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The Election 2012 Weekly Report: And then there were four

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Perry and Huntsman bow out The Republican field continued to narrow this week with two once-promising candidates dropping out before this Saturday's pivotal South Carolina primary. Jon Huntsman , the...

Published Fri, Jan 20 2012 11:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

Armed conflict and religious education in Tajikistan - By Mohammad Sagha

In a move aimed at punishing potentially naughty children citizens, the government of Tajikistan is trying to get its students studying abroad at religious schools to return home . Fearing a politically and religiously coupled radicalization against its...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 7:22 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, History, Central Asia, Military

Morning Brief: Hillary Clinton urges reconciliation in Kosovo

Hillary Clinton urges reconciliation in Kosovo Top story: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Kosovo on Oct. 13 to reassure the small nation of U.S. backing and press it to open talks with its longtime antagonist, Serbia. In 1999, U.S. President...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Israel approves new construction in East Jerusalem

Israel approves new construction in East Jerusalem Top news: Ending an unofficial freeze on the construction of new building in East Jerusalem, Israel's Housing Minsitry announced that it is approving the construction of 238 new homes in a Jewish...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 6:24 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday Photo: Hole in the wall

SEDRUN, SWITZERLAND - OCTOBER 15: Workers celebrate the breakthrough of the second shaft of Gotthard Tunnel on October 15, 2010 in Sedrun, Switzerland. The world's longest tunnel, which has been under construction for 14 years, is not expected to...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 3:27 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Benoit Mandelbrot: A turbulent life

Famed mathematician Benoit Mandelbort passed away last Thursday at the age of 85. Best known for his pioneering work on fractal geometry and influence on chaos theory, Mandelbrot was a rare generalist in an age of academic specialization, with work touching...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 9:01 AM by FP Passport

Daily Brief: U.S. envoy reiterates Afghan role in peace talks

Select Newsletter Template: Afpak Daily Brief Event Notice: Please join the New America Foundation's National Security Studies Program TOMORROW from 12:15 - 1:45 pm as we commemorate the life of Richard Holbrooke, one of the most important American...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 6:40 AM by FP Passport

What’s good for the goose is good for the Chancellor

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Above, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will give the keynote address at Davos tomorrow, receives an effigy of a golden goose during Germany's annual carnival season. What...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 11:36 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Germany, Economics

Both parties agree: It's all about (Steve) Jobs

Washington may be gridlocked and divided, but there's one thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on: Steve Jobs was awesome. President Obama had a somewhat complicated relationship with the late Apple CEO, who reportedly told him he was on...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 7:59 AM by FP Passport

Apruebo este mensaje: Gingrich and Romney spar in Spanish

With less than a week to go before the Florida primary, the battle for the state's Hispanic vote is intensifying. Romney currently has a 15-point lead over Gingrich among Latino voters in the Sunshine State, but 1 in 5 Hispanic Republicans are undecided...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2012 4:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney

French presidential candidate quotes the wrong Shakespeare

You'd think the French chattering classes would have learned their lesson about cherry-picking quotes from the internets after Bernard-Henri Levy's embarrassing citation of philosophe faux Jean-Baptiste Botul. But Socialist Presidential frontrunner...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 12:53 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Europe agrees on new Greece bailout

Europe agrees on new Greece bailout Top story: European Union finance ministers approved a new bailout package for Greece, designed to help the debt-strapped nation avoid default. Greece will receive $172 billion under the terms of the deal, but will...

Published Tue, Feb 21 2012 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Netanyahu presents new settlement freeze plan to Israeli Cabinet

Netanyahu presents new settlement freeze plan to Israeli Cabinet Top story: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed for a new 90-day settlement moratorium in a meeting of the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday. The new proposal comes after intensive talks...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 4:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: EU mulls Ireland rescue

EU mulls Ireland rescue Top news: Ireland's troubled economy will take center stage at a meeting of EU finance minister today, with many investors and policymakers believing that a bailout of the former Celtic Tiger may be inevitable. Ireland has...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 5:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

How helpful was British colonialism?

Many commentators give at least partial credit for India's economic success to the political institutions left in place by British colonialism. Fareed Zakaria, for instance, believes India "got very lucky" in that its first generation of...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 12:08 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, History, South Asia

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The Election 2012 Weekly Report: And then there were four

Armed conflict and religious education in Tajikistan - By Mohammad Sagha

Morning Brief: Hillary Clinton urges reconciliation in Kosovo

Morning Brief: Israel approves new construction in East Jerusalem

Friday Photo: Hole in the wall

Benoit Mandelbrot: A turbulent life

Daily Brief: U.S. envoy reiterates Afghan role in peace talks

What’s good for the goose is good for the Chancellor

Both parties agree: It's all about (Steve) Jobs

Apruebo este mensaje: Gingrich and Romney spar in Spanish

French presidential candidate quotes the wrong Shakespeare

Morning Brief: Europe agrees on new Greece bailout

Morning Brief: Netanyahu presents new settlement freeze plan to Israeli Cabinet

Morning Brief: EU mulls Ireland rescue

How helpful was British colonialism?