July 2010 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

Muslim Brotherhood starts its own Facebook - by Brian Fung

Search for the Muslim Brotherhood on Facebook, and you'll probably find little more than an unofficial community page whose members barely exceed 120 -- although, amusingly, one of them happens to be somebody posing as Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 12:58 PM by FP Passport

Should high-risk travelers have to pay for their own rescues?

The French parliament is currently debating a bill that would hold French tourists financially responsible for their own rescues should they run into trouble. As you might expect, those pesky Somali pirates have something to do with it: The proposed law...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 12:14 PM by FP Passport

The new Iranian style guide

Is it that time of year for a haircut? If you're in Iran, take a walk to your nearest barbershop, plop in a swively chair, and peruse through the catalogue of hairstyles on the counter. But make sure to survey the clean-shaven coifs and gel-infused...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 10:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Law, Middle East, Iran

The White Flag approach

Somalia's transitional federal government doesn't have a lot going for it. No control over the territory, no money in the coffers, no ability to tax, and no ability to offer services. This is not exactly a new predicament, but it's also not...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:52 AM by FP Passport

Why is Tony Hayward in Azerbaijan? - By Joshua Keating

Hillary Clinton wasn't the only high-profile visitor to stop by Baku for some "reassuring" this week. BP CEO Tony "embattled" Hayward was there as well: BP's embattled chief executive on Tuesday visited oil-rich Azerbaijan...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Oil, Oil / Energy Disaster / Problem / Shennanigans

Dirty dollars get a cleaning in Zimbabwe

Germaphobic consumers can take heart here in the United States, where dollar bill circulation is fairly short-lived -- only about 20 months of wallet-hopping before the Federal Reserve pulls the plug , destroying on average about 7,000 tons of over-the...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Finance

Morning Brief: State of emergency extended in Thailand

State of emergency extended in Thailand Top story: The Thai government on Tuesday announced that it would extend the state of emergency for another three months, in a bid to prevent a repeat of the anti-government protests that brought the country to...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 5:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief, Oil / Energy Disaster / Problem / Shennanigans

Friday Photo: Have a Magritte weekend

Suited volunteers in bowler hats stand in the surf holding umbrellas aloft at sunrise at Bondi Beach on June 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The human installation is the latest in a series of 'surreal human sculptures' by artist Andrew Baines...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 3:48 PM by FP Passport

Stat of the Day

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 If you're a not-so-diehard World Cup fan (read: ever since Landon Donovan dropped out of sight, you've...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 12:25 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Media, World Cup

Kim Jong Un succession watch

There were a few new reports (or "rumors," if you prefer) on the Kim Jong Un front this week. First, the South Korean media reported on Tuesday that Kim Jong Il's presumed successor may have been "elected" to parliament last year...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 11:45 AM by FP Passport

Life, liberty, and cheap broadband? - By Joshua Keating

Finland, yesterday, became the world's first country to garuantee broadband access to all of its citizens as a legal right: The legislation, which came into effect Thursday, forces telecom operators to provide a reasonably priced broadband connection...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 11:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Internet

Morning Brief: More than 50 killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan

More than 50 killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan Top news: The death toll has climbed to 50 from a triple suicide bombing at Pakistan's most important Sufi shrine in Lahore, a devastating attack clearly directed against the country's moderate...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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