This is the first article in a two-part series.
For many years, progressive movements and activists have longed for the moment when we could imagine a real foreign policy rooted in true internationalism and solidarity.
But in our efforts to influence actual policy decisions, we’ve settled for important but smaller asks — ending specific wars, blocking the transfer of certain weapons to Israel, reducing military aid, cutting the military budget. That made sense — our movements’ view of the world was rarely fully reflected in Congress, the State Department, or the White House.
Now some of those limitations are fading. There are new possibilities rising as we see new candidates with incredibly progressive politics win their campaigns — and even more importantly, we see in recent years the extraordinary shift in public discourse about the U.S. role in the world, especially (though not only) throughout the almost three years of U.S.-enabled genocide in Gaza.
The escalation of global crises — especially those caused, exacerbated, and sponsored by the United States — means we need to do more as movements, and to demand more from our elected representatives. Israel has lost the battle of legitimacy. U.S. credibility and influence around the world are crumbling, not …read more
Source:: Institute for Policy Studies