policy Report

June 17, 2009


Echoes of Solidarity 20 Years After Tiananmen

Common Dreams

June 4, 2009


The Power of Protest in the Maldives

Open Democracy

Dec. 2, 2008


Fighting Corruption through Nonviolent Action

Open Democracy

Nov. 12, 2008


The Left Also Embraces the Cooties Effect

Huffington Post

Nov. 7, 2008


Mauritania's Coup is a Setback for Democracy

National Catholic Reporter

Sept. 28, 2008


The Bizarre Campaign Against Gene Sharp and the Albert Einstein Institute

FPIF Discussion Paper

June 27, 2008


Estonia's Singing Revolution

Huffington Post

June 5, 2008


A Reply to Stephen Gowans' Article "Stephen Zunes and the Struggle for Overseas Profits"

ZNet

Feb. 25, 2008


Nonviolent Action and Pro-Democracy Struggles

FPIF Discussion Paper

Jan. 24, 2008


The United States and "Regime Change" in Iran
Right Web
August 7, 2007

U.S. Support for Democratic Revolutions in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

YES Danmark

August 2005


 How the Hawk Kills the Dove: Western Invervention Keeps Slamming the Door on Peaceful Alternatives in Iraq
New Internationalist
August 2005

Nonviolence against Apartheid - a case study of  "globalisation from below"

Globalising Nonviolence/War Resisters International

July 2005

 

Recognizing the Power of Nonviolent Action

FPIF Policy Report
Feb 25, 2005

 

Why Progressives Must Embrace the Ukrainian Pro-Democracy Movement

FPIF Discussion Paper

Dec. 1, 2004

 

Nonviolent Resistance and Islam

Nonviolent Activist

Jan-Feb 2002

 

Credit the Serbian People, Not NATO, for Milosevic's Ouster

FPIF Policy Report

Oct 1, 2000


The Role of Non-violent Action in the Downfall of Apartheid
The Journal of Modern African Studies 37:1
March 1999



North Africa


How to Not Support Democracy in the Middle East

FPIF Commentary

June 8, 2010


Mauritania's Coup is a Setback for Democracy

National Catholic Reporter

Sep. 28, 2009


Bush and Congress Endorse Moroccan Annexation of Western Sahara
FPIF Commentary
July 20, 2007


Somalia as a Military Target

FPIF Policy Analysis

Jan. 14, 2007

Western Sahara:  The Other Occupation
Tikkun Vol 21 No. 1
Jan. 2006


Bombings and Repression in Egypt Underscore Failures in U.S. Anti-Terrorism Strategy

FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2005

 

Libyan Disarmament a Positive Step, but Threat of Proliferation Remains

FPIF Commentary
Dec. 1, 2003


Libya: More Balance Needed

FPIF Policy Brief
July 1, 2001

 

U.N. Betrayal of Western Sahara Appears Imminent

FPIF Regional Overview
June 1, 2001


UN Betrayal of Western Sahara

FPIF Commentary
May 1, 2001

 

End U.S. Support for Egyptian Repression

FPIF Commentary

May 1, 2001

 

Lockerbie Verdict Unlikely to Bring Change

FPIF Policy Report

Feb 1, 2001

 

Morocco and Western Sahara

FPIF Policy Brief
Dec 1, 1998

 

 

Nuclear Non-Proliferation

 

El-Baradei and the IAEAs Nobel Peace Prize a Mixed Blessing
FPIF Commentary
Dec 13, 2005


Bush Administration Stokes Dangerous Arms Race on Indian Subcontinent

FPIF Policy Report
Jun 30, 2005

 

Undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: It Didn't Start With the Bush Administration

FPIF Special Report
Mar 23, 2005

 

The Release of Mordechai Vanunu and U.S. Complicity in the Development of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal

FPIF Policy Report

Apr 2, 2004

 

Libyan Disarmament a Positive Step, but Threat of Proliferation Remains

FPIF Commentary
Dec 1, 2003


Obama Administration


Obama Stumbles on Human Rights

FPIF Analysis

March 4, 2010


Foreign Policy in Obama's State of the Union

FPIF Analysis

January 30, 2010


Obama's Human Rights Record a Disappointment

Huffington Post

Jan. 26, 2010


Hillary's First 100 Days

National Catholic Reporter

May 11, 2009


Obama Gathering a Flock of Hawks to Oversee U.S. Foreign Policy

Alternet

Jan. 30, 2009


Is Mitchell Up to the Task?

FPIF Commentary

Jan. 23, 2009


Daring to Hope on the Washington Mall
Alternet
January 21, 2009

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -Change We Can Believe In? (Part One) (Part Two)
Alternet
Dec. 1 and 2, 2009

Is Obama Screwing His Base with Rahm Emanuel Selection?
Alternet
Nov. 7, 2008

The Hope of Obama

Alternet
Nov. 6, 2008



Syria


Washington Takes Aim at Syria
FPIF Commentary
May 2, 2007

Divide and Rule: U.S. Blocks Israel-Syria Talks
FPIF Commentary
May 1, 2007
 

The Syrian Accountability Act and the Triumph of Hegemony

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 1, 2003

 

The Peace Process Between Israel and Syria

FPIF Policy Brief
May 1, 2002



Terrorism

Bombings and Repression in Egypt Underscore Failures in U.S. Anti-Terrorism Strategy

FPIF Commentary
Oct 12, 2005


Arms Transfers to Pakistan Undermines U.S. Foreign Policy Goals
National Catholic Reporter
May 20, 2005


Bush Administration Disasters Depicted as Triumphs

FPIF Policy Report
Oct 26, 2004

 

House Republicans and Democrats Unite Linking Iraq with 9/11

FPIF Commentary
Oct 6, 2004

 

US Government Must Take a Consistent Stance Against Terrorism
Common Dreams News Center

Mar 9, 2002


Roots of Radical Islam
Peace Review 7:1
Spring 1995


U.S. Foreign Policy -- Historical

 

The United states, Bolivia and Dependency
Center for International Policy Americas Program Discussion Paper
Nov 5, 2007

The United State and the Kurds:  A Brief History

FPIF
October 25, 2007


Reasons to Like Ike

FPIF Commentary

Dec 31, 2006

 

Reasons Not to Like Ford

Commentary

Dec 30, 2006

Ronald Reagan and the Cold War:  Don't Credit Reagan For Defeating Communism
National Catholic Reporter
July 2, 2004

Don't Credit Reagan for Ending the Cold War

FPIF Commentary
May 25, 2004

 

The U.S. Invasion of Grenada: A Twenty Year Retrospective

FPIF Policy Report

Oct 23, 2003

 

Remembering the Real Martin Luther King

Common Dreams News Center

Jan 20, 2003

 

Jimmy Carter's Less-Known Legacy

Common Dreams News Center

October 18, 2002

The United States and Bolivia:  The Taming of a Revolution, 1952-1957
Latin American Perspectives Vol. 28 No. 5
September 1, 2001

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