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Today in Celebrity Political Tourism: James Franco Visits Hong Kong Protests

Published Fri, Nov 21 2014 1:06 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Egypt's Sisi Piles on to Hagel's Fractured Legacy

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 3:10 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Who gets a visit from Putin?

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't choose his foreign visits lightly. On May 31, Putin makes his first trip abroad since being inaugurated for a third term as president on May 7, to neighboring Belarus. The visit is highly symbolic of Russia's...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 3:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Britain, Diplomacy, Freedom, Politics, Eastern Europe, History, Central Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, Economics, International Organizations, Trade, Democracy

Green Day

The Obama administration's ambitious new clean energy policy has the coal industry on the warpath. Read More...

Published Fri, May 30 2014 2:28 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Report

Snowden Called in to Putin’s Telethon. Does That Really Make Him a Kremlin Pawn?

One of the pleasures in writing about Edward Snowden is his predilection for the absurd. The NSA whistleblower abandons his dancer girlfriend for a life in exile, hides in airports, studies Dostoyevsky, appears by teleconference at a technology conference...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 11:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Media, Intelligence, NSA

Here's How Russia Is Strong-Arming Crimea's Tatars Into Supporting Annexation

Just days before the 70th anniversary of Stalin's decision to exile Crimea's Tatars, Russian authorities on the recently annexed peninsula are threatening to once more crack down on the ethnic minority. In a videotaped screaming match posted to...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 5:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Race/Ethnicity, Ukraine

When Gerhard Met Vlad: A Geopolitical Love Story

It's the most vivid metaphor yet for the divisions between the United States and Europe over how to retaliate against Russian aggression in Ukraine: a photograph of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder literally embracing Russian President Vladimir...

Published Tue, Apr 29 2014 4:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Germany, Ukraine

Ai Weiwei Plays Vaguely Steampunk Water Smuggler in New Sci-Fi Movie

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has staged shows in just about every major metropolitan city in the world (his latest just opened in Berlin). He designed Beijing's iconic "Bird's Nest" stadium for the 2008 Olympics -- then proceeded to denounce...

Published Wed, Apr 02 2014 3:58 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, Culture

Meet the Houbara Bustard: the Rare, Oversized, War-on-Terror Chicken

The houbara bustard -- a gawky, turkey-sized bird with spindly legs, a long, thick neck, and a goofy mating ritual -- would be a mostly unremarkable species, except for one thing: It is the prey of choice for Arab falconers, who have hunted the bird to...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2014 4:25 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Pakistan, Environment, Middle East, Afghanistan, South Asia

Putin, Champion of Press Freedom, Awards 'Objective' Journalists

It's the journalism award that dare not speak its name. On Monday, the Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree last month honoring a group of Russian reporters for the purported "objectivity"...

Published Mon, May 05 2014 12:53 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Media

Kyrgyz Sex Video: You Can Leave Your Mufti Hat On

Here's a story you don't hear every day: the grand mufti of Kyrgyzstan -- the highest Islamic authority in the country -- resigned Tuesday over a sex-tape scandal. The mufti, Rakhmatulla-Hajji Egemberdiev, admitted that the man in a white tank...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 12:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Central Asia, Religion

Why This Austrian Drag Queen Is the New Bête Noire of Putin Cronies

Russia's leading politicians have a stark warning for Ukraine and it involves a bearded lady who just took home top honors in Europe's annual tribute to kitschy stage acts, Eurovision. Over the weekend, Conchita Wurst, an Austrian drag queen,...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 3:32 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Fun Stuff, Ukraine

Afghanistan's CEO Won't Be His Own Boss

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 3:45 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

Surreal Video Footage Documents Ukrainian Military Operation

Just when you thought the Ukrainian conflict couldn't get more surreal, a video surfaced on social media Friday that appears to show a Ukrainian helicopter pilot captured by pro-Russia militiamen who claim to have captured him after he had been wounded...

Published Fri, May 02 2014 11:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Military, Ukraine

The U.S. Could Learn a Lot About Domestic Policing From What it Preaches Abroad

Published Wed, Nov 26 2014 6:21 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Passport

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Today in Celebrity Political Tourism: James Franco Visits Hong Kong Protests

Egypt's Sisi Piles on to Hagel's Fractured Legacy

Who gets a visit from Putin?

Green Day

Snowden Called in to Putin’s Telethon. Does That Really Make Him a Kremlin Pawn?

Here's How Russia Is Strong-Arming Crimea's Tatars Into Supporting Annexation

When Gerhard Met Vlad: A Geopolitical Love Story

Ai Weiwei Plays Vaguely Steampunk Water Smuggler in New Sci-Fi Movie

Meet the Houbara Bustard: the Rare, Oversized, War-on-Terror Chicken

Putin, Champion of Press Freedom, Awards 'Objective' Journalists

Kyrgyz Sex Video: You Can Leave Your Mufti Hat On

Why This Austrian Drag Queen Is the New Bête Noire of Putin Cronies

Afghanistan's CEO Won't Be His Own Boss

Surreal Video Footage Documents Ukrainian Military Operation

The U.S. Could Learn a Lot About Domestic Policing From What it Preaches Abroad