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From Brooklyn to Kiev, How #DigitalMaidan Went Viral

From Kiev to Istanbul, Brasilia to Cairo, it's become a natural corollary of any modern protest movement: The battle isn't just won on the streets, but also in cyberspace. In the case of the anti-government protests that have roiled Ukraine, the...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 12:54 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Internet, Democracy

How To Set a Honeytrap: U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Sharing State Secrets with His Chinese Girlfriend

Theirs was an unconventional love story. He was a 59-year-old, married defense contractor with a Top Secret security clearance. She was a 27-year-old Chinese national with a student visa. They met at a defense conference in Hawaii, where he lived, and...

Published Thu, Mar 13 2014 6:02 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Security, East Asia, China, Military, National Security

President's remarks on Flight 253 attack, Iran

The White House has posted the text of the statements U.S. President Barack Obama gave on the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 and the brutal Ashura crackdown on protesters in Iran. Choice quotes: the American people should remain vigilant...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 6:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Obama Administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, Iran

Laura Poitras: American Spies Have Me ‘Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree’

Published Thu, Oct 30 2014 11:58 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

The Delicate Art of Managing an Authoritarian Protest

Ever since China planted an oil rig in a disputed area of the South China Sea in early May, the leaders of Vietnam have been searching for leverage against their giant northern neighbor, which shows no signs of retreating. One sign that they may be getting...

Published Tue, May 13 2014 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, International Relations, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

…And Stay Out! Australia Signs a Deal to Unload Refugees Onto Cambodia

Published Fri, Sep 26 2014 4:53 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Pro-lifers claim abortion is holding the Swiss economy back

Economic arguments have a particular resonance during periods of sluggish growth, and that logic even seems to extend these days to the hot-button issue of abortion. In Switzerland, a new, very literally named initiative --"Protect life to remedy...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 7:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Politics, Women, Economics

Supply Chain Disclosure Laws Sputter

Published Thu, Sep 25 2014 10:38 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Did China Just Re-Enact the Famous ‘Birdie’ Scene From ‘Top Gun’ with U.S. Plane?

Published Fri, Aug 22 2014 11:10 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Gaza Cease-fire Deal Was Prefaced by a New Kind of Destruction

Published Tue, Aug 26 2014 11:56 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

State of India's caste system: views differ

In the past week, both the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have featured vastly different takes on the caste system in India. The Washington Post 's headline : A 'Broken People' in Booming India Low-Caste Dalits Still Face Prejudice...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2007 3:36 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, South Asia, Religion, Development, India

Unsolicited retirement advice for Tony Blair

ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP After tomorrow, Tony Blair is going to have a lot more time on his hands, especially if—as seems increasingly unlikely —he heeds the advice of Blake and the FT 's Gideon Rachman and turns down the thankless job of Middle...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2007 2:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, Human Rights, Environment, Public Health

Peak oilman sticks to his guns

It never hurts to check up on what T. Boone Pickens is saying and doing. The Texas oilman, corporate raider, and philanthropist has serious cred, and it's unlikely that he's giving interviews in order to pump up his investments. His portfolio...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 12:24 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Environment, Energy, Economics, Business

Woe to the Wayward Adventurer: The Story of the American Exchange Student Trapped in a Giant German Vagina

Published Mon, Jun 23 2014 11:03 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Pressure vests were choking F-22 pilots

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE After years of investigation, the U.S. Air Force has figured out "with high confidence" the "mosaic" of factors that have been almost literally choking the pilots of its premiere fighter...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 3:44 PM by FP Passport

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From Brooklyn to Kiev, How #DigitalMaidan Went Viral

How To Set a Honeytrap: U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Sharing State Secrets with His Chinese Girlfriend

President's remarks on Flight 253 attack, Iran

Laura Poitras: American Spies Have Me ‘Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree’

The Delicate Art of Managing an Authoritarian Protest

…And Stay Out! Australia Signs a Deal to Unload Refugees Onto Cambodia

Pro-lifers claim abortion is holding the Swiss economy back

Supply Chain Disclosure Laws Sputter

Did China Just Re-Enact the Famous ‘Birdie’ Scene From ‘Top Gun’ with U.S. Plane?

Gaza Cease-fire Deal Was Prefaced by a New Kind of Destruction

State of India's caste system: views differ

Unsolicited retirement advice for Tony Blair

Peak oilman sticks to his guns

Woe to the Wayward Adventurer: The Story of the American Exchange Student Trapped in a Giant German Vagina

Pressure vests were choking F-22 pilots