Foreign Policy In Focus
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Foreign Policy In Focus is a project of the Institute for Policy Studies
in Washington, DC. FPIF describes itself as a "Think Tank Without Walls" that brings together over 600 writers, scholars, academics, artists and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner.
FPIF provides analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs and recommends policy alternatives. FPIF believes that "U.S. security and world stability are best advanced through a commitment to peace, justice and environmental protection as well as economic, political, and social rights".
FPIF publishes commentaries, briefs, and reports on its website and organizes briefings for the public, media, lawmakers, and legislative staff. The project aims to amplify the voice of progressives and to build links with social movements in the U.S. and around the world. Through these connections, they advance and influence debate and discussion among academics, activists, policymakers, and decisionmakers.
FPIF was started in 1996 and has published scores of articles, reports, policy briefs, and outreach material, as well organized events and participated in numerous campaigns.
and the Interhemispheric Resource Center based in Silver City, New Mexico. The first two co-directors were Tom Barry and Martha Honey. The first policy brief was written by Barry, entitled, "Protecting Human Rights". The first book that FPIF produced was entitled, "Global Focus: A New Foreign Policy Agenda 1997-1998"
Institute for Policy Studies
Institute for Policy Studies is a left-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C..It has been directed by John Cavanagh since 1998- History :...
in Washington, DC. FPIF describes itself as a "Think Tank Without Walls" that brings together over 600 writers, scholars, academics, artists and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner.
FPIF provides analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs and recommends policy alternatives. FPIF believes that "U.S. security and world stability are best advanced through a commitment to peace, justice and environmental protection as well as economic, political, and social rights".
FPIF publishes commentaries, briefs, and reports on its website and organizes briefings for the public, media, lawmakers, and legislative staff. The project aims to amplify the voice of progressives and to build links with social movements in the U.S. and around the world. Through these connections, they advance and influence debate and discussion among academics, activists, policymakers, and decisionmakers.
FPIF was started in 1996 and has published scores of articles, reports, policy briefs, and outreach material, as well organized events and participated in numerous campaigns.
History
Foreign Policy In Focus started in 1996 as a joint project between the Institute for Policy StudiesInstitute for Policy Studies
Institute for Policy Studies is a left-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C..It has been directed by John Cavanagh since 1998- History :...
and the Interhemispheric Resource Center based in Silver City, New Mexico. The first two co-directors were Tom Barry and Martha Honey. The first policy brief was written by Barry, entitled, "Protecting Human Rights". The first book that FPIF produced was entitled, "Global Focus: A New Foreign Policy Agenda 1997-1998"
Columnists
- Walden BelloWalden BelloWalden Bello is a Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. He is a professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman, as well as executive director of Focus on the Global South...
- Frida BerriganFrida BerriganFrida Berrigan is a peace activist and research associate at the World Policy Institute, specializing in arms trade.She is also a columnist for and Foreign Policy In Focus.She is the daughter of Philip Berrigan of the Catonsville Nine and Liz McAlister....
- Laura Carlsen
- Conn Hallinan
- Christine Ahn
- Zia MianZia MianZia Mian is a highly cited Pakistani-American physicist, nuclear expert, nuclear policy maker and research scientist at Princeton University. Dr. Zia Mian is also a prominent peace activist and a strong supporter of non-nuclear proliferation, nuclear disarmament, and peaceful use of nuclear...
Frequent contributors
- Phyllis Bennis
- Patrick BondPatrick BondPatrick Bond is professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he has directed the Centre for Civil Society since 2004. His research interests include political economy, environment, social policy, and geopolitics...
- Mark Engler
- William D. HartungWilliam D. HartungWilliam D. Hartung is director of the Arms Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute.He is also a Senior Research Fellow in the New America Foundation's American Strategy Program. He specializes in issues of weapons proliferation, the economics of military spending, and alternative...
- Dahr JamailDahr JamailDahr Jamail is an American journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists to report extensively from Iraq during the 2003 Iraq invasion. He spent eight months in Iraq, between 2003 to 2005, and presented his stories on his website, entitled Dahr Jamail's MidEast Dispatches....
- Antonia JuhaszAntonia JuhaszAntonia Juhasz is the Director of the Energy Program at Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based human rights non-profit organization. She is a policy-analyst, author and activist....
- Saul LandauSaul LandauSaul Landau is journalist, filmmaker, and commentator. He is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Pomona. He is a senior Fellow at and Vice Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies.-Career:...
- Jim LobeJim LobeJames R. Lobe is an American journalist and the Washington Bureau Chief of the international news agency Inter Press Service. He has also written for Foreign Policy In Focus, Oneworld.net, Alternet, TomPaine.com, Asia Times, and other internet news publications. Lobe is best known for his...
- E. Ethelbert MillerE. Ethelbert MillerEugene Ethelbert Miller, best known as E. Ethelbert Miller is an African American poet and teacher.-Life:...
- Gareth PorterGareth PorterGareth Porter is an American historian, investigative journalist and policy analyst on U.S. foreign and military policy. A strong opponent of U.S. wars in Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, he has also written on the potential for diplomatic compromise to end or avoid wars in Korea, Vietnam,...
- Ian WilliamsIan WilliamsIan Williams is an American rock guitarist. He became noted for his finger tapping guitar playing in bands such as Don Caballero, Storm & Stress and currently in Battles.-Biography:...
- Stephen ZunesStephen ZunesStephen Zunes is an international relations scholar specializing in the Middle East specializing in Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action. He is known internationally as a leading critic of United States policy in the Middle East, particularly under the...