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Watch Live: President Obama Addresses the Nation on Syria

Facing an uphill fight in Congress to secure authorization for a military intervention in Syria, President Obama goes before the nation tonight to present his case for punitive strikes against the Assad regime. But with a Russian proposal to secure Syria's...

Published Tue, Sep 10 2013 6:02 PM by FP Passport

That Awkward Time Putin Called for Military Intervention in the New York Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a direct appeal to the American public in an editorial in Thursday morning's New York Times . "The potential strike by the United States against Syria," he writes, "despite strong opposition from...

Published Thu, Sep 12 2013 8:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Diplomacy, Politics, Middle East, History, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, International Organizations, Syria

We're 'Next' and Putin Deserves the Nobel Prize: What the Russian Press Makes of Syria

President Vladimir Putin's direct appeal to the American people in the pages of the New York Times is just one part of his government's messaging strategy on Syria. Russia's English-language media outlets are busy blasting out the Kremlin...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2013 11:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Politics, Middle East, Media, International Relations, Syria

Is Al Jazeera America Simply CNN, Minus Wolf Blitzer?

It's been just under a month since Al Jazeera America first hit the airwaves , and what a month it's been -- with the Syria story lurching from seemingly imminent U.S. strikes to a looming congressional vote to this weekend's chemical weapons...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Media, Syria

What Medals Did the Navy Yard Shooter Receive, Exactly?

Aaron Alexis, the Navy veteran and IT contractor who died after killing 12 people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage on Monday at Washington's Navy Yard facility, has been described by some media outlets as a decorated sailor. And that's...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 1:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Military

Can Pakistan's Long-Struggling Film Industry Finally Stand Up to Bollywood?

Last week, the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee announced that it was nominating the film Zinda Bhaag , a drama/comedy about three young Pakistani men who dream of living abroad, as Pakistan's first Oscar submission in five decades. It's...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 9:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pakistan, Culture, South Asia, India

Kyrgyz opposition takes power

Russia's RIA-Novosti reports : A government formed by opposition in the ex-Soviet Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan said it has taken full power in the country after a day of unrest in which over 40 people were killed, the opposition-nominated premier...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 12:49 PM by FP Passport

The State Department doesn't think Hamid Karzai is a drug addict

Is Afghanistan's president on drugs? That was the clear implication of comments Tuesday by Peter Galbraith, the U.N.'s former No. 2 man in Afghanistan, in an appearance on MSNBC. "He’s prone to tirades." Galbraith said. "He can...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 4:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, State Department

Is Syria smart?

Ahmed Salkini, a spokesman for the Syrian Embassy in Washington, says that my post on Syria's alleged transfer of Scud missiles (or parts thereof) to the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah was "petty" and "ignorant." Here's...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 10:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Syria

Morning Brief: Obama takes regulation fight to Wall Street

Obama takes regulation fight to Wall Street Top news: President Barack Obama is in New York today for a speech in which he will lay out his agenda for the reform of the U.S. financial regulatory system, expected to be his major legislative priority after...

Published Thu, Apr 22 2010 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Baghdad bombings target Sadr compound

Baghdad bombings target Sadr compound Top news: A string of bombings across Iraq -- mostly target Shiite worshippers -- has killed over 40 people. The worst of these attacks was a triple bombing targeting the office compound of Shiite cleric Moqtada al...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Bad climate change argument watch: Eyjafjallajokull edition

Here at FP, we've frequently highlighted bogus arguments made by climate change skeptics , but environmentalists are certainly also capable of faulty logic and specious conclusions. In a new column for CNN, Alan Weisman, author of the bestselling...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 1:26 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Environment

The comedy stylings of Jim Jones

Telling the following joke in public, at a meeting of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy no less, was not National Security Advsor Jim Jones' finest moment in public service: I'd like to begin with a story that I think is true , a Taliban...

Published Mon, Apr 26 2010 8:57 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Israel/Palestine, Obama Administration

Morning Brief: Bashir dominates in Sudan vote as stage is set for North-South split

Bashir dominates in Sudan vote as stage is set for North-South split Top news: Sudan's incumbent president, Omar al-Bashir, won Sudan's first presidential election since 1986 in a landslide, according to official results released yesterday . Bashir...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 5:53 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Fisticuffs, smoke bombs and eggs: just another day in Ukraine's parliament

Ukrainian nationalists are extremely unhappy over what they see as increased Russian influence since the election of Viktor Yanukovych. They showed their displeasure today by engaging in a chaotic "debate" -- using smoke bombs and eggs -- in...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 12:03 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, Eastern Europe, Fun Stuff

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Watch Live: President Obama Addresses the Nation on Syria

That Awkward Time Putin Called for Military Intervention in the New York Times

We're 'Next' and Putin Deserves the Nobel Prize: What the Russian Press Makes of Syria

Is Al Jazeera America Simply CNN, Minus Wolf Blitzer?

What Medals Did the Navy Yard Shooter Receive, Exactly?

Can Pakistan's Long-Struggling Film Industry Finally Stand Up to Bollywood?

Kyrgyz opposition takes power

The State Department doesn't think Hamid Karzai is a drug addict

Is Syria smart?

Morning Brief: Obama takes regulation fight to Wall Street

Morning Brief: Baghdad bombings target Sadr compound

Bad climate change argument watch: Eyjafjallajokull edition

The comedy stylings of Jim Jones

Morning Brief: Bashir dominates in Sudan vote as stage is set for North-South split

Fisticuffs, smoke bombs and eggs: just another day in Ukraine's parliament