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Green Techies Want to Shake Climate Baggage

On Wednesday, a fascinating and eclectic group of scientists, journalists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs converged at the " Energy Innovation 2010 " conference in Washington, sponsored by the Innovation Technology Foundation and the Breakthrough...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 11:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Global Warming

Is China Playing Both Sides in Myanmar?

Anti-government forces’ campaign against cyberscams has benefited Beijing, even as it keeps up ties with the ruling junta. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 09 2024 5:00 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, China, War, Foreign & Public Diplomacy, Post to Buffer, homepage_regional_china, Myanmar, China Brief

Middle East coverage is full of lies

0 0 1 688 3926 Foreign Policy magazine 32 9 4605 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE It has not been a banner week for media coverage of the Arab world. Blame it on journalists unfamiliar with their subject matter, the demands of an ever-quicker...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 6:29 AM by FP Passport

OK, Computer

Specialized dating sites are helping lovelorn Chinese Muslims find their match. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 1:15 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, Internet, Religion, Default, Free, Web Exclusive, TLN, Tea Leaf Nation

South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel in Court

Pretoria accuses Israel of destroying a substantial part of the Palestinian identity in Gaza. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 11 2024 1:43 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Law, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Israel-Hamas War, World Brief, Torture & War Crimes, Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity, Post to Buffer

U.S. and Russia Agree: OMG We Are All So #UnitedForUkraine

This story has been updated. Late last month, Marie Harf, a deputy spokesperson at the State Department, took to the podium to announce a new social media campaign aimed at "mobilizing the international community in support of Ukraine." The...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2014 10:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, State Department, Ukraine

Be all that you can be in (somebody's) army - By Charles Homans

In an inspired bit of YouTube surfing, Gawker has assembled a compilation of military recruitment commercials from around the world. There are a few clunkers -- three minutes is an awful long time to watch a Russian paratrooper sort of rapping in front...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 10:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, North America, Security, Africa, Russia, Britain, East Asia, China, Middle East, South Asia, Military, Lebanon, Caucasus, Pacific, India, Australia

Can Salafists Save Egypt?

I had a question for Nader Bakkar, the spokesman and co-founder of the Salafist Nour Party: How can Egypt avoid more of the bloodshed that has brought it to a crisis point since the military deposed Mohammed Morsy? There was a long silence. "It's...

Published Fri, Jul 26 2013 11:13 AM by FP Passport

What Would Russian Troops Do Once They Cross the Ukrainian Border?

If Russia decides to invade eastern Ukraine, extending its grip on its neighbor's territory from the Crimean peninsula to its eastern and southern provinces, how would it do so? Since Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, the prospect of a full-fledged...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 3:06 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Military, Ukraine, Military strategy

Of Roses and Rice Balls - By Yuan Ren

This year, a traditional Chinese family gathering coincided with Western import Valentine's. Which won? Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 11:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China, Internet, Default, Free, Web Exclusive, TLN, Tea Leaf Nation

Morning Brief: Free Syrian Army commander gives ultimatum as new atrocity is revealed

Free Syrian Army commander gives ultimatum as new atrocity is revealed Top story: A statement issued by the Free Syrian Army gives the government an ultimatum to adhere to a U.N.-brokered peace plan by Friday or face "courageous action" by the...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 5:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Peering into Egypt's Internet Black Hole

As events continue to unfold on the streets of Cairo and throughout Egypt, I spoke with Jillian York , project coordinator for the OpenNet Initiative at Harvard's Berkman Center and writer on Middle Eastern politics and the Internet for Global Voices...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 9:53 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Internet, Egypt

ISIS Hostage John Cantlie 'Reports' From Kobani

Selfie, Putin-Style: Tanks, Planes, and Nukes Mark Victory Day

Sixty-nine years have passed since the end of World War II, and on Friday Russia put on an incredible show to mark the occasion. In a deep-throated paean to military might, the country's armed forces paraded their hardware through the streets of Moscow...

Published Fri, May 09 2014 3:36 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, History, Military, Ukraine

Don't Worry America: You Aren't Poorer Than China

On Wednesday, the front page of the Financial Times declared that China stands poised to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy -- and to do so much sooner than anyone expected. Citing new data from a consortium of leading statistical...

Published Wed, Apr 30 2014 3:58 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, East Asia, China, Economics, Finance