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FP on the TV: Josh does Washington Journal

I was very privileged this morning to appear as a guest on C-Span's Washington Journal talking about foreign policy in the 2012 election. We had some great questions on immigration, Afghanistan, and the Middle East, as well as one dude who is currently...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 4:07 PM by FP Passport

Decline Watch: Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against calling America a superpower

Remember when anti-American clerics used to call it the Great Satan? Those were the days: A clerical alliance in Pakistan has issued a religious decree ( fatwa ) saying that it is illegitimate (haram) to call the United States a "superpower"...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 9:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Decline Watch

Decline Watch: Are happy days here again?

It's not all doom and gloom here at decline watch. We keep our eyes out for signs of recovery as well. Via Marginal Revolution , here a new paper from Princeton University's Angus Deaton, showing that Americans' contentment levels have returned...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2011 2:06 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Decline Watch

Son of Stuxnet?

When an unknown entity, most likely some combination of Western and Israeli intelligence agencies, created Stuxnet, the mysterious computer worm widely thought to be targeted at Iran's nuclear program, cybersecurity experts warned that a new digital...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

What gerontocracy looks like

The image above is from the Saudi Press Agency's official website , and shows King Abdullah convalescing after back surgery - his third in less than a year. The men sitting around his bed represent the upper echelons of the Saudi royal family. From...

Published Wed, Oct 19 2011 3:22 PM by FP Passport

Where are the sons?

Reuters reports on the suspected whereabouts of Saif al-Islam: Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is believed to be still at large in Libya's desert, a member of the National Transitional Council said on Thursday after NTC officials said the...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 7:01 AM by FP Passport

What We Know About Qaddafi's Death

Ever since the news first surfaced several hours ago that Libyan forces had captured Muammar Qaddafi and his stronghold of Sirte after a protracted battle, reports of Qaddafi's death and the effective end of the Libyan conflict as we know it have...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 8:30 AM by FP Passport

NATO to discuss future of Libya mission tomorrow

ABC's Luis Martinez reports : A NATO official says it’s likely that the NATO Council will meet in Brussels Friday in a special meeting to receive an updated recommendation from its military commanders about the status of the ongoing mission in Libya...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 11:44 AM by FP Passport

Qaddafi's Few Friends Mourn Death of a 'Hero'

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Muammar Qaddafi didn't have many friends left in the days before his death , but the ones he'd maintained were still publicly supporting him against mounting odds. Earlier this month, Venezuelan President...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 5:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Latin America, North Africa, Arab World

CSI: Qaddafi

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Muammar Qaddafi's body, believe it or not, is now stashed away in a commercial freezer at a shopping center in Misrata, as Libyans quarrel over where and when to bury the ousted...

Published Fri, Oct 21 2011 1:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Africa

GOTV Arab Spring-style

Issandr El Amrani shares this video of a brilliant Tunisian get-out-the-vote campaign. See what happens when a poster of Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali mysteriously reappears in Tunis: Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 10:29 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Islamist party poised for victory in Tunisia

Islamist party poised for victory in Tunisia Top story: Tunisia's al-Nahda party, a moderate Islamist movement that had been repressed under the regime of deposed leader Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, appears poised to win roughly 40 percent of the vote...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 5:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Introducing the 2013 Gelber Prize finalists: today's nominee, S.C.M. Paine

Over the next few days, we're going to be featuring one interview per day with the authors of the books nominated for this year's Lionel Gelber Prize, a literary award for the year's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs. The...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2013 10:10 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Italy gears up for election, Berlusconi eyes return

Italy gears up for election, Berlusconi eyes return Top news: With elections in Italy approaching this weekend, the country's politicians are in an all-out sprint to the finish, as the most recent polls indicate that Italians are likely to vote into...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2013 5:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Is Tamiful worth it?

Research published in the British Medical Journal says there is no public evidence that Tamiflu reduces complications associated with influenza. Researchers attempting to review data about the Roche produced drug -- dubbed " our best line of defence...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 3:27 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Public Health