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Five Reasons Why Al Qaeda’s New Currency Is Fake

It's been a rollercoaster year so far for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), one of several extremist organizations operating in Syria and Iraq in the hopes of establishing an Islamic caliphate. The group notched a major military victory...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 1:03 PM by FP Passport

The perils of ‘stability’, Europe edition

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As Egypt spent the last few weeks proving, strongmen are a great means to maintain an unpopular policy status quo -- until they're not. Policymakers in Washington were famously...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 8:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Migration/Immigration

McKinsey: Productivity the key to economic growth

This morning, Foreign Policy exclusively launches McKinsey Global Institute's new report on how to retool the U.S. economy for competitiveness in the coming years. After months of slow growth, and even slower improvements in the unemployement situation...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 6:03 AM by FP Passport

Waiting out a strongman in the Ivory Coast

It's been over two months now that the Ivory Coast has had two presidents -- one elected, according to internationally certified results, and one who just refuses to step down. In that time, neither shuttle diplomacy, nor international scorn, nor...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 12:58 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Demonstrations met with violence throughout Middle East

Demonstrations met with violence throughout Middle East Top news: Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, regimes are increasingly using force to respond to the wave of anti-government protests that have erupted in the wake of recent events in Tunisia...

Published Fri, Feb 18 2011 5:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Radio Free Benghazi

Revolutionaries in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, have taken over a radio station and are broadcasting their message on the Internet. Benghazi has long been a center of dissent against the rule of Muammar al-Qaddafi, who has ruled Libya with...

Published Fri, Feb 18 2011 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Libya

Morning Brief: Libya dissolves into chaos

Libya dissolves into chaos Top story : Libyan leader Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi used brutal force in an attempt to crush a growing threat to his rule from anti-government protesters. In the capital of Tripoli, witnesses reported on Tuesday that neighborhoods...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 5:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Galifianakis Wants to Know: Will Hulk Hogan Mediate in Syria?

It's one of the more adventurous -- or foolhardy -- media appearances President Obama has agreed to during his time in the White House. On Tuesday, he appeared on comedian Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns, which is perhaps best known for an...

Published Tue, Mar 11 2014 8:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Fun Stuff, Barack Obama

Nip, Tuck, Invade: The Curious Case of Benjamin Putin

As the developments in the Russia - Ukraine standoff were unfolding at warp speed, there was one thing that remained constant -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's facial expression. There's a new anti-Russian government in Ukraine? Dead-eyed...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 8:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Fun Stuff

Another Malaysia Airlines Mystery: Who Pays?

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, but it's only a matter of time before the families of the lost passengers begin to ask a pair of questions: How much money will they receive for the losses of their loved ones, and who will pay...

Published Thu, Mar 13 2014 1:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Disasters, Justice, Law, Southeast Asia

Why the Media Should Stop Talking About the "Worst Places" in the World

Mother Jones published a piece on Thursday with the headline, "You Thought It Was Tough Being Gay in Uganda. ‘It's Hell in Nigeria.'" This is just the latest example of what has become one of the media's favorite ways to talk about...

Published Fri, Mar 14 2014 2:39 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Crimea Votes to Secede from Ukraine

Crimea Votes to Secede from Ukraine Crimea: The majority of Crimea's residents voted to secede from Ukraine on Sunday, with 95 percent of voters supporting the measure with half of the votes counted. Russia will discuss a bill that would create a...

Published Mon, Mar 17 2014 6:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Spain's borrowing costs hit new high as Europe braces for Greek elections

Spain's borrowing costs hit new high as Europe braces for Greek elections Top news: Spain's borrowing costs have risen to a euro-era high, with the yield on 10-year bonds hitting 7 percent -- a level believed to be unsustainable by many economists...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 5:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Canada: The world’s newest petrostate isn’t playing nice anymore.

Nearly 24 hours of voting, 425 pages of legislation, over 800 defeated amendments: This is the marathon from which Canadian members of parliament (MPs) emerged on June 15. The session, characterized by the Globe and Mail as "22-plus hours of consecutive...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 3:22 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Environment, Energy, Oil, Canada

Greece to meet Germany on the pitch this Friday

We here at FP love a good geopolitically portentous competition , which is why we're pretty psyched to see Greece face off against Germany in a quarterfinal Euro 2012 match this Friday while " drachmail " continues to dominate the headlines...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 3:36 PM by FP Passport

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Five Reasons Why Al Qaeda’s New Currency Is Fake

The perils of ‘stability’, Europe edition

McKinsey: Productivity the key to economic growth

Waiting out a strongman in the Ivory Coast

Morning Brief: Demonstrations met with violence throughout Middle East

Radio Free Benghazi

Morning Brief: Libya dissolves into chaos

Galifianakis Wants to Know: Will Hulk Hogan Mediate in Syria?

Nip, Tuck, Invade: The Curious Case of Benjamin Putin

Another Malaysia Airlines Mystery: Who Pays?

Why the Media Should Stop Talking About the "Worst Places" in the World

Morning Brief: Crimea Votes to Secede from Ukraine

Morning Brief: Spain's borrowing costs hit new high as Europe braces for Greek elections

Canada: The world’s newest petrostate isn’t playing nice anymore.

Greece to meet Germany on the pitch this Friday