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Silicon Valley Scores Victory Against the Surveillance State
With the release of a highly anticipated report on U.S. intelligence practices, American technology executives appear to have scored a hard-fought victory. That report contains a set of recommendations that seem to incorporate the concerns of tech and...
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Thu, Dec 19 2013 3:40 PM
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FP Passport
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North America
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Intelligence
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Economics
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Barack Obama
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National Security
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NSA
State Media Praises China's Failing Corruption Grade; Hilarity Ensues
Say what you will about China's state-run media -- they are enthusiastic cheerleaders. On Dec. 2 Transparency International, a Berlin-based anti-graft organization, published its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored China at 40 out of 100...
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Wed, Dec 04 2013 1:36 PM
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FP Passport
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Corruption
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East Asia
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China
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TLN
Israel-Palestine Isn't America's Top Mid-East Priority Anymore
The United States may be heavily engaged in shepherding peace talks between Israel and Palestine, but according to the Anne Patterson, who has been nominated as the State Department's next top Middle East official, the issue just isn't a top priority...
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Wed, Dec 11 2013 1:36 PM
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FP Passport
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Diplomacy
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Middle East
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Israel/Palestine
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Iran
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Foreign Policy magazine
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Egypt
After 20 Years of Nothing, the WTO Finally Reaches a Deal...Sort of
The World Trade Organization lives to fight another day. Amid concern that last week's trade talks would end in failure and render the WTO obsolete after two decades of ineffectual negotiations, member countries finally reached a global trade reform...
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Mon, Dec 09 2013 12:55 PM
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FP Passport
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Economics
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Trade
Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed
Turkey's economy was already in a shaky place, thanks to decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that could make it harder for Ankara to sell its goods and borrow cash overseas. A widening corruption scandal in Turkey could turn things from bad to worse...
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Fri, Dec 27 2013 3:19 PM
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FP Passport
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Corruption
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Middle East
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Economics
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Finance
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Business
Mandela's Favorite Poem Is Also Beloved by White Supremacists
During his imprisonment on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela found inspiration in what has come to be one of the most hackneyed poems in the English language. Mandela is hardly alone in his admiration for the Victorian-era poem 'Invictus' -- other...
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Fri, Dec 06 2013 4:25 PM
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FP Passport
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Europe
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Africa
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Britain
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History
Watch For Yourself: The 5 Biggest Moments From the Mandela Memorial
On Tuesday, tens of thousands of people gathered for the national memorial service for Nelson Mandela, a man President Obama called "a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice." The service for Mandela, which is part of a week of...
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Tue, Dec 10 2013 9:41 AM
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FP Passport
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Africa
Can the World Still Make a Difference in the Central African Republic?
Things have gone from bad to worse in the Central African Republic. Nine months after a rebel alliance known as Seleka seized control of Bangui, the country's riverside capital, and forced President François Bozizé into exile, CAR is quickly descending...
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Tue, Dec 03 2013 5:45 AM
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FP Passport
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Africa
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France
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Diplomacy
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United Nations
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Foreign Aid
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International Organizations
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Democracy
Beyonce's New Album Got FP Global Thinker Chimamanda Adichie All Wrong
Beyonce is just full of surprises. In the past 24 hours, she dropped an album, joined Weibo, and -- to our particular delight -- paid tribute to one of Foreign Policy's 2013 Global Thinkers , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose 2013 novel Americanah is...
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Fri, Dec 13 2013 1:30 PM
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FP Passport
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North America
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Culture
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Media
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Women
Boeing Just Lost a Huge Defense Contract Thanks to Ed Snowden
About $4 billion. That's how much Edward Snowden just cost defense contractor Boeing. After a lengthy courtship with the Brazilian government, Boeing looked set to sell 36 F-18 fighter jets to the Brazilian Air Force. The value of that contract was...
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Wed, Dec 18 2013 4:02 PM
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FP Passport
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South America
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Military
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Economics
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NSA
The Amazing, Inspiring, Tactless Ways Twitter Reacted to #Mandela's Death
South African President Jacob Zuma announced on Thursday night the death of Nelson Mandela. He was 95. "Our nation has lost its greatest son," Zuma said in announcing Mandela's death on South African television. The iconic leader of the...
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Thu, Dec 05 2013 3:03 PM
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FP Passport
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Africa
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Justice
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Politics
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Media
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Race/Ethnicity
Mandela's Death Coincides With Royal Date Night, Twitter Implodes
In a world where news comes as fast as your Internet connection, and breaking stories are first announced on Twitter, confusion is bound to happen. On Thursday, news of Nelson Mandela's death unfortunately coincided with the London premiere of a new...
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Thu, Dec 05 2013 4:15 PM
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FP Passport
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Africa
This Croatian Group Has Had Enough of Bob Dylan's Racism
Bob Dylan may be an icon of the American civil rights movement, but that hasn't stopped a Croatian community group in France from suing the folk singer over allegedly racist comments he made last year. With songs like "The Lonesome Death of Hattie...
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Mon, Dec 02 2013 11:44 AM
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FP Passport
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Europe
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France
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Culture
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Media
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History
30 Years After Martial Law, Poland's Blundering Hero Comes to the Big Screen
Thirty years ago this week, an unassuming mother of seven (later eight), wearing a modest black blazer and white blouse stood in front of an audience of international dignitaries gathered in Oslo, Norway. She had come to accept the Nobel Peace Prize on...
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Fri, Dec 13 2013 11:00 AM
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FP Passport
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Culture
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Eastern Europe
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Democracy
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1989
Can Science Fiction Survive in Saudi Arabia?
On Monday, Saudi authors Yasser Bahjatt and Ibraheem Abbas learned that their science fiction book, which shot to the top of the best-seller list in Saudi Arabia, had been banned from sale in Kuwait and Qatar. The episode was familiar: in late November...
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Tue, Dec 10 2013 11:30 AM
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FP Passport
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Middle East
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