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The Global Thinkers gather

Tonight, Foreign Policy is hosting its second-annual Global Thinker's gala here in Washington. Dozens of the thinkers from our list will be attending the event, which will include a panel discussion on the big ideas behind the Arab Spring. We'll...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 12:10 PM by FP Passport

Putin 'arrest' video goes viral

Someone in the Russian opposition has some impressive video editing skills. The video above, which uses some digital trickery to show Prime Minister Vladimir Putin being indicted on corruption and terrorism charges, has been viewed over 2 million times...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 1:41 PM by FP Passport

Is Germany trying to bully Greece out of the eurozone?

Things are getting ugly on the continent, as the Financial Times reports : The battle of wills between Athens and its eurozone lenders has intensified, with Greece's finance minister accusing "forces in Europe" of pushing his country out...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2012 9:47 AM by FP Passport

Gambian president may become king

The Gambia's title-obsessed president -- he prefers to be addressed as His Excellency the President Sheik Professor Alhaji Doctor Yahya Jammeh -- may soon be adding a new one to his letterhead: Tribal chieftains are touring the country to rally support...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 1:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

A Hormuz whodunit

Last Wednesday, someone or something caused a huge dent in the side of the Japanese oil tanker M. Star as it traveled through the Strait of Hormuz on its way back to Japan. The ship's crew say they saw an "outside explosion" that caused...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 10:28 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: U.S. marks official end to Iraq war

U.S. marks official end to Iraq war Top story: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared the official end to the U.S. war in Iraq on Thursday in a ceremony at Baghdad's international airport. "[T]he mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 4:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

U.S. officials may take action again al-Shabab's Twitter account

Earlier this month, we brought you the news that Somalia's al-Shabab had joined Twitter and begun tweet-taunting the Kenyan military, which has launched an offensive against the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic militant group. The account's administrator...

Published Tue, Dec 20 2011 8:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

What is a tribal elder anyway?

This week, a meeting of Afghan tribal elders and leaders -- known as a loya jirga has been convened by Afghan President Hamid Karzai -- in an effort to build popular support for Afghanistan's long-term partnership with the United States. Security...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 11:32 AM by FP Passport

Daily Brief: U.S. envoy reiterates Afghan role in peace talks

Select Newsletter Template: Afpak Daily Brief Event Notice: Please join the New America Foundation's National Security Studies Program TOMORROW from 12:15 - 1:45 pm as we commemorate the life of Richard Holbrooke, one of the most important American...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 6:40 AM by FP Passport

The logs of war: Do the Wikileaks documents really tell us anything new?

Three news organizations -- the New York Times , the Guardian , and Der Spiegel -- today published explosive reports on a treasure trove of more than 91,000 documents that were obtained by Wikileaks , the self-proclaimed whistleblower site. I've now...

Published Sun, Jul 25 2010 5:16 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Obama Administration

The HIV/AIDS wars in Vienna

Whether activists and politicians want to admit it, there is a heated fight going on at and surrounding the International AIDS Conference going on in Vienna. The debate is one that I wrote about a few weeks back: over spending on life-saving anti-retroviral...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 8:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012

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