The ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards: Looking Back On 2020 – OpEd
Each year Foreign Policy In Focus columnist Conn Hallinan gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make reading the
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Articles by FPIF :
US Needs COVID Relief And Renewable Energy, Not A Space Force – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan* When President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 21, he will be faced with some very expensive problems,
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The Pandemic And Oil – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan* During the reign of the Emperor Justinian I (527-565 AD), a mysterious plague spread out of the Nile
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Big Tech’s Heavy Hand Around The Globe – OpEd
By Deborah Brown* Billions of people around the world have come to rely on the services Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
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China And US: The 21st Century’s ‘Great Game’ – Analysis
By Conn Hallinan* From 1830 to 1895, the British and Russian empires schemed and plotted over control of Central and
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What’s Behind India-China Border Conflict – Analysis
The recent standoff has a history. In 2017, Indian and Chinese troops faced-off in Doklam—Dongland to China—the area where Tibet,
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In A Pandemic, Military Spending Is An Extravagant Waste – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan* Albert Camus’ novel ‘The Plague” of a lethal contagion in the North African city of Oran is filled
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The Coronavirus Comes For India – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan* While the coronavirus has focused much of the world on Europe and the United States, India may eventually
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Why Did US’ Permanent Emergency Government Fail To Face The Emergency? – OpEd
By Harry Blain* Between 1978 and 2018, American presidents declared 58 national emergencies. Their targets ranged from “Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten
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How Austerity And Anti-Immigrant Politics Left Italy Exposed – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan* As the viral blitzkrieg rolls across one European border after another, it seems to have a particular enmity
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