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Queen Elizabeth may have more power than we thought

Back in December, after Queen Elizabeth attended a Cabinet meeting -- the first British monarch to do so since the American revolution -- I wrote a half-serious post wondering what's actually keeping her from taking back political power. But according...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 8:39 AM by FP Passport

Obama half-brother running for governor in Kenya

The Siaya county governor's election is going to get a bit more international attention than usual this year with Barack Obama's half-brother Malik running against the Kenyan Prime Minister's brother: Obama, 54, will compete as an independent...

Published Mon, Jan 14 2013 8:54 AM by FP Passport

Decline Watch: U.S. now importing Chinese shoppers to buy its Chinese goods

Today's Amerislump datapoint comes from Ylan Q. Mui of the Washington Post : For the first time, lawmakers, businesses and even White House officials are courting consumers from cash-rich countries such as China , India and Brazil to fill the nation...

Published Mon, Oct 03 2011 8:19 AM by FP Passport

Tracking Mexico's cartels with Google

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 For the vast majority of us, who don't have access to high-level law enforcement data, the best way to keep track of Mexican drug cartel activity is by reading the newspaper...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 2:39 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: New information comes to light on Benghazi attack

New information comes to light on Benghazi attack Top news: New information continues to shed light on the circumstances around the Sept. 11 attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. As reported...

Published Fri, Nov 02 2012 5:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Private American delegation arrives in North Korea

Private American delegation arrives in North Korea Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: A private American delegation that includes former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen arrived...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 5:58 AM by FP Passport

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Morning Brief: Multiple terrorist attacks in Iraq

Multiple terrorist attacks in Iraq Top news: At least 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of terrorist attacks throughout Iraq on Monday. The attacks shattered a period of relative calm that had descended during the Ramadan holiday...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 5:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Sept/Oct issue: FP goes back to the future

By Susan Glasser Editor in Chief Are you ready for designer biohazards, an end to Middle Eastern dominance of the oil business, and a United Nations with a lot more countries sitting at the grown-ups' table? What about a robot chauffeur, Iranian smart...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 8:06 AM by FP Passport

Dennis Ross: German unification took our attention away from Iraq

Today's first panel discussion featured a unique conversation between past directors of the State Department's Policy Planning staff, including Dennis Ross, who served under the first Bush administration, Jim Steinberg and Morton Halperin, who...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 7:17 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Protests persist in Egypt

Protests persist in Egypt Top news: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Wednesday in the sixth straight day of protests over President Mohamed Morsy's decree expanding his powers and barring other authorities from overturning...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 5:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Move over BRICS, here comes FUKUS

There's a hot new acronym in international affairs, courtesy of our friends at Pravda : The United States of America has joined its FUKUS Axis partners France and the UK (together with wannabe Ottoman imperialist Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Published Thu, Dec 13 2012 10:55 AM by FP Passport

Would a Secretary of Defense Hagel oppose war with Iran?

Bloomberg is reporting that Chuck Hagel will "likely to be nominated as Secretary of Defense" having passed through the White House vetting process. The former senator from Nebraska will likely be touted as a bipartisan choice, though Hagel...

Published Thu, Dec 13 2012 11:52 AM by FP Passport

British foster parents lose children because of membership in anti-immigrant party

The U.K. Independence Party may espouse some extreme positions -- some of its elected members have stated their belief that the EU is exporting a " Marxist revolution " to Britain -- but should membership in the party disqualify parents from...

Published Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:05 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: U.S. president makes first visits to Myanmar and Cambodia

U.S. president makes first visits to Myanmar and Cambodia Top news: After beginning his Southeast Asian trip in Thailand, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar on Monday. During a six-hour stop in the country, Obama toured...

Published Mon, Nov 19 2012 5:30 AM by FP Passport

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Petraeus testimony: nothingburger with cheese

Benghazi conspiracy theorists were hoping that David Petraeus, now that he's been unshackled by stepping down as director of the CIA, would finally drop a bombshell in congressional hearings today and expose the Obama administration's massive...

Published Fri, Nov 16 2012 12:07 PM by FP Passport

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Queen Elizabeth may have more power than we thought

Obama half-brother running for governor in Kenya

Decline Watch: U.S. now importing Chinese shoppers to buy its Chinese goods

Tracking Mexico's cartels with Google

Morning Brief: New information comes to light on Benghazi attack

Morning Brief: Private American delegation arrives in North Korea

Morning Brief: Multiple terrorist attacks in Iraq

Sept/Oct issue: FP goes back to the future

Dennis Ross: German unification took our attention away from Iraq

Morning Brief: Protests persist in Egypt

Move over BRICS, here comes FUKUS

Would a Secretary of Defense Hagel oppose war with Iran?

British foster parents lose children because of membership in anti-immigrant party

Morning Brief: U.S. president makes first visits to Myanmar and Cambodia

Petraeus testimony: nothingburger with cheese