foreign policy – Page 15

Again, UN General Assembly rejects U.S anti-Cuban blockade

October 30, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

The UN General Assembly voted Oct. 28 for the 23rd consecutive year on a Cuba resolution calling upon the United States to end its economic blockade against the island.

Iran and U.S. cooperating on ISIS fight? Not as far-fetched as it seems

September 26, 2014 By Jamshid Ahmadi

Iraqi President Fuad Masum was asked whether it was U.S. airstrikes, with Iraqi fighters and Iranian militiamen, that helped liberate the town of Amerli. He confirmed that it was.

U.S. use of sanctions could spur dollar’s decline

August 28, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The recent round of sanctions aimed at Moscow over the crisis in the Ukraine could backfire by accelerating a move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency.

German sour pickles: Gauck, militarism, and Gaza

August 13, 2014 By Victor Grossman

When politicians vacation and little action is expected, the words German journalists use for this is "Saure-Gurken-Zeit" or "sour pickle time."

Ending violence must be our passion

August 11, 2014 By Sam Webb

We can barely turn in any direction without encountering violence of one kind or another. It is a pervasive presence in our lives and the lives of people worldwide.