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Morning Brief: Fighting in Syrian capital intensifies

Fighting in Syrian capital intensifies Top news: As U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the crisis in Syria, activists say Syrian government forces are clashing with rebel fighters in Damascus...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2012 5:32 AM by FP Passport

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Is Hillary Clinton a closet Islamist? (Spoiler: No.)

0 0 1 1097 6254 Foreign Policy magazine 52 14 7337 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Word on the street here in Cairo is that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has become an Islamist overnight. It's not a joke. Clinton was greeted by...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 6:55 AM by FP Passport

It's official: You don't need good politics to host a good sports event

Remember when political demonstrations over democracy, Tibet, and Sudan turned the Beijing Olympics into an embarrassment for the Chinese government? Or when South Africa's treatment of Zimbabwean refugees, high levels of violent crime, and construction...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 10:37 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Pena Nieto appears poised for victory in Mexico's presidential election

Pena Nieto appears poised for victory in Mexico's presidential election Top news: Preliminary results suggest that the 45-year-old Enrique Pena Nieto won Mexico's presidential election on Sunday with just under 40 percent of the vote, though his...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 5:12 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions

Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions Top news: Interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday offered to devolve additional powers to the country's eastern regions in a bid to diffuse the deepening crisis there...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 6:35 AM by FP Passport

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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

British colonialism and anti-gay laws

Quite a bit of attention has been paid to the influence U.S. evangelical groups have had in the attempts to pass harsh anti-gay laws in African countries like Uganda ... as well as the role of western aid in pressuring countries like Malawi to revoke...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 7:22 AM by FP Passport

Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador

Julian Assange's legal battle in Britain to overturn an extradition order to Sweden may have come to an end, but the Wikileaks founder isn't giving up. Assange is now seeking asylum from Ecuador, and has taken refuge in Ecuador's London embassy...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 12:56 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Court ruling destabilizes Egypt's political transition

Court ruling destabilizes Egypt's political transition Top news: On Thursday, just days before a runoff presidential election, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that Ahmed Shafik, a former prime minister under ousted President Hosni Mubarak...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 5:02 AM by FP Passport

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July/August 2012

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Published Sun, Jun 17 2012 8:22 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

FP on your TV

Here's me on today's Hardball with Chris Matthews, discussing the politics of no-fly zones along with the Huffington Post 's Howard Fineman. As you'll see, Matthews is not so fond of the idea: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 4:39 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Nuclear crisis worsens

Nuclear crisis worsens Top news: Japan's nuclear crisis continued to worsen today as workers briefly abandoned the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant because of high radiation levels and were forced to drop water from a helicopter to try to...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 5:50 AM by FP Passport

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Text message hoax spreads radiation fears across Asia

The apparently fake "God Is So Good" YouTube video celebrating the Japanese earthquake was tasteless enough. But it's nothing compared to the hoax text messages spreading panic accross Asia: The hoax text messages and emails, warning people...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 10:52 AM by FP Passport

When the young women of Egypt need answers, they turn to Tom Friedman

Here's how the New York Times ' Thomas Friedman began his column on April 12: When I was in Cairo during the Egyptian uprising, I wanted to change hotels one day to be closer to the action and called the Marriott to see if it had any openings...

Published Mon, Jun 11 2012 7:13 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Fighting in Syrian capital intensifies

Is Hillary Clinton a closet Islamist? (Spoiler: No.)

It's official: You don't need good politics to host a good sports event

Morning Brief: Pena Nieto appears poised for victory in Mexico's presidential election

Morning Brief: Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions

Greece to meet Germany on the pitch this Friday

British colonialism and anti-gay laws

Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador

Morning Brief: Court ruling destabilizes Egypt's political transition

July/August 2012

Morning Brief: Crimea Votes to Secede from Ukraine

FP on your TV

Morning Brief: Nuclear crisis worsens

Text message hoax spreads radiation fears across Asia

When the young women of Egypt need answers, they turn to Tom Friedman