John Feffer (born 1963) is an author and currently director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the

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. He is a fellow at the

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. His books include ''Crusade 2.0'' (

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, 2012), a description of contemporary attacks on

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; ''North Korea/South Korea: US Policy and the Korean Peninsula'', a description of current US policy towards

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and its limitations; ''Power Trip'', a narrative of American unilateralism during the

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administration; and ''Living in Hope'', a description of creative responses by local communities to the challenges of

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. His latest book, ''Pandemic Pivot'' ( Seven Stories Press, 2020), reflects on the impact of the

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and the potential for transformative change coming out of the pandemic. Feffer is a contributor to ''

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''. He has written the satirical plays ''The Pundit'' and ''The Politician'', performed in 2012 and 2013 respectively at Washington's Capital Fringe Festival. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Awards and fellowships

* ''Herbert W. Scoville Fellowship'' (1988)

Written works

* ''Foamers: A Novel of Suspense'' ( Scribner, 1997)
''All Over the Map''
( Smashwords, 2012) * ''Crusade 2.0'' (

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, 2012) * ''Splinterlands'' ( Haymarket Books, 2016) * ''Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe's Broken Dreams'' (

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, 2017) * ''The Pandemic Pivot: A Report from the Institute for Policy Studies, The Transnational Institute, and Focus on the Global South'' ( Seven Stories Press, 2020)

References

External links

Directory of Scoville Peace Fellows, 1987–present

Jon Berson (John Feffer)

John Feffer's bio at the Institute for Policy Studies

John Feffer's personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feffer, John Living people Haverford College alumni American foreign policy writers American male non-fiction writers Members of the Democratic Socialists of America 1963 births