Foreign Policy Journal

American Naifs Bringing Ruin to Other Lands

All that is necessary for success of “false flag” or “black ops” events is for the government to have its story ready and to have a reliable and compliant media.

The Offshored Economy

In the 20th century, Detroit, Michigan, symbolized American industrial might. Today it symbolizes the offshored economy.

A Pit Bull Cesar Millan Could Not Handle

Israel may be the region’s superpower but unconditional support will only encourage bad behavior, which will harm America’s, as well as Canada’s, interests in the region.

Burmese Junta to NLD: Expel Aung San Suu Kyi or you’re banned from election

Burma’s military leaders have declared that the National League for Democracy (NLD) will be banned from elections scheduled for this year unless the party expels its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Who’s to blame for the Iraq war?

This month marks the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Despite the passage of time, there is still much confusion, some of it deliberate, about why America made that fateful decision. The following questions are intended to clarify who’s to blame for the Iraq war.

Review: Three Kings – The Rise of an American Empire in the Middle East After World War II

For readers looking for a strong political overview of the immediate post war years in the Middle East this work is an excellent volume to begin with.

Learning A Language Through Another Foreign Language

Studying a foreign language through the medium of another foreign language appears to have a number of benefits.

Of the Women, By the Women, For the Women

“Pain is no stranger to us women,” she continued philosophically. “It only makes us strong. It makes us victors. It makes us do the things we do in best possible way. We take pain in our roles as mothers, sisters, daughters and wives and give it back with love, affection, respect and comfort.”

An Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder

The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country.

Néjàd Vu, All Over Again: The Media, ‘Pretext’, Context, & 9/11

By misrepresenting the country of Iran, its people, its system of government, its culture, its religion, its elected and unelected leaders, the Western press has already set the stage for an attack on the Islamic Republic.