Stories by Stephen Zunes
Stephen Zunes is a professor of Politics and chair of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco and serves as a senior policy analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus.
Posted on Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Gareth Evans, a former attorney-general and foreign minister in Australia, threatened me because I raised the issue of his support for the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia.
Posted on Jun 30, 2011, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The Obama admin appears to have given a green light to an Israeli attack on an unarmed flotilla carrying peace and human rights activists.
Posted on Mar 15, 2011, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Thanks to its U.S.-friendly dictator, the Bahraini government even threw a big Christmas party for American military personnel, bringing in Santa Claus riding on a camel.
Posted on Oct 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Boxer takes the positions she does not because AIPAC forces her, but because she can get progressives to campaign for her, donate money to her, and vote for her anyway.
Posted on Mar 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet
John Hall is a former musician and supporter of progressive causes. But since he was elected to Congress, he has become one of the most shameless defenders of Israel's crimes.
Posted on Dec 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
How long will U.S. authorities ignore the bleak realities of Moroccan repression?
Posted on Nov 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Reagan was inspirational, but to claim he defeated Communism is a disservice to the millions of Eastern Europeans who struggled against great odds for their freedom.
Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
This is George W. Bush's foreign policy legacy, which — through this resolution — the Democrats, no less than their Republican counterparts, have now eagerly embraced.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Recently, the White House called an extensive, 575-page report documenting Israeli and Palestinian crimes "deeply flawed." Has American denial reached a critical mass?
Posted on Jun 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Pelosi has a history of voting for pro-war measures and supporting pro-war candidates. Her current behaviors should come as no surprise.
Posted on Jun 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
American conservatives and Iranian hard-liners need each other.
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Can the United States speed the process for greater freedom in Iran? Yes. By staying out of the way as much as possible.
Posted on Jun 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
If it is true that Ahmadinejad's victory is fraudulent, it'll be a dream come true for those pushing a more confrontational approach with Iran.
Posted on Jun 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Obama could use his enormous political leverage to cease Israel's illegal expansion into the West Bank. But will he?
Posted on Jun 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Obama has inherited a difficult challenge in pushing Israel to end the expansion of its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Threats by top Obama administration officials have not been well-received by the Lebanese.
Posted on May 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Until the teachers union abandons its hawkish agenda, its credibility will continue to be compromised and embattled teachers will suffer.
Posted on Apr 22, 2009, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
To the dismay of human rights groups across the world, Obama decided to pander to right-wing hawks and boycott the historic gathering.
Posted on Feb 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Caterpillar's equipment has been used to level homes, build Israel's illegal separation wall and, in some cases, kill innocent civilians.
Posted on Jan 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Most of Obama's key foreign policy appointments seem more committed to military dominance than international law.
Posted on Jan 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Obama has the ability to do a lot of good as long as we reject the temptation of feeling hopeless and cynical.
Posted on Jan 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Congressional leaders are advancing a radical view of international law that would allow powerful countries to get away with war crimes.
Posted on Jan 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Democrats have silenced dissent and offered unflinching support for Israeli actions, including gross violations of international law.
Posted on Jan 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
No one in the mainstream media or government is willing to acknowledge America's sordid role interfering in Palestinian politics.
Posted on Dec 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet
What alarms most international observers is Clinton's penchant for military solutions.
Posted on Dec 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law?
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
By the time it was over, eight people had been killed, at least seven of whom were civilians, including three children.
Posted on Nov 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Obama has asked conservative Clinton vet Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff -- it's not a good sign for progressives.
Posted on Nov 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Barack Obama's resounding victory has brought even this cynical observer of Democratic Party politics to dare to hope.
Posted on Nov 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The latest in a series of guilt-by-association tactics by the GOP to make the staunchly pro-Israel Obama appear to be anti-Israel.
Posted on Aug 24, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The choice of Biden calls into question whether Obama's offering a "change we can believe in."
Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The self-righteous posturing coming out of DC should be tempered by recognition of the ways in which the U.S. has contributed to the crisis.
Posted on Mar 21, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
'Whoever becomes the next president, this war will continue to impact your life for many years to come.'
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Obama's views on foreign policy are a decidedly mixed bag.
Posted on Dec 17, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Clinton's foreign policy is the definition of "Bush lite."
Posted on Dec 13, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Clinton's position on Iraq is almost indistinguishable from Bush's.
Posted on Oct 16, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
A note to the 2008 candidates: support for the 2002 Iraq War resolution is not something that can simply be forgiven and forgotten.
Posted on Sep 12, 2006, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Many hope that a Democratic victory in November will end the Iraq war. But Dem leaders seem content with more of the same.
Posted on Aug 25, 2006, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The White House has long wanted to crush Hezbollah. Finally they persuaded someone else to do it for them.
Posted on Aug 8, 2006, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Whatever one might think of Hezbollah, it didn't pose a serious enough threat to Israel's security to justify a pre-emptive war.
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