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Did Mitt Romney just rehabilitate George Marshall?

One towering American historical figure played a key role in Mitt Romney's foreign-policy address at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on Monday: VMI graduate George Marshall. The Republican candidate noted that as Army chief of staff during World...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 2:29 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election Top Story

Another chance to save the world -- and win an iPad

We have extended the deadline for FP and the Belfer Center 's Cuban missile crisis contest, which means you have another chance to save the world -- and possibly win a new iPad. The challenge is simple: We're looking for a persuasive lesson in...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 10:31 AM by FP Passport

And the award for worst analysis of yesterday's events goes to...

By the US accepting the UK siege on the Ecuadorian embassy in London it gave tacit approval for attacks on embassies around the world. — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) September 12, 2012 A lot of readers thought it was unfair of me to blame WikiLeaks for alienating...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 2:34 PM by FP Passport

Mourning four of Afghanistan's skateboarding kids

We here at FP loved going through pictures of the young skateboarders for our photo essay on the kids of Skateistan , the group teaching Afghan youth to skaetboard in order to build their self-esteem and foster a strong sense of community. It was heartbreaking...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 6:32 AM by FP Passport

Did the "Innocence of Muslims" cast know what they were making?

The story of the film that reportedly inspired yesterday's protests in Egypt and Libya -- though according to U.S. officials, not the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya -- keeps getting stranger and more confusing. As I noted in an update...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 2:10 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

Nigeria's first suicide bomber?

At 10:55 a.m. this morning, smoke billowed out of the parking lot of Nigeria's police headquarters in downtown Abuja. A bomb went off seconds earlier, lighting cars on fire and killing dozens. The building sits on one of the main roads near the presidential...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 3:16 PM by FP Passport

Turkey turns its mass arrest strategy on hackers

With so much news coming out of Turkey and so many high-profile targets getting hacked , it was probably inevitable that something like this would happen this week: After hacker group Anonymous' apparently successful Operation Turkey to protest Internet...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:57 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Afghan central banker flees

Afghan central banker flees Top story: Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the governor of Afghanistan's central bank, resigned his position and fled the country, saying that the government interfered in his corruption investigation into Kabul Bank. He said that...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 5:06 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

Raul Castro kicks off Cuba's youth movement with 80-year-old deputy

The big message from Raul Castro's shakeup of the Cuban Communist Party's leadership seems to be, "Lord, make us younger... but not yet." In proposing 10-year term limits for senior political leaders on Sunday, 79-year-old President...

Published Tue, Apr 19 2011 9:09 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Syrian security forces open fire on protesters

Syrian security forces open fire on protesters Top news: Syrian security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the central square of Homs, the country's third largest city. The government is now warning activists that further gatherings will...

Published Tue, Apr 19 2011 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Fighting in Syria continues after Damascus bombing

Fighting in Syria continues after Damascus bombing Top news: Deadly clashes between Syrian forces and opposition fighters are continuing in Damascus and elsewhere in Syria after a suicide attack in the capital on Wednesday killed the country's defense...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 5:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Homecoming week

Culture war After last weekend's widely publicized, gaffe-filled trip to London, Mitt Romney caused another foreign policy controversy in Jerusalem with his suggestion that "culture" was the reason that Israel is more prosperous than the...

Published Fri, Aug 03 2012 12:39 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

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Did Mitt Romney just rehabilitate George Marshall?

Another chance to save the world -- and win an iPad

And the award for worst analysis of yesterday's events goes to...

Mourning four of Afghanistan's skateboarding kids

Did the "Innocence of Muslims" cast know what they were making?

Nobel Peace Prize as warning

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Veeps Week

Nigeria's first suicide bomber?

Turkey turns its mass arrest strategy on hackers

Morning Brief: Afghan central banker flees

Sept/Oct issue: FP goes back to the future

Raul Castro kicks off Cuba's youth movement with 80-year-old deputy

Morning Brief: Syrian security forces open fire on protesters

Morning Brief: Fighting in Syria continues after Damascus bombing

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Homecoming week