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 |

ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-SOUTH EAST ASIA: Worst Hit By Growing Threat To World’s Coral Reefs

By Jim Lobe
Human development is threatening the future of nearly 60 percent of the world's coral reefs, according to a new study released here by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

ARMS-US: Congress to Clash with Clinton over Russian Veto

By Jim Lobe
The Republican-led U.S. Congress was gearing up Thursday for a fight with President Bill Clinton next month over his veto of a bill meant to punish Russia for selling missile technology to Iran.

ENVIRONMENT: 60 Percent of World’s Coral Reefs in Danger

By Jim Lobe
Human development is threatening the future of nearly 60 percent of the world's coral reefs, according to a new study released here by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

POLITICS-US: Clinton’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ with China

By Jim Lobe
Nine years after China cracked down on its "pro-democracy" movement, U.S. President Bill Clinton will arrived in the fabled "Middle Kingdom" this week to try to further his "strategic partnership" with Beijing.

POLITICS-US: Dancing With Iran

By Jim Lobe
The United States, headed for a clash with Iran Sunday on the soccer field at the World Cup tournament in France, meanwhile has taken the lead in the diplomatic tango between the two nations.

TRADE-US: Clinton Boosts Africa Trade Bill

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton gave a big boost Wednesday to a bill to promote U.S. trade and investment in Africa received and the administration rolled out its big guns to urge for quick approval in the Senate.

TRADE-US: Clinton Boosts Africa Trade Bill

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton gave a big boost Wednesday to a bill to promote U.S. trade and investment in Africa received and the administration rolled out its big guns to urge for quick approval in the Senate.

RIGHTS: Amnesty Stresses Economic Rights in Latest Report /REPEAT/

By Jim Lobe
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted 50 years ago, remains "little more than a paper promise" for most of humanity, according to the latest report by Amnesty International, released here Wednesday.

RIGHTS: Amnesty Stresses Economic Rights in Latest Report /REPEAT/

By Jim Lobe
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted 50 years ago, remains "little more than a paper promise" for most of humanity, according to the latest report by Amnesty International, released here Wednesday.

RIGHTS: U.S. Settles With WW-II Japanese Latin Americans

By Jim Lobe
Fifty-seven years after the United States interned more than 2,000 Latin Americans of Japanese descent in concentration camps, the government has apologised to the victims and offered each of them 5,000 dollars in compensation.

POLITICS-US: Clinton Defends China Policy

By Jim Lobe
U.S. President Bill Clinton, speaking just two weeks before a state visit to China, Thursday defended his "comprehensive engagement" policy with Beijing which had been attacked by right-wing Republicans and other critics.

KOREA-POLITICS: Kim Dae Jung Pushes US on Investment, North Korea

By Jim Lobe
South Korean President Kim Dae Jung left Washington Thursday after winning support from President Bill Clinton for Seoul's new "sunshine policy" toward North Korea, as well as increased U.S. investment in the South.

POLITICS: Partisan Politics Threatens U.S. China Policy

By Jim Lobe
Partisan politics are threatening hopes of stabilising U.S. policy toward China on the eve of President Bill Clinton's trip to Beijing - the first by a U.S. head of state since since the 'Tienanmen Square Massacre' nine years ago.

LABOUR-US: Unions Boosted by California Vote

By Jim Lobe
U.S. labour unions, beset by months of bad news, were riding high again Friday after voters in California defeated a Republican-backed referendum designed to gut labour's political muscle in elections.

POLITICS-NIGERIA: U.S. Delegation’s Visit Cancelled

By Jim Lobe
The United States has cancelled plans to send a high-level delegation to Nigeria, the first to meet Nigerian Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha since he seized power in 1993, according to U.S. officials.

DISARMAMENT: U.S. Wants India, Pakistan to “Cool It”

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton Wednesday called on permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to forge a "common strategy" to push India and Pakistan away from possible conflict following their recent nuclear tests.

POLITICS-NIGERIA: Can US Delegation Make a Difference?

By Jim Lobe
A high-level US delegation, the first to visit Nigeria since Gen. Sani Abacha seized power in 1993, hoped to travel to Lagos this week to persuade the military chief to abandon plans to succeed himself in elections scheduled for August.

LABOUR: Global March Against Child Labour Hits Washington

By Jim Lobe
The Global March Against Child Labour capped a month of demonstrations in the United States here Wednesday before setting out for Geneva to press for action from 174 member countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

LABOUR: Mexicans File Complaint Against US Applegrowers

By Jim Lobe
A coalition of Mexican trade unions and farmworkers Wednesday filed a broad complaint under a labour side accord of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), charging that the Washington State apple industry failed to protect workers' rights.

DISARMAMENT: U.S. to Sign Landmine Ban by 2006 – Maybe

By Jim Lobe
President Bill Clinton has committed the United States to sign the global treaty banning anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by the year 2006 - but only if the Pentagon developed alternatives by that time.

POLITICS-NIGERIA: U.S. Coalition Calls For Oil Sanctions

By Jim Lobe
A broad coalition of African American churches, human rights and environmental groups wants President Bill Clinton to reject further contacts with the Nigerian military regime and impose unilateral oil sanctions immediately.
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