John Feffer

John Feffer is director of Foreign Policy In Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies.

September 30, 2026

Inside the United Nations Tunnel

This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and

Columns/Human Rights

The Greater Isolation of Lesser Israel

When Benjamin Netanyahu rose to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, the rows of empty seats spoke before he did. Diplomats walked out, while others stayed away from the outset. News reports citing an Israeli tally put

September 30, 2026

What Sri Lanka’s Easter Judgment Finally Reveals

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of

Exclusive: Inside Sri Lanka’s Easter Plot — Read the Full TAB Judgment

Geopolitics/Human Rights/Judiciary

The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s

Trapped by Debt and Climate Change: What Can Poor Nations Do?

May 1, 2025

Diplomacy/Human Rights

Imagine you are a low-income country. You suffer from a heavy debt burden. You’ve been trying to catch up to the more affluent countries for decades, but you’ve been unsuccessful, mainly because

Inequality and the Climate Crisis

March 29, 2025

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

In a fit of madness or just plain desperation, you’ve enrolled in a get-rich-quick scheme. All you have to do is sell some products, sign up a few friends, and make some