Stories written by Jim Lobe
Jim Lobe joined IPS in 1979 and opened its Washington, D.C. bureau in 1980, serving as bureau chief for most of the years since. He founded his popular blog dedicated to United Stated foreign policy in 2007. Jim is best known for his coverage of U.S. foreign policy for IPS, particularly the neo–conservative influence in the former George W. Bush administration. He has also written for Foreign Policy In Focus, AlterNet, The American Prospect and Tompaine.com, among numerous other outlets; has been featured in on-air interviews for various television news stations around the world, including Al Jazeera English; and was featured in BBC and ABC television documentaries about motivations for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Jim has also lectured on U.S. foreign policy, neo-conservative ideology, the Bush administration and foreign policy and the U.S. mainstream media at various colleges and universities around the United States and world. A proud native of Seattle, Washington, Jim received a B.A. degree with highest honours in history at Williams College and a J.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law. | Web | Facebook |

POLITICS-IRAN: US Lifts Some Sanctions in New Bid for Talks

By Jim Lobe
In its latest bid to end 21 years of official hostility, the United States Friday lifted several economic sanctions against Iran and said it was prepared to conclude a "global settlement" of outstanding financial claims between the two countries.

POLITICS-SOUTH ASIA: Clinton Trip To Deepen Strategic Shift to India

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton will set out Saturday on a week-long swing through South Asia designed to deepen a US strategic shift toward India that has been more than a decade in the making.

FINANCE-MOZAMBIQUE: US Pledges to Cancel All Debt

By Jim Lobe
The United States government Tuesday said it will cancel all remaining bilateral debt owed by Mozambique to help that country recover from the last month's devastating floods.

HEALTH-United States: Clinton Launches Vaccine Initiative

By Jim Lobe
U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an unprecedented meeting with leaders from the pharmaceutical industry, foundations, and international organisations Thursday, formally launched his Millenium Vaccine Initiative (MVI) to hasten the development of affordable vaccines against diseases which ravage poor countries.

DRUGS: US Clears Mexico, Colombia; Waives Sanctions on Nigeria, Haiti

By Jim Lobe
US President Bill Clinton certified Wednesday that Mexico and Colombia are co-operating with Washington's "war against drugs."

CORRECTED REPEAT//POLITICS-US/IRAN: Washington Hopes for Dialogue in Elections Aftermath

By Jim Lobe
The administration of US President Bill Clinton is once again appealing to Iran to engage in a "direct dialogue," although most officials and independent analysts believe any movement toward that end will be a gradual process, even in the wake of last week's stunning election results.

POLITICS-US/IRAN: Washington Hopes for Dialogue in Elections Aftermath

By Jim Lobe
The administration of US President Bill Clinton is once again appealing to Iran to engage in a "direct dialogue," although most officials and independent analysts believe any movement toward that end will be a gradual process, even in the wake of last week's stunning election results.

RIGHTS: US Sees Major Advances in 1999 Led by Indonesia, Nigeria

By Jim Lobe
Elections in Nigeria and Indonesia led a year of major advances in human rights and democracy in 1999, according to the latest in the annual series of human rights reports issued by the US State Department released here Friday.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Military Ties to Paramilitaries Pervasive

By Jim Lobe
Half of Colombia's 18 brigade-level army units are linked to paramilitary activity, according to a new report by a major US human rights group which called on the administration of President Bill Clinton to review its proposed 1.3 billion dollar emergency aid package for Bogota.

POLITICS-AFRICA: Clinton Urges Africa Trade Bill, Debt Relief

By Jim Lobe
US President Bill Clinton, kicking off a "National Summit on Africa," called on Congress here Thursday to quickly approve pending bills to boost trade and investment in Africa and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in debt relief to some 27 of Africa's poorest nations.

TRADE-US: Clinton Backs Multinationals Against States in Big Court Case

By Jim Lobe
In a major boost for the forces of economic globalisation, US President Bill Clinton has decided to back multinational corporations in a key court challenge to a Massachusetts law designed to promote democracy in Burma.

RIGHTS-US: Capital Punishment Foes Have Something to Cheer About

By Jim Lobe
After years of bad news, the anti-death penalty movement in the United States suddenly has a lot to cheer about.

POLITICS-SOUTH ASIA: US Weighs Wisdom of Pakistan Stopover for Clinton

By Jim Lobe
To stop over in Pakistan or not to stop over: That is the question roiling the top echelons of US foreign policy officialdom.

FINANCE-U.S.: Clinton Asks For 8 Percent Increase in Foreign Aid

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton is asking Congress to increase Washington's foreign-affairs budget by about eight percent over the next year -- to some 24.3 billion U.S. dollars -- to be spent on everything from development aid and training foreign military officers to running the State Department.

ENVIRONMENT: Clinton Wants More Money for Tropical Forests, and other “Green” Issues

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton is asking Congress to sharply increase spending on protecting tropical forests and other programmes of global impact, including climate change and population.

POLITICS-U.S.: Clinton Walks Tightrope Over China

By Jim Lobe
The administration of President Bill Clinton Wednesday launched what is expected to be a high-powered, business- backed lobbying campaign to gain Congressional approval for China's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this year.

POLITICS-US: Elian – Symbol, Saviour, and Six Years Old

By Jim Lobe
Now that his grandmothers are back in Cuba and with prospects fading for swift Congressional action on his proposed citizenship, the furor over six-year-old Elian Gonzalez appears to be dying down - at least until his next court date on Feb 22.

DEVELOPMENT-US: Clinton Launches Health Initiative as part of Aid Package

By Jim Lobe
United States President Bill Clinton Thursday night announced a major new initiative to speed the development of vaccines against common diseases that kill millions of people, particularly young children, primarily in poor countries.

CORRECTED REPEAT/POLITICS: Trade, Peacemaking To Top Clinton’s Overseas 2000 Agenda

By Jim Lobe
Bill Clinton, making his last State of the Union address as US president, said gaining Congressional support for China's entry admission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will top his legislative agenda on foreign affairs this year.

POLITICS-ECUADOR: OAS Condemns Moves to Oust Mahuad

By Jim Lobe
Reacting with uncharacteristic speed, the Organisation of American States (OAS) moved quickly here Friday night to condemn any attempt by the military or the indigenous movement in Ecuador to oust President Jamil Mahuad from office.

POLITICS-U.S.: Heritage or Symbol of Slavery, Flag Flap Shows Party Differences

By Jim Lobe
If Republicans had any hopes of making inroads on the Democrats' solid hold on African-American voters in this year's presidential elections, they are now fading rapidly.
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