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How a Polish Courier Tried to Tell the World About the Holocaust

In 1943, Jan Karski, a Polish diplomat and courier for the Polish resistance, met with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and relayed to him in detail the horrors of the Holocaust. Karski had personally witnessed Nazi atrocities in the Warsaw...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2014 3:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, History, Genocide
Egypt's Awful Math: 99 Percent of Its Women Have Been Sexually Harassed

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Published Mon, Jun 09 2014 4:48 PM by Foreign Policy

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Introducing FP's World Cup Blog, Midfield General

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Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 2:03 PM by Foreign Policy

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It’s Even Worse Than You Thought: Deep Recessions Leave Lasting Effects on Output

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Published Fri, Jun 13 2014 7:27 AM by Foreign Policy

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Everyone Agrees Iraq Is In Crisis. Not Everyone Agrees About What To Do About It

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Published Sun, Jun 15 2014 2:47 PM by Foreign Policy

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Bieber meets Bibi

The Holy Land is contracting Bieber fever this week as theCanadian pubescent pop star makes a much-anticipated visit to Israel. Hearrived in Israel on Monday, and is set to meet with Israel Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ahead of a performance...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 10:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Israel/Palestine, Celebs
Are Palestinians 'ready' for statehood? U.N. says yes.

Under the 1933 Montevideo Convention, the closest thing in international law to a codified definition of what it means to be a country, an entity must have the following things to qualify for statehood: (a) a permanent population; (b) a definedterritory;...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2011 9:36 AM by FP Passport
Got a pen for Vaclav Klaus?

The above video of Czech President Vaclav Klaus pocketing a ceremonial pen during at a treaty signing with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has gone viral in a big way in recent days. It's not so much the fact that he took the semi-precious stone...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 9:46 AM by FP Passport
The Supreme Leader was one impressive baby

Golnaz Esfandiari reports a very strange story making the rounds about Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Shia Muslims regard Muhammad's son-in-law and successor, Ali, as the most important religious figure after the prophet. ) : In...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2011 9:55 AM by FP Passport
Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces continue shelling of Misrata as rebels lose momentum

Qaddafi forces continue shelling of Misrata as rebels lose momentum Top news: Sunday marked a month since the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution protecting civilians in Libya, but Muammar Qaddafi continued attacks on his own people. Forces loyal...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2011 6:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief
Sweden's finance minister on the Portugal bailout, Europe's recovery, and America's budget mess

I had the change to sit down yesterdau with Sweden's finance minister, Anders Borg, on the sidelines of the IMF Spring Meetings here in Washington. Borg described the meetings as the most "relaxed" that he's attended since the start...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2011 1:59 PM by FP Passport
Is Ethiopia’s PM dead, sick, or just on holiday?

In an echo of death rumors that have periodically surrounded former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe this year, there's increasing speculation about the whereabouts of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi...

Published Thu, Aug 02 2012 7:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Democracy
FP's bin Laden Coverage

It's been quite a week here at FP. Here's a quick guide to all the articles we've posted in response to bin Laden's death: Don't get cocky America: Al Qaeda is still deadly without Osama bin Laden - By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Osama's...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 9:14 AM by FP Passport
Morning Brief: U.S. officials: Data shows bin Laden still planning attacks

U.S. officials: Data shows bin Laden still planning attacks Top news: Data seized during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden show that the al Qaeda leader was still involved in planning terrorist attacks, U.S. officials say. “He wasn’t just a figurehead...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 5:49 AM by FP Passport

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Julia Roberts for clean cook stoves

Let's be honest: international development loves fads. The latest one to grab the headlines? Clean cookstoves. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has gotten behind it, helping fund the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves . Foreign Policy named...

Published Mon, May 09 2011 9:05 AM by FP Passport

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How a Polish Courier Tried to Tell the World About the Holocaust

Egypt's Awful Math: 99 Percent of Its Women Have Been Sexually Harassed

Introducing FP's World Cup Blog, Midfield General

It’s Even Worse Than You Thought: Deep Recessions Leave Lasting Effects on Output

Everyone Agrees Iraq Is In Crisis. Not Everyone Agrees About What To Do About It

Bieber meets Bibi

Are Palestinians 'ready' for statehood? U.N. says yes.

Got a pen for Vaclav Klaus?

The Supreme Leader was one impressive baby

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces continue shelling of Misrata as rebels lose momentum

Sweden's finance minister on the Portugal bailout, Europe's recovery, and America's budget mess

Is Ethiopia’s PM dead, sick, or just on holiday?

FP's bin Laden Coverage

Morning Brief: U.S. officials: Data shows bin Laden still planning attacks

Julia Roberts for clean cook stoves