Just Foreign Policy

Just Foreign Policy is affiliated with United for Peace and Justice.

Mission

The stated mission of Just Foreign Policy is found on their website:

"Just Foreign Policy is an independent and non-partisan membership organization dedicated to reforming U.S. foreign policy by mobilizing and organizing the broad majority of Americans who want a foreign policy based on diplomacy, law and cooperation. Although Just Foreign Policy will focus exclusively on foreign policy, we appeal directly to Americans for whom foreign policy is not a primary concern."

Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty

Just Foreign Policy's stance on foreign policy would lead to a surrendering of U.S. sovereignty to international bodies such as the UN:

"Eventually the United States must move towards a more multilateral approach to foreign relations—one that relies less on raw U.S. military and economic power and more on international law and treaties, co-operation, and diplomacy. Our goal is to accelerate this transition through education, organization, and mobilization of concerned citizens."

TEACH IN: US AGGRESSION ON CHINA: WHAT CAN WE DO

December 6 @ 2020 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. . In the face of growing, bipartisan US aggression on China, misinformation, racist narratives, and warmongering make it difficult to understand the situation clearly. It is the responsibility of all people who hope for a world without war, discrimination, and marginalization to understand the situation and do what we can to make a change. Join us for the second in a two-part teach in to hear from diverse voices from different sectors of society as we consider what actions we can take: What can we as organizers, activists, students, workers, do to push for deescalation and an end to this US-imposed new cold war?

Speakers:

• Sheila Xiao – Pivot to Peace
• Jodie Evans – CODEPINK
• Erik Sperling – Just Foreign Policy
• Tobita Chow – Justice is Global
• Charles Xu– Qiao Collective
• Molly Hurley– Beyond the Bomb

Resolution calling for a final settlement of the Korean War

February 26, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – As President Trump arrives to Hanoi, Vietnam, Rep. Ro Khanna, along with eighteen Democratic Members of Congress, have introduced a resolution calling for a final settlement of the Korean War, now officially in its 68th year.

The resolution -- which is backed by former President and Nobel Peace Laureate Jimmy Carter and a range of Korean-American and pro-diplomacy organizations -- urges the Trump Administration to provide a clear roadmap to achieve a final peace settlement while highlighting the importance of reciprocal actions and confidence-building measures between the parties.

“Historic engagement between South and North Korea has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to formally end this war,” said Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the House Armed Services Committee. “President Trump must not squander this rare chance for peace. He should work hand in hand with our ally, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, to bring the war to a close and advance toward the denuclearization of the peninsula.”

“I commend this important resolution that will help bring this nearly 70 year conflict to a close,” said President Jimmy Carter. “I have visited North Korea several times to talk with their leadership and study the best path forward for peace. Ending the threat of war is the only way to ensure true security for both the Korean and American people and will create the conditions to alleviate the suffering of the ordinary North Koreans who are most harmed by ongoing tensions.”

Co-led by prominent progressive Reps. Andy Kim, Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, Deb Haaland, and Jan Schakowsky, the resolution calls on the Trump Administration to make greater efforts to include women in the peace process, citing the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 which Trump signed into law. Women’s rights icon Gloria Steinem, founder of the peace group Women Cross DMZ, published an op-ed in the Washington Post on Sunday in support of the resolution.

The resolution clarifies that ending the war does not necessitate a withdrawal of US troops from Korea or an acceptance of North Korea as a legitimate nuclear power. The resolution calls on the Administration to continue the repatriation of servicemember remains, and expand cooperation to achieve reunions of divided Korean and Korean-American families and facilitate people-to-people exchanges and humanitarian cooperation.

Rep. Khanna has been a consistent voice for diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula. Shortly after Trump threatened “fire and fury” against North Korea, Khanna was joined by over 70 Congressmembers on his bipartisan “No Unconstitutional Strike on North Korea Act”, which would reinforce existing law prohibiting an unauthorized and unprovoked strike on North Korea. He has also been critical of those in both parties who have sought to restrict flexibility in negotiations, instead urging support for the diplomatic approach of our South Korean ally and its President, Moon Jae-in.

Rep. Khanna will travel to Atlanta next week to sit down with Pres. Carter to discuss developments on the Korean Peninsula and solicit guidance from the Nobel Laureate about how the next generation of policymakers can best pursue a pro-diplomacy agenda for America.

Current original cosponsors (18): Pramila Jayapal, Mark Pocan, Barbara Lee, Deb Haaland, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jan Schakowsky, Raul Grijalva, Bobby Rush, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Tulsi Gabbard, Adriano Espaillat, Andy Kim, Rashida Tlaib, Judy Chu, Jose Serrano, Gwen Moore.

The resolution is endorsed by organizations including the National Association of Korean Americans, Ploughshares Fund, Women Cross DMZ, Korean Americans in Action, United Methodist Church – Global Ministries, Win Without War, Peace Action, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Just Foreign Policy, Beyond the Bomb, and Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Personnel

Board

The following were members of the board as at March 12, 2010:

• Tom Andrews, former Member of Congress from Maine; National Director of Win Without War
• Sarah Babb, Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston College
• Dean Baker, Macroeconomist and Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
• Anna Blackshaw, Documentary writer, photographer and long-time public policy advocate on issues of economic and social justice
• Julian Bond, Board Chairman of the NAACP since 1998; Professor of History at the University of Virginia
• Jeff Faux, Founding President and Distinguished Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute
• Tom Hayden, Served in the California Assembly and Senate for eighteen years; National Co-Director of the No More Sweatshops campaign
• Suzanne Helburn, Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Colorado at Denver
• Lisa Hoyos, President of the Board of the California Coalition for Fair Trade and Human Rights
• Gilbert M. Joseph, Farnam Professor of History and International Studies at Yale University
• Dal LaMagna, founder of the Progressive Government Institute; Member of Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
• Vicente Navarro, Professor of Public Policy, Sociology, and Policy Studies at Health Policy and Management and International Health at Johns Hopkins University
• Mark Weisbrot, President of Just Foreign Policy; Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

Staff

The following were staff members as at March 12, 2010:

• Sarah P. Burns, Director of Development
• Megan Iorio, Online Organizer
• Chelsea Mozen, Coordinator of Programs and Administration
• Robert Naiman, Policy Director

External links

• United for Peace and Justice website
• Just Foreign Policy website