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'El Monstruo': The cartels have a tank

This item from Jalopnik on the Mexican drug cartels' latest hardware achievement should add some fuel to the debate over whether Mexico's drug war is, in fact, an actual war: The Blog Del Narco reports that the tank was captured two weeks ago...

Published Tue, May 10 2011 12:17 PM by FP Passport

For only $315, you, too, can kill Osama bin Laden

Wish you could have been a part of the SEAL Team 6 raid that killed Osama bin Laden? Now's your chance. Former SEAL Larry Yatch has reconstructed the Abbottabad complex in a 10,000-square-foot studio in New Hope, Minnesota and for $315 a pop you can...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 2:21 PM by FP Passport

Wanna buy a Greek island?

In 2010, when two right-wing German MPs suggested that Greece should sell off some of its islands to finance its debt, Greece's government was not amused. "Suggestions like this are not appropriate at this time," responded the country's...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 8:15 AM by FP Passport

Where in the world is Syria’s vice president?

Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa always seemed like a good candidate for defection. The longtime Syrian diplomat is a Sunni from the southern province of Deraa, where the uprising first broke out. He is not reported to be a central figure in the...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 9:01 AM by FP Passport

The country with the world's largest oil reserves is importing gas

A pretty damning indicator about Hugo Chavez's Venezuela: Experts said that Venezuela has shifted from exporter to importer of gasoline under the Hugo Chávez administration, which is forced to import fuel and components to process it from the United...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 9:32 AM by FP Passport

Stamp Out the Vote

How terrorism in the Sinai has eclipsed Egypt's presidential election -- and laid bare tensions with the U.S. Read More...

Published Fri, May 23 2014 4:03 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Dispatch

Morning Brief: Allied warplanes pound Qaddafi ground units

Allied warplanes pound Qaddafi ground units Top story: The United States stepped up its air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's ground forces on Wednesday, targeting units near two fiercely contested cities. Allied warplanes struck...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 5:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

North Korea: Qaddafi should have kept his nuke program

The New York Times ' Mark McDonald reports on a telling, if predictable, response from Pyongyang: North Korea ’s official news agency carried comments this week from a Foreign Ministry official decrying the air assault on Libyan government forces...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Decline Watch: What exactly did the Australian foreign minister tell Romney?

Talking Points Memo is asking if this is Romney's " first big foreign stumble" and the Obama campaign is sending it out to journalists, but it's not exactly clear who exactly made a gaffe or about what. Here are some comments made by...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:11 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Flash Points, Decline Watch, Election 2012, Mitt Romney

Chechen strongman takes on Brazilian soccer greats

Here in the U.S., we often get to witness the spectacle of having past-their-prime soccer greats from overseas shipped in to take on our local talent. There was a similar display in Chechnya yesterday, except that the local side bizarrely included warlord...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 10:18 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Obama talks money in China

Obama talks money in China Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in a in Beijing today as part of Obama's three-day tour of China and eight-day tour of Asia. The two leaders reportedly discussed sensitive economic...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 5:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Europe May Ease Climate Rules Amid Economic Stagnation

Europe May Ease Climate Rules Amid Economic Stagnation Top news: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed scrapping binding national targets for renewable energy production after the year 2020 and replacing them with a Europe-wide renewable energy...

Published Thu, Jan 23 2014 6:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

A rocky start for France's new foreign minister

As Eric Pape wrote for FP in November, France's new foreign minister Michele Alliot-Marie came to the job with a sterling reputation -- she's the first person ever to lead all of France's major ministries -- and a reputation as a no-nonsense...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 9:27 AM by FP Passport

Baby Doc arrested. But will he be tried for all his crimes?

In the span of a mere 48 hours, Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has returned to the troubled island from exile in Paris and been arrested in Port au Prince. France24 reported this afternoon that he had been indicted...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 1:53 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Washington prepares for Hu visit

Washington prepares for Hu visit Top story : Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in the United States today for a state visit that will be a crucial barometer of the U.S-Chinese relationship. U.S. officials are signaling that President Barack Obama will...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 5:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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'El Monstruo': The cartels have a tank

For only $315, you, too, can kill Osama bin Laden

Wanna buy a Greek island?

Where in the world is Syria’s vice president?

The country with the world's largest oil reserves is importing gas

Stamp Out the Vote

Morning Brief: Allied warplanes pound Qaddafi ground units

North Korea: Qaddafi should have kept his nuke program

Decline Watch: What exactly did the Australian foreign minister tell Romney?

Chechen strongman takes on Brazilian soccer greats

Morning Brief: Obama talks money in China

Morning Brief: Europe May Ease Climate Rules Amid Economic Stagnation

A rocky start for France's new foreign minister

Baby Doc arrested. But will he be tried for all his crimes?

Morning Brief: Washington prepares for Hu visit