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Economist Mao Yushi on why the Chinese government is not evil

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Chinese economist Mao Yujie is in Washington DC to receive the $250,000 Cato Institute's Milton Friedman Liberty Prize for his advocacy for "an open and transparent political system." Mao, the...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 12:08 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Greek leftists attempt to form government

Greek leftists attempt to form government Top news: Greece's left-wing Syriza bloc will have a chance to form a coalition government after center-right, pro-austerity parties failed to do so following a drubbing in Sunday's Greek election. Syriza...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 5:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Was Romney's Russia comment a gaffe?

Mitt Romney apparently described Russia as "without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe" on CNN today, while discussing the president's unfortunate hot mic incident . Romney was challenged on the statement by host Wolf Blitzer and a number...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 2:33 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Renewed Clashes in Kiev After Russia Boosts Aid

Renewed Clashes in Kiev After Russia Boosts Aid Top News: Clashes between police and protesters broke out again in Kiev on Tuesday as thousands of protesters marched on the Ukrainian parliament in protest of President Viktor Yanukovich and the economic...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2014 4:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Ethiopian Co-Pilot Hijacks Plane to Seek Asylum in Geneva

Ethiopian Co-Pilot Hijacks Plane to Seek Asylum in Geneva Geneva: The co-pilot of Rome bound Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet seized control of the plane on Monday and redirected it to Geneva, where he surrendered to himself to the police. The co-pilot...

Published Mon, Feb 17 2014 7:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Turkmenistan leader's latest obsession: horses

Judging from past experiences, Turkmenistan's autocratic president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, doesn't seem to be a lover of the Animal Kingdom. There was the time he reportedly fired one of his security officers for negligence leading to an...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 3:36 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Central Asia

Morning Brief: Egyptian protesters reach parliament as workers begin to strike

Egyptian protesters reach parliament as workers begin to strike Top story: Egypt's protests swelled on Tuesday as marchers camped out in front of the parliament building in Cairo for the first time. Protests have also spread to the previously quiet...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 5:53 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What will be in China's next Five Year Plan?

It must be a stressful day inside the offices of the Beijing Public Security Bureau. The city's security apparatus is fearful -- and brutally overreacting -- to the perceived threat of Chinese netizens organizing a "jasmine revolution" to...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 8:58 AM by FP Passport

Waterlogged: The Mysterious Documents Ukraine's Leader Dumped in a River on His Way out the Door

It appears that in his rush to get out of Kiev, embattled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych left behind quite a paper trail. Protesters arriving at his opulent estate, the Mezhyhirya , a kind of Swiss chalet-meets- Neverland Ranch about 12 miles from...

Published Sat, Feb 22 2014 3:00 PM by FP Passport

Vladimir Putin: International knee-capper

The Russian Prime Minister has made global headlines again this week (not by frolicking with a snow leopard, though he did that too ) with some highly-charged comments about the international intervention in Libya: "The resolution is defective and...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 10:02 AM by FP Passport

Friday photo: Insane Clown Protest

Hungarian clowns fill out ballots during a demonstration to revoke their confidence from Viktor Orban's government in the polling booth of the street in front of the parliament building on June 16, 2011 during their anti-government demonstration....

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 1:40 PM by FP Passport

Nobel Peace Prize as warning

I'd like to be able to boast about having included the European Union on my " Handicapping the Nobel Peace Prize " list earlier this week, but given that I put it in the longshot category alongside WikiLeaks and Willie Nelson, I can't...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 7:35 AM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Veeps Week

The Benghazi fallout continues The Obama administration continued to face criticism this week over its handling of the Sept. 11 attack that killed U.S. Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Contradicting the initial statements...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: 2012 Report, Decision '08

If FP nerds were 'the public': 15 questions for a more interesting debate

Tonight's presidential debate will be conducted in Town Hall format. Every election, we're promised that this will make the event more " unpredictable ," but in reality, it means we're likely to get pre-screened questions along the...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2012 8:37 AM by FP Passport

The world leader endorsement tally

I think we can add Hugo Chavez to the list of Obama endorsements that Ohioans won't be seeing in the president's campaign ads: "If I were American, I'd vote for Obama," Chavez said in a televised interview that aired Sunday. The...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 12:06 PM by FP Passport

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Economist Mao Yushi on why the Chinese government is not evil

Morning Brief: Greek leftists attempt to form government

Was Romney's Russia comment a gaffe?

Morning Brief: Renewed Clashes in Kiev After Russia Boosts Aid

Morning Brief: Ethiopian Co-Pilot Hijacks Plane to Seek Asylum in Geneva

Turkmenistan leader's latest obsession: horses

Morning Brief: Egyptian protesters reach parliament as workers begin to strike

What will be in China's next Five Year Plan?

Waterlogged: The Mysterious Documents Ukraine's Leader Dumped in a River on His Way out the Door

Vladimir Putin: International knee-capper

Friday photo: Insane Clown Protest

Nobel Peace Prize as warning

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Veeps Week

If FP nerds were 'the public': 15 questions for a more interesting debate

The world leader endorsement tally