September 2010 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

The Northern Ireland model

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams takes to the pages of the Guardian today to claim some credit for his Northern Irish nationalist party in inducing the Basque separatist group ETA to declare a unilaterial ceasefire over the weekend. While Adams is optimistic...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 9:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East

The chess king of Kalmykia steps down

One of the world's most eccentric leaders, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has announced that he is stepping down as president of the Russian republic of Kalmykia after 17 years in power in order to focus on regaining control of the international chess federation...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 8:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia

Morning Brief: Two weeks later, Gillard wins Australian election

Two weeks later, Gillard wins Australian election Top story: After two weeks of political deadlock following inconclusive parliamentary elections, incumbent Julia Gillard gained enough to support to form a minority government and remain as Australia's...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 5:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Putin hearts Obama?

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's getting a lot of ink tonight for hinting -- yet again -- that he'll make a bid for the presidency in 2012. Citing the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four terms as a model, Putin said there would be...

Published Mon, Sep 06 2010 8:04 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy

Shortest peace talks ever?

I may be skeptical about the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that began in Washington last week, but at least I'm not in the Israeli government. Avigdor Lieberman, however, is, and it looks like the foreign minister -- who lives in a West Bank settlement...

Published Mon, Sep 06 2010 6:19 AM by FP Passport

Inside al-Shabab's media strategy

Somalia's faltering transitional government seemed to be crying out for help this week, issuing an usually large number of press releases about assaults, attacks, and security woes. But among the more intriguing notes to come out of the government...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 2:12 PM by FP Passport

France condemns teacher for educating students about the Holocaust

A history teacher has been suspended in France for spending "too much" class time on teaching the Holocaust. Here's a classic example of where France goes wrong. A July report condemned Catherine Pederzoli for "lacking distance, neutrality...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 2:07 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, France, Culture, History, Religion, Education

FP Book Club: The End of Arrogance

Bruce Jentleson and Steven Weber's November/December 2008 cover story for FP , "America's Hard Sell," described the collapse of 50 years of U.S. foreign policy assumptions -- that democracy, capitalism, and Western values were key to...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 1:55 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Book club

Morning Brief: BP says drilling restrictions may threaten oil spill payments

BP says drilling restrictions may threaten oil spill payments Top story: BP officials hinted that the company may not make voluntary payments, which it had previously consented to in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, if Congress goes forward...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 5:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

And you thought the NYC mosque row was bad

Just when I was starting to think that the U.S. was (sadly) catching up with Europe on Islamophobia comes this gem from Austria : A far-right party in Austria has sparked outrage by launching an online video game which allows players to shoot down minarets...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 2:28 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Media, Religion

A sticky situation

Law enforcement agencies are buzzing over the news of the largest food smuggling case in U.S. history: US authorities have indicted 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m (£52m) worth of honey from China. The executives...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 12:24 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, China, Trade

What a twit

This Friday is al-Quds day, a holiday created by the Iranian regime to oppose Zionism and Israel's control over Jerusalem. This year, it happens to fall near the beginning of the peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Iran

Integration by inertia

The members of the European Union like to disagree about internal policy. A lot. Foremost among these disputes -- besides the Common Agricultural Policy , anyway -- is the existence and allocation of "structural funds." There are essentially...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 7:45 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Israeli and Palestinian leaders set to resume peace talks

Israeli and Palestinian leaders set to resume peace talks Top story: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will resume direct negotiations this morning at the State Department. At a group dinner last...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 5:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The antibiotic road to poverty

Think you pay too much for prescription drugs? An interesting study released today in PLoS Medicine, an online journal, offers a bit of global perspective: For tens of millions of people around the world, buying a basic drug like the antibiotic amoxicillin...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 3:24 PM by FP Passport

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The Northern Ireland model

The chess king of Kalmykia steps down

Morning Brief: Two weeks later, Gillard wins Australian election

Putin hearts Obama?

Shortest peace talks ever?

Inside al-Shabab's media strategy

France condemns teacher for educating students about the Holocaust

FP Book Club: The End of Arrogance

Morning Brief: BP says drilling restrictions may threaten oil spill payments

And you thought the NYC mosque row was bad

A sticky situation

What a twit

Integration by inertia

Morning Brief: Israeli and Palestinian leaders set to resume peace talks

The antibiotic road to poverty