[PEN-L:7027] Foreign Policy In Focus: U.S.--N.Korea Relations

Foreign Policy in Focus: U.S.-North Korea Relations May, 1999 vol 4, no.15 By John Feffer, AFSC Asia Desk Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o The North Korean "threat" is a key justification for U.S. military spending, the presence of U.S. troops in Asia,

[PEN-L:7105] Progressive Response

Policy In Focus, a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. The project produces Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) briefs on various areas of current foreign policy debate. Electronic mail versions are available free of charge for subscribers

[PEN-L:6340] Progressive Response: Bombs, Refugees, Military Spending

Policy In Focus, a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. The project produces Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) briefs on various areas of current foreign policy debate. Electronic mail versions are available free of charge for subscribers

[PEN-L:6583] Progressive Response: NATO, Korea, Kosovo

In Focus, a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. The project produces Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) briefs on various areas of current foreign policy debate. Electronic mail versions are available free of charge for subscribers. The Progressive

[PEN-L:6587] Population and Environment

Foreign Policy in Focus Vol. 4, No. 14 italicPopulation and Environment/italic by Robert Engleman, Population Action International Engleman's essay discusses world population growth and its relationship to localized and global environmental problems, including women's economic, health and

IMF Bailouts and Global Financial Flows

U.S. Foreign Policy In Focus: IMF Bailouts and Global Financial Flows Volume 3, Number 5 April 1998 David Felix, Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis Editors: Martha Honey (IPS) and Tom Barry (IRC) Key Points * The IMF has been transformed into an instrument for prying

In Focus: Free Trade Area of the Americas

U.S. Foreign Policy In Focus: Free Trade Area of the Americas Volume 3, Number 6 April 1998 Karen Hansen-Kuhn, The Development GAP Editors: Martha Honey (IPS) and Tom Barry (IRC) Key Points * The economic crisis in Mexico has dampened enthusiasm in the U.S. for the extension of free-trade

Re: In Focus: Free Trade Area of the Americas

) with the Interhemispheric Resource Center (a research institute located in NM) we have tried to incorporate perspectives from within and outside of the beltway. With over 150 organizations and individuals involved in the project we are one of the few efforts that are succeeding in revisioning a wholistic foreign

In Focus: Asian Financial Crisis

Foreign Policy In Focus: Asian Financial Crisis Volume 3, Number 8 April 1998 Written by Tim Shorrock Editors: Martha Honey (IPS) and Tom Barry (IRC) Key Points * The $120 billion bailout for four troubled Asian economies, crafted by the IMF and the U.S. Treasury, is the largest financial

[PEN-L:2179] IN FOCUS: International Financial Flows

Foreign Policy In Focus: International Financial Flows December 1998 Vol. 3, No. 41 Written by Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o International finance flows have exploded during the 1990s as countries,

[PEN-L:5625] Progressive Response: NATO-Russia, Global Economy

[PEN-L:5641] Progressive Response: NATO-Russia, Global Economy

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[PEN-L:5846] Progressive Response: Kosovo Options

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[PEN-L:303] IN FOCUS: An Enforceable Social Clause

Foreign Policy In Focus: An Enforceable Social Clause October 1998 Vol. 3, No. 28 Written by Terry Collingsworth, General Counsel, International Labor Rights Fund Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o The failure of sustainable economic growth to take hold in

[PEN-L:610] Looking for Writers

of the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). In Focus briefs document the problems of current U.S. foreign policy and offer recommendations for alternative policy directions that would make the United States a more responsible global partner. If you are interested

[PEN-L:1022] IN FOCUS: Asian Financial Crisis

Dear Friends- I hope that this report, released today, will be useful. Please feel free to distribute it to interested parties. Sincerely, Erik Leaver Communications Director Foreign Policy In Focus --- Foreign Policy In Foucs: Asian

[PEN-L:139] Foreign Direct Investment/Portfolio Investment

The Foreign Policy In Focus project (a joint effort of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Interhemispheric Resource Center) has just released two reports on Foreign Direct Investment and Portfolio Investiment written by George DeMartino and Ilene Grabel of the Graduate School

[PEN-L:1215] Investment Liberalization/Capital Flows/Trade Democratization

Foreign Policy In Focus, a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies, is pleased to announce the release of three new papers on international trade. Investment Liberalization Agenda by David Ranney, Univ. of Illinois Capital Flows

[PEN-L:1489] protected economic sectors

Pen-l'ers- We are looking for some assistance in putting together a document which outlines the barriers to trade and investment in the United States for a new book that the In Focus project is producing on U.S. Foreign Policy. I am looking for any documents, organizations, or people which have

[PEN-L:2178] IN FOCUS: World Bank's Private Sector Agenda

Foreign Policy In Focus: World Bank's Private Sector Agenda December 1998 Volume 3, Number 40 Written by Andrea Durbin, Friends of the Earth Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o The World Bank announced in its 1995 annual report that the "private sector is now a

[PEN-L:2198] Re: Re: IN FOCUS: World Bank's Private SectorAgenda

Butler a turn-on. Cheers, Ken Hanly P.S. Many of the critical remarks re the World Bank etc. are bang-on. It is the positive that is so horribly negative. Interhemispheric Resource Center wrote: Foreign Policy In Focus: World Bank's Private Sector Agenda

[PEN-L:7512] Turkey: Arm Sales and Human Rights

Foreign Policy In Focus Vol. 4, No. 16 o May 1999 Turkey: Arms and Human Rights By Tamar Gabelnick, Federation of American Scientists Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o Turkey has long topped the list of U.S. arms importers and recipients of U.S. military

[PEN-L:7796] Progressive Response

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[PEN-L:7918] Progressive Response Vol.3, No. 21

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[PEN-L:8187] Progressive Response: Kosovo

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[PEN-L:8562] Foreign Policy In Focus

New at Foreign Policy in Focus Military Industrial Complex Revisited: How Weapons Makers are Shaping U.S. Foreign and Military Policies By William D. Hartung As a result of a rash of military-industry mergers encouraged and subsidized by the Clinton administration, the "Big Three" weapons

[PEN-L:7726] Capital Flows And Exchange Rates

Foreign Policy In Focus Vol. 4, No. 17, June 1999 Capital Flows and Exchange Rate Policy By Ellen Frank, Emmanuel College Edited by Tom Barry (IPS), and Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o Countries are under increasing pressure to attract international financial capital to meet trade

[PEN-L:9016] Foreign Policy In Focus: Export-Import Bank

Foreign Policy In Focus: Export-Import Bank July, 1999 vol.4, no.18 By Janice C. Shields Edited by Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS) The Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) is an independent U.S. government agency established in 1934 to create jobs through exports. According to Eximbank, its

[PEN-L:9641] Progressive Response: Immigration Policy Debate

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[PEN-L:9239] U.S. Drug Policy in Latin America

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[PEN-L:9891] Corporate Welfare and International Investment Rules

New at Foreign Policy In Focus Corporate Welfare and U.S. Foreign Policy by Janice Shields U.S. aid for international investors, exporters, and importers exceeds $32 billion annually and benefits such "needy" recipients as General Motors, Citibank, Archer Daniels Midland, and Boeing. The Market

[PEN-L:10145] A New Iron Curtain

New at Foreign Policy in Focus Containment Lite: U.S. Policy Toward Russia and Its Neighbors by John Feffer If the U.S. government had wanted to destroy Russia from the inside out, it couldn't have devised a more effective policy than its so-called "strategic partnership." From aggressive

[PEN-L:10266] Fair Trade and Corporate Welfare

>From Progressive Response By Tom Barry Corporate welfare for U.S. transnational corporations isn't a hot issue in the current budget fight on Capitol Hill. But it should be. Although budget reformers have largely ignored the issue, citizens opposing corporate welfare may find an unlikely ally in

[PEN-L:10257] UN Taking Blame for Kosovo

ots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN.) - The Progressive Response aims to provide timely analysis and opinion about U.S. foreign policy issues. The content does not necessarily reflect the institutional positions of either the Interhemispheric Resource Center or the Institute for

[PEN-L:10625] RE: Countering bigoted rightwing attack on Free Speech

Dear Mr Craven, I applaud your felicitous comments wholeheartedly! Tim McGivern At 12:42 PM 9/2/99 -0700, you wrote: James Craven Clark College, 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA. 98663 (360) 992-2283; Fax: (360) 992-2863 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.home.earthlink.net/~blkfoot5 *My

[PEN-L:11155] Future Postings of Progressive Response

Dear members of pen-l discussion list, We at Foreign Policy in Focus have enjoyed the engaging discussions on this list, however due to the high volume of email we receive at this account we will be signing off of the list. This of course means we will not be posting materials from the project.

[PEN-L:10913] Progressive Response: APEC, IRAQ, E.TIMOR

) is a weekly service of Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. We encourage responses to the opinions expressed in PR

[PEN-L:10631] Progressive Response: Implications of US Budget Priorities

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[PEN-L:4051] Re: Re: local money

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[PEN-L:6273] Foreign Policy In Focus: Bombs Away

Foreign Policy In Focus: Bombs Away May 1999 Vol.4, No.13 Written by Tom Barry, Codirector, Foreign Policy in Focus Program Edited by Martha Honey (IPS) Key Points o The bombing of Yugoslavia was not authorized by the UN. o The dynamics of conflict and intervention in the Balkans

[PEN-L:8786] Progressive Response

Policy in Focus (FPIF), a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. We encourage responses to the opinions expressed in PR. -- Table of Contents I. Updates and out-Takes