The United Nations Security Council, which under the UN Charter is responsible for protecting international peace and security, has failed to stop the Saudi-UAE war and blockade on Yemen which has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. A key reason is that the UK, which under UK Prime Minister Theresa May is closely aligned…
If more Americans could get unplugged from the myths which have been used historically to engineer public acquiescence in U.S. foreign policy, how much could that help us reform U.S. foreign policy in the future? Oliver Stone’s 10 part documentary series on the history of U.S. foreign policy is currently running on Mondays on Showtime….
Just Foreign Policy issued a press release this morning announcing the launch of its new Haiti cholera counter. The release may be found here as well as below. *** Just Foreign Policy Launches Haiti Cholera Counter to Press UN to Take Lead in Addressing Crisis For Immediate Release May 29, 2012 Media Contacts: Robert Naiman,…
In the world of principle and international law, the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza – which until now blocks Gazans from traveling to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and blocks Gazans from exporting, farming, fishing, and otherwise earning their living – is a clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which bars the use…
On Friday, Mahmoud Abbas – backed by more than 80% of Palestinian public opinion in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem – formally requested full United Nations membership for Palestine. The logic of turning to the UN is straightforward: the U.S.-sponsored "peace process" – bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians under U.S. auspices…
Surely no-one has been surprised to see Senator McCain engaged in what Defense Secretary Gates has rightly called "loose talk" about the use of U.S. military force in Libya. But to see Senator John Kerry, the Democratic head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – the man who as a Vietnam veteran joined other anti-war…
Former UN Assistant Secretary General Denis Halliday said it was imperative that the Obama administration supported Ireland’s call on the Israeli authorities to ensure safe passage for the Irish-flagged Rachel Corrie to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Irish Times reports. Speaking by satellite phone from on board the Rachel Corrie, Halliday called on Irish-Americans…
Predictably, the Washington Post and New York Times the have given op-ed space in recent days to people seeking to justify the military coup in Honduras, and blaming the coup on President Zelaya (the same writer in the latter case. ) Meanwhile, the Honduran military’s top legal adviser was talking to the Miami Herald. Army…