http://www.fpif.org/rss FPIF Latest Content Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:01 -0400 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/aiLkMryq51w/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:32 -0400 Mexican attempt to clean up corruption may not be what it seems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/aiLkMryq51w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/M2R1MJHr_nc/supporting_mek_a_lose-lose_proposition_for_israel http://www.fpif.org/blog/supporting_mek_a_lose-lose_proposition_for_israel Wed, 23 May 2012 08:43:19 -0400 Israel has squandered its cherished state-sponsor-of-terrorism card on a bad bet.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/M2R1MJHr_nc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/supporting_mek_a_lose-lose_proposition_for_israel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/g9tfi8Znp1M/asias_mad_arms_race http://www.fpif.org/articles/asias_mad_arms_race Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:00 -0400 Asia is currently in the middle of an unprecedented arms race that is sharpening tensions in the region and competing with efforts to address poverty and growing inequality.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/g9tfi8Znp1M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/asias_mad_arms_race http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/rCTCSnjvFYA/scram http://www.fpif.org/articles/scram Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:00 -0400 As it graduates from college, Generation Y has a chance to become the Global Generation.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/rCTCSnjvFYA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/scram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/0o0pSst3cZE/indias_need_for_irans_oil_a_sticking_point_for_us_and_its_sanctions_regime http://www.fpif.org/blog/indias_need_for_irans_oil_a_sticking_point_for_us_and_its_sanctions_regime Tue, 22 May 2012 13:46:13 -0400 The United States is threatening to also sanction India if it doesn't observe U.S. sanctions on Iran.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/0o0pSst3cZE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/indias_need_for_irans_oil_a_sticking_point_for_us_and_its_sanctions_regime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/66jGpMbVlc4/free_trade_agreement_ignores_colombian_history_of_violence_against_trade_unions http://www.fpif.org/blog/free_trade_agreement_ignores_colombian_history_of_violence_against_trade_unions Tue, 22 May 2012 08:45:59 -0400 Colombia is widely regarded as the world's most dangerous place to be a trade union member.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/66jGpMbVlc4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/free_trade_agreement_ignores_colombian_history_of_violence_against_trade_unions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/Bmhxdp5tHrg/the_book_about_terrorism_that_cries_out_to_be_written http://www.fpif.org/blog/the_book_about_terrorism_that_cries_out_to_be_written Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:00 -0400 Needed: more studies linking the likes of KSM to child abuse.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/Bmhxdp5tHrg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/the_book_about_terrorism_that_cries_out_to_be_written http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/rpM-864brj0/moroccos_short-sighted_politics http://www.fpif.org/articles/moroccos_short-sighted_politics Mon, 21 May 2012 09:25:00 -0400 Morocco's democratic deficit, too often abetted by allies, has contributed to an unsustainable status quo both at home and in Western Sahara.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/rpM-864brj0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/moroccos_short-sighted_politics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/hHiO-NF7EcQ/the_pentagons_obesity_problem http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem Mon, 21 May 2012 07:36:13 -0400 Instead of dieting together, the Pentagon is trying to keep our NATO allies fat and unhappy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/hHiO-NF7EcQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/~3/rUisx6ocaaM/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 Shortly after Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered the military to deal with drug trafficking, the cartels began openly offering soldiers jobs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/~4/rUisx6ocaaM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption