FPIF Issues: Energy

Occupy Nigeria

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500

Africa's most populous nation has a unique history of fighting against injustice.

Nigeria's Perfect Storm

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:25:33 -0500

Nigeria is facing a perfect storm of crises including a national strike, widespread protests, and sectarian violence in the north.

Jaczko Jacked up: Nuclear Energy Mugs Regulatory Commish

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Working through his fellow commissioners, nuclear energy political operatives have attacked Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Gregory Jaczko.

Architects of Change

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:57:18 -0500

Want to build a new society for peace, justice, and sustainability? Ask an architect.

Occupy and the Climate Negotiations

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:26:11 -0500

The problem here is "governance failure." Or maybe we should just call it "decadence." The United States may at this point be so weakened by rot and ideology that it is unable even to act in its own interests, let alone the interests of its people, let alone the interests of humanity as a whole.

Fukushima Women against Nuclear Power

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:41:22 -0500

The nuclear threat, organizers say, extends beyond Tohoku, even beyond Japan. And indeed, this is the message that has been heard around the world, as the anti-nuke protest and politics were staged with specific reference to Fukushima (sadly, rarely with respect to the wider Tohoku region).

Dismantling Elmina Castle

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0400

Ghana is the latest focus of oil companies. Can it escape the resource curse?

The Politics of Nuclear Crisis and Renewable Energy in Japan

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:06:06 -0400

This article examines why, in the midst of an unprecedented cascade of disasters, natural and nuclear, the Kan problem trumped all others.

The New Scramble for Africa

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

How did a right-wing thinktank devise U.S. policy toward Africa?

Timor's Oil: Blessing or Curse?

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:30:10 -0400

The case of Timor-Leste proves once again how petroleum dependency turns out to be a curse rather than a blessing.