July 2013 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

Russian Security Now Using Typewriters to Thwart the NSA

Looks like the Luddites at Russia's Federal Guard Service are headed back to the pre-digital age. The agency, which guards Russian officials -- the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Secret Service -- is placing an order for typewriters, according to...

Published Thu, Jul 11 2013 9:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Russia, Eastern Europe, Intelligence, International Relations, National Security

Morning Brief: Egyptian Government Expands Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian Government Expands Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Top news: Egypt's new military-led government broadened its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, issuing arrest warrants for nine top Brotherhood officials, including Mohamed...

Published Thu, Jul 11 2013 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Do Most Americans Really Think Snowden Is a Whistleblower?

More than half of Americans think Edward Snowden "is a whistle-blower, rather than a traitor," according to a widely discussed poll released by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday. The numbers -- 55 percent of those polled called him a "whistle...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 4:50 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Justice, Politics, Intelligence, National Security

30 Percent of Indian Lawmakers Have Criminal Cases Against Them

On Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling banning politicians who have been convicted of serious crimes from sitting in parliament, supplementing an earlier law banning convicts from running for office. But what really caught our...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 4:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, Drugs & Crime, South Asia, India

The Egyptian Prime Minister's New Problems Look a Lot Like His Old Problems

Two and a half years after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, Hazem el-Beblawi must be experiencing a wave of déjà vu. Egypt watchers may recall that during the second half of 2011, Beblawi served as the minister of finance for the military's transitional...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 2:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Egypt's Bloomberg Outlasts His Islamist Enemies

CAIRO - It wasn't long ago that Egypt's second-richest man was being publicly shamed by his political enemies in the Muslim Brotherhood. So you might think that Naguib Sawiris would never want to see the Brothers back in the seat of power again...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 9:28 AM by FP Passport

What Does Egypt's Political Polarization Look Like on Twitter?

As Egypt's political crisis has played out in recent days, actors ranging from ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsy to the opposition Tamarod movement have taken to Twitter to stake out their positions in the conflict. Now, a team of researchers...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 9:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Middle East, Internet, North Africa, Egypt

Top Brotherhood Leaders Slapped With Arrest Warrants

CAIRO — On Wednesday, Egypt's prosecutor's office issued arrest warrants for Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badie and nine other top officials in the movement. The officials are accused of inciting violence at the Republican Guard headquarters...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 8:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Morning Brief: Egyptian Prime Minister Named, Brotherhood Leader Ordered Arrested

Egyptian Prime Minister Named, Brotherhood Leader Ordered Arrested Top news: As the fault lines of Egypt's ongoing political crisis continue to harden, the country's military leader announced that he had named Hazem el-Beblawi, a former finance...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 6:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

'Loco,' Colombia's Last Drug Lord, Extradited to New York

Late Tuesday, U.S. officials announced the extradition of Colombian drug kingpin Daniel "Loco" Barrera Barrera to New York City, where he will face the first of three arraignments in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday on charges...

Published Wed, Jul 10 2013 5:30 AM by FP Passport

Can the U.S. Create a National Park on the Moon?

The Hill is reporting the rather startling news that Reps. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) have introduced legislation to create a National Historic Park at the Apollo landing sites on the moon. "As commercial enterprises and...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 12:10 PM by FP Passport

The Best Bluffs of the U.S.-Afghan Relationship

As the Obama administration considers what the residual U.S. force in Afghanistan will look like after its planned drawdown in 2014, the general consensus has been that some troops -- particularly special forces for counterterrorism missions -- will be...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Politics, Afghanistan, Taliban, Obama Administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, South Asia, Military, International Relations, National Security

Welcome to the Most Boring News Event Ever

I have a theory: every segment of news delves into a level of detail that at least a few loyal readers find fascinating. Several -- if not dozens -- of people appreciated Creative Knitting 's recent advice on cardigans, and someone, somewhere, forwarded...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 11:15 AM by FP Passport

The French Flicks and American Beef Standing in the Way of a U.S.-EU Trade Deal

On Monday, the United States and the European Union officially launched talks on creating a new free trade zone -- one that could become the largest in the world, covering roughly $31 trillion in combined GDP and 30 percent of global trade -- by 2014...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 10:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Diplomacy, Food/Agriculture, Economics

Morning Brief: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Election Timetable

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Election Timetable Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Top news: Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour laid out a timetable for new elections and a constitutional referendum...

Published Tue, Jul 09 2013 6:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Russian Security Now Using Typewriters to Thwart the NSA

Morning Brief: Egyptian Government Expands Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood

Do Most Americans Really Think Snowden Is a Whistleblower?

30 Percent of Indian Lawmakers Have Criminal Cases Against Them

The Egyptian Prime Minister's New Problems Look a Lot Like His Old Problems

Egypt's Bloomberg Outlasts His Islamist Enemies

What Does Egypt's Political Polarization Look Like on Twitter?

Top Brotherhood Leaders Slapped With Arrest Warrants

Morning Brief: Egyptian Prime Minister Named, Brotherhood Leader Ordered Arrested

'Loco,' Colombia's Last Drug Lord, Extradited to New York

Can the U.S. Create a National Park on the Moon?

The Best Bluffs of the U.S.-Afghan Relationship

Welcome to the Most Boring News Event Ever

The French Flicks and American Beef Standing in the Way of a U.S.-EU Trade Deal

Morning Brief: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Election Timetable