FPIF Departments: FPIF Picks

Review: The United States of Fear

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:13:36 -0500

The United States is not heading toward a soft landing, according to a grim account of U.S. foreign policy follies.

Review: The Unconquered

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:49:00 -0500

A new book describes an attempt to map uncontacted tribes in the Amazon without contacting them.

Review: Zahra's Paradise

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:15:00 -0500

Zahra's Paradise skillfully employs the story of one family to elucidate a tenuous historical moment in Iran, fleshing it out in the richest of both human and political terms.

Review: The Unraveling

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:13:40 -0500

A new book on Pakistan looks at the thicket of problems in which the United States has become enmeshed.

Review: Torture and State Violence in the United States

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:10:00 -0500

A new collection of source documents shows that torture is nothing new in American history.

Review: Give Refuge to the Stranger

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:41:17 -0400

A new book looks at the history and current importance of the sanctuary movement.

Review: Patriot Acts

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:50:00 -0400

A new book of oral histories gives voice to those who suffered from the curtailment of civil liberties after 9/11.

Review: 9/11 and Was There an Alternative?

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:34:14 -0400

Noam Chomsky updates his classic text with reflections on the death of Osama bin Laden.

Review: No Word for Welcome

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:40:00 -0400

A new book shows the struggle of Mexico's indigenous communities to preserve and celebrate their way of life in the face of predatory development.

Review: The Survival of North Korea

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:14:02 -0400

If North Korea isn't about to collapse, then policymakers must stop complaining and deal with it.