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Covering Kim Jong Il

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It's notoriously difficult to get a sense of what's going on in North Korea -- after all, the world didn't even learn of Kim Jong Il's death until two days after...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 8:52 AM by FP Passport

Huntsman: 'I probably did more than anybody' to fight one-child policy

It's tough to change your political identity halfway through a campaign. Jon Huntsman will likely continue to be tagged as the "moderate" in the race, no matter how conservative his political record actually is. But the former Utah governor...

Published Tue, Dec 20 2011 8:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Jon Huntsman

Morning Brief: Kim Jong Un moves to assert power

Kim Jong Un moves to assert power Top news: A day after Kim Jong Un received mourners and military salutes at a mausoleum housing his father's body, there are signs that Kim Jong Il's son is taking additional steps to secure his leadership of...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 5:36 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: U.S. admits mistakes in Pakistan raid

U.S. admits mistakes in Pakistan raid Top story: A U.S. military report found that poor coordination between U.S. and Pakistani officers and incorrect map information provided by NATO to the Pakistani military were responsible for a deadly Nov. 25 raid...

Published Thu, Dec 22 2011 4:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

World leaders singing

President Obama impressed crowds at the Apollo Theater yesterday by singing a few bars of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together": Only one line, but hey, credit for picking a tough song. But Obama's hardly the only head of state known...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 8:05 AM by FP Passport

Letter from the Editor: Welcome November 2010 - By Susan Glasser

There's change, and then there's really big change, of the earth-shattering type. The November issue of Foreign Policy brings you meditations on both. In the coming weeks, U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to find his job that much harder...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 11:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Foreign Policy magazine

Aung San Suu Kyi to boycott poll

Despite the fact that she has apparently been given authorization to vote in Burma's upcoming presidential election, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she's not planning on participating : Her National League for Democracy (NLD) had already...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Southeast Asia

Canada watch: Ain't that a kick in the face

Here's an attack ad for the ages from Winnipeg, Canada: It might sound like over-the-top rhetoric, but Mayor Sam Katz did, in fact, kick a young man in the face... in an election year . If this election doesn't work out, Katz could always try...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 1:03 PM by FP Passport

Niger Delta rebels promise another bomb attack imminently

To prove that none of those arrested or questioned surrounding a bomb attack on the Nigerian capital of Abuja earlier this month were in fact involved, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has just released a note to journalists...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 8:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Africa

Xi's the one?

Before he became Obama's running mate, Joe Biden famously said, "The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training." Nowhere is this more true than in China, where would-be leaders spend years toiling in the Communist...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 3:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China

Morning Brief: Iran participates in international strategy talks on Afghanistan

Iran participates in international strategy talks on Afghanistan Top story: For the first time, Iran sent representatives to attend discussions with members of the U.S. and NATO-led force in Afghanistan regarding the coalition's political and military...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 5:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

How Newt inspired Silvio

I have a new piece up on the early days of Newt Gingrich's foreign policy as speaker of the House. In the process of reading some of the early coverage of Gingrich's tenure, I came across this kicker from a 1995 New York Times article which didn't...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 7:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Newt Gingrich

Highlights from Obama's SOTU address

As John Harwood notes at the New York Times , tonight's address by President Obama was as much a "state of the campaign" as it was a State of the Union. But while the President did focus on hot-button issues such as jobs and the economy...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 8:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Barack Obama

Boston Globe: We 'overreached' on Charles Taylor-CIA story

Last week, I wrote a post linking to a front-page story from the Boston Globe on links between former Liberian President, now-war crimes defendant Charles Taylor and the CIA. The piece reported that, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 11:17 AM by FP Passport

Mo money mo problems: Venezuela edition

Look at all of those $1 and $5 (and $2?) bills! It's a bold statement from the 14-year-old daughter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. But Venezuelans aren't exactly finding Rosinés Chávez's antics cute. This week, Rosinés posted the picture...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 10:31 AM by FP Passport

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Covering Kim Jong Il

Huntsman: 'I probably did more than anybody' to fight one-child policy

Morning Brief: Kim Jong Un moves to assert power

Morning Brief: U.S. admits mistakes in Pakistan raid

World leaders singing

Letter from the Editor: Welcome November 2010 - By Susan Glasser

Aung San Suu Kyi to boycott poll

Canada watch: Ain't that a kick in the face

Niger Delta rebels promise another bomb attack imminently

Xi's the one?

Morning Brief: Iran participates in international strategy talks on Afghanistan

How Newt inspired Silvio

Highlights from Obama's SOTU address

Boston Globe: We 'overreached' on Charles Taylor-CIA story

Mo money mo problems: Venezuela edition