Conn Hallinan

The late Conn Hallinan was a columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus. A retired journalism professor, he previously was an editor of People's World when it was a West Coast publication.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan

Peace

Syria: a multi-sided chess match
April 2, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
The Syrian civil war resembles a chess match between supporters of the Bashar al-Assad regime: Iran, Iraq, Russia and China, and its opponents:Turkey, oil monarchies, U.S., Britain and France.
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U.S.

Militarizing Latin America: Obama has a choice
February 21, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
This past December marked the 190th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, the 1823 policy declaration by President James Monroe that essentially made Latin America the exclusive reserve of the United States.
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World

Obama and Europe’s meltdown
February 13, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
Things are a little rocky in Europe these days.
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Opinion

U.S. policy on Asia could spell disaster
January 30, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
In March 1990, Time Magazine titled an article "Ripples in The American Lake."
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World

Mali and chickens
January 24, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
The vision that Conrad's character Marlow describes is of a French frigate firing broadsides into a vast African jungle, in essence, bombarding a continent.
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Opinion

Four more years: Central and South Asia
January 18, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
From the ice-bound passes of the Hindu Kush to the blazing heat of the Karakum Desert, Central Asia is a sub-continent steeped in illusion.
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Opinion

2012 “Are You Serious?” awards
January 11, 2013 By Conn Hallinan
Every year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of "Are you serious?"
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World

Four more years: Into Africa
November 27, 2012 By Conn Hallinan
Africa is probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled.
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