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Morning Brief: Rich and poor countries squabble in Copenhagen

Rich and poor countries squabble in Copenhagen Top story: While critics outside the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen continue to attack the science of climate change, within the convention hall, the main debate is between rich and poor countries...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 6:12 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

630 members of Japan's ruling party headed to China this week

The Democratic Party of Japan apparently doesn't travel light. Mainichi Shimbun reports: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa won't be lonely when he heads to China and South Korea on Thursday, as he's taking an entourage...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 10:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, East Asia, China

Morning Brief: Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize In a relatively brief ceremony is Oslo today, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. In his remarks , he acknowledged the controversy around his selection, saying, "Compared to some of the giants of...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 5:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Israeli ambassador: J Street "significantly out of the mainstream”

Israeli ambassador Michael Oren attacked the dovish lobbying group J Street this week in far more explicit terms than he has previously: Addressing a breakfast session at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s biennial convention December 7, Ambassador...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 11:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Israel/Palestine

FP: The Restaurant

Over at Mothership Slate , Justin Peters has a clever piece imagining what restaurants based on some of the most popular American magazines and news Websites might look like. For instance, Esquire : "Choose between Seven Lunches We Love, all of which...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 4:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Media, Fun Stuff, Foreign Policy magazine

Return of the drones in Yemen

Via the invaluable Waq al-Waq, I see that U.S. drones are once again buzzing over the Yemeni countryside. As the bloggers point out, American drone strikes scored one of their greatest victories on Nov. 3, 2002, with the assassination of al Qaeda's...

Published Fri, Dec 11 2009 10:27 AM by FP Passport

The World Bank responds to Greenpeace

Jamal Saghir, the director of the energy, transport, and water programs at the World Bank responds to a Foreign Policy article by Phil Radford, the executive director of Greenpeace USA. Mr. Radford's recent column " Banking on Coal " provides...

Published Fri, Dec 11 2009 3:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Environment, Energy, Development

Chinese editor demoted after Obama interview

The editor of one of China's most independent newspapers is being punished for an interview with visiting President Barack Obama: Xiang Xi, the top editor of the Southern Weekend weekly newspaper who interviewed Obama during his visit to China in...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 9:41 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, Media

U.S. to hold first Iran missile attack simulation

In January, the U.S. military will hold its first simulation of an attack from a long-range Iranian missile on the United States, as opposed to a North Korean one: It also would be more difficult testing the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system...

Published Tue, Dec 15 2009 7:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Military, Nukes, Iran

Morning Brief: Iran tests new long-range missile

Iran tests new long-range missile Top story: Iran successfully tested an upgraded surface-to-surface missile this morning, which it claims has a longer range and greater maneuverability than its existing Shahab model. If true, the new Sejil would be capable...

Published Wed, Dec 16 2009 6:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Guinea's descent into chaos

Let me be honest: I'm pretty worried about Guinea. That's a huge understatement. I'm terrified for Guinea. After years and years of muddling along, it looks unlikely to do so now. Here's why: By now, you likely know that the leader of...

Published Wed, Dec 16 2009 1:31 PM by FP Passport

North Korea closing (even more) to foreigners

The Hermit Kingdom is about to become even more cut off from the world than normal. Pyongyang's embassy in Beijing has, without explanation, stopped issuing visas to foreigners. South Korean media reports say the travel ban will last from Dec. 20...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 11:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea

2009's alternative global thinkers similar to our hegemonic ones

The online magazine Pulse takes a shot at FP's Global Thinkers list: We were naturally skeptical since the selection included *** Cheney, General Petraeus, Larry Summers, Thomas Friedman, Bernard-Henri Lévy, David Kilcullen, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Salam...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 2:31 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Foreign Policy magazine

Obama speaks Beijingese

He came; he spoke ... he did not conquer. It's unclear how much impact Obama's speech (text here) at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen this morning will have in nudging negotiators toward an agreement. I found the most interesting line of his...

Published Fri, Dec 18 2009 9:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia

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Morning Brief: Rich and poor countries squabble in Copenhagen

630 members of Japan's ruling party headed to China this week

Morning Brief: Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Israeli ambassador: J Street "significantly out of the mainstream”

FP: The Restaurant

Return of the drones in Yemen

The World Bank responds to Greenpeace

Chinese editor demoted after Obama interview

U.S. to hold first Iran missile attack simulation

Morning Brief: Iran tests new long-range missile

Guinea's descent into chaos

North Korea closing (even more) to foreigners

2009's alternative global thinkers similar to our hegemonic ones

Obama speaks Beijingese

Al Qaeda apparently not very good at drug smuggling