Foreign Policy In Focus

Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) is a unique initiative known as a “Think Tank Without Walls.” It brings together the knowledge and efforts of over 600 researchers, advocates, and activists who aim to encourage the United States to be a more responsible player on the global stage. This project is part of the Institute for Policy Studies.

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Martial Law in the United States

1 week ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

Originally published in Hankyoreh. The Trump administration has sidelined Congress, violated the U.S. Constitution, and taken an axe to both the U.S. and the global economies. Trump has issued executive orders that give him unprecedented presidential powers.
Will the “Big Beautiful Bill” Burn the Bond Market?

1 week ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

In the shadow of a Trump belligerent presidency and with an economy staggering under its own contradictions, the United States finds itself teetering on a precarious precipice where populist policymaking, fiscal illusions, and dwindling international faith in U.S. Treasury bonds are aligning to form a slow-motion crisis.
Labubu's Rise Mirrors Declining Faith in US Leadership

1 week ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

For decades, the United States has held a dominant geopolitical position, its soft power radiating through Hollywood blockbusters, Silicon Valley innovations, and democratic ideals. Yet, in recent days, a subtle but significant rebalancing has been underway.
Trump of Arabia - FPIF

2 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

Originally published in TomDispatch. Colorful career criminal Willie Sutton once may (or may not) have been asked why he robbed banks. “Because that is where the money is,” he supposedly replied. A similar principle may explain the first foreign trip of President Donald J. Trump’s second term, which was not to a traditional U.S. ally in Europe.
War at the Top - FPIF

2 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

The falling out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk would make a grand opera. Two titans of business who entered a political marriage of convenience have had a predictable clash of egos and, instead of parting company privately, have flung mud at each other in public. Coming to the Met in 2026: Philip Glass’ monumental Musk v. Trump. Don’t mistake this affair for mere entertainment. The deeper issue here is corruption and what happens when collusion goes awry, as it so often does.
How President Trump Bullied China into Tariff Negotiations

2 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

As President Trump continues to threaten U.S. allies and trading partners like Canada, the EU, Mexico, and Japan with higher tariffs, it is the growing trade war with China that most concerns global financial markets. The fear is that Trump’s tariff policies could trigger a global recession and negatively impact economic conditions in both countries.
The Dollar’s Dilemma: Echoes of a Plaza Past and an Uncertain Future

2 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

By all appearances, a ghost from the 1980s is pacing the corridors of the White House once more. The phrase “Plaza Accord 2.0” is being quietly whispered, evoking memories of the 1985 deal that saw developed nations—most notably Japan—agree to manipulate exchange rates to arrest the dollar’s unsustainable ascent. Back then, the goal was to recalibrate an unbalanced global trade regime. Today, it’s more about salvaging a faltering grip on an increasingly polycentric world.
Musk’s Deadliest Legacy

3 weeks ago | fpif.org | Peter Certo

Originally published in OtherWords. Elon Musk has left the White House, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. But of all the actions Musk and President Trump set in motion before their recent rupture, nothing will hurt more people around the world than their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Waters of Geopolitics: Why Is the Indus River System So Violently Contested?

3 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

Scientists predict that war between India and Pakistan could incinerate 2 billion people and trigger a catastrophic global nuclear winter. As if this prediction weren’t sufficiently dire, a world publication announced that competition over the water from the Indus river could lead to World War III. But the Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 within 13 years of the two countries’ independence—suggests that the two sides can resolve conflict without resort to violence.
Trump’s Greatest Con Is Genocide

3 weeks ago | fpif.org | John Feffer

Among all the cons that Donald Trump has pushed on the world, none has compared to his plan for facilitating genocide in Gaza. While his administration has continued providing Israel with the weapons that it is using to destroy Gaza, the U.S. president has been making a business pitch in favor of genocide.