Thursday, August 07th, 2014

Nixon reframes Watergate scandal in rereleased 1983 interviews

President Nixon's farewell on Aug. 9, 1974, as he boards a helicopter at the White House. (Associated Press)   By MAEVE RESTON On the eve of Richard Nixon's resignation 40 years ago, he could hear protesters chanting outside the White House as he retired to the Lincoln Sitting Room to make calls. The distant shouting reminded him of the height of… [Read Full Article]

Friday, August 01th, 2014

Don’t Know Much About History

The architects of our foreign-policy disasters would prefer we simply forget the past. Clockwise from top left: Elliott Abrams, Henry Kissinger, Bill Kristol, Dick Cheney (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta; Reuteres/Pascal Lauener; Gage SkidmoreAP Photo/Richard Drew) I recently happened to be in the audience for a discussion on the legacy of World War I, held at the Thompson/Reuters headquarters in New York… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Laos, US Legacy, and Unexploded Ordnance

JULY 23, 2014 / PROSPERCSIS For decades, Laos’ economic development and relationship with the United States has been strained by unexploded ordnance (UXO), a legacy of the Vietnam War. Roughly 30 percent of the two million tons of bombs that the United States dropped in Laos during the Vietnam War failed to detonate on impact. To date, only about one percent of affected land has… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Press Conference: Advocates Call for End of U.S. Support of African Tyrants

IPS' Foreign Policy In Focus joins a diverse U.S. based activist coalition focusing on Africa is calling on U.S. leaders to cease their support and empowerment of brutal dictators across Africa. A diverse U.S. based activist coalition focusing on Africa is calling on U.S. leaders to cease their support and empowerment of brutal dictators across Africa. The Coalition will host… [Read Full Article]

Friday, July 25th, 2014

MAG - Focus on Vietnam

For 25 years, MAG has been working to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance and, for 15 of those years, we have been in Vietnam. As a result, we have staff there who have spent their careers with MAG, working to make their country a safer place. Most of the stories in this newsletter are written directly by those staff, so you… [Read Full Article]