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Does the U.S. need NATO in Afghanistan?

How much does it matter that the Netherlands and other European countries appear to have little interest in continuing the war in Afghanistan -- or fighting wars in general? Quite a bit , says Defense Secretary Robert Gates. “The demilitarization of Europe...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 8:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Afghanistan, Military

Morning Brief: Toyota CEO: We grew too fast

Toyota CEO: We grew too fast Top news: In his prepared testimony for an appearance before the House Government and Oversight Reform Committee, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologizes for the manufacturing flaws that led to the global recalls of thousands of...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The senate's 290 problems

The Senate: Washington's cooling saucer or Washington's walk-in freezer with a sticky door that's hard to open from the inside? It's a question FP's excellent researcher Andrew Young and I asked when he sent me this Hill article on...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 12:04 PM by FP Passport

Insults fly at Latin American "Unity Summit"

Things reportedly got pretty heated yesterday at the Latin American "Unity Summit" in Cancun, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got into it with his arch-enemy, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe: According to a source who attended the luncheon...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 9:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America

@hujintao gives up on tweeting

Chinese President Hu Jintao has mysteriously given up on micro-blogging before ever really getting started. China’s President startled the internet at the weekend by opening a micro-blog – the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. Fascinated netizens began signing...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 8:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, Internet

Morning Brief: Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU

Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU Top news: The United Arab Emirates has identified four more suspects in the assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Two of the new suspects held British passports...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 5:39 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why are coups always led by colonels?

Passport 's brilliant editor, Joshua Keating, asked me a very good question the other day: why does it seem like African coups are always led by middle-ranking military officers? The recent coup in Niger was led by Col. Salou Djibo, a "little...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 10:21 AM by FP Passport

You say Arabian, I say Persian

As if there weren't enough controversies over Middle Eastern geogrphy, Iran has lashed out recently on the name of the waterway to its south, most commonly called the Persian Gulf. Tehran's ire first arose when a Greek steward, working for an...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 10:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Iran

Sting wrapped around Uzbek dictator's finger

Guardian blogger Marina Hyde thoroughly eviscerates British rocker Sting for playing a concert in Uzbekistan at the invitation of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov, and then making excuses for it. The whole thing is worth reading...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 10:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Celebs

North Korea's census

While it's famously difficult to obtain information from within North Korea, author B.R. Myers has written a fascinating account based on DPRK propaganda, " North Korea's Race Problem ," for the current print issue of FP . Hermit Kingdom...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 9:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, East Asia

Morning Brief: More civilians killed in NATO airstrike as Afghan offensive continues

More civilians killed in NATO airstrike as Afghan offensive continues Top news: At least 27 civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike in Central Afghanistan, according to President Hamid Karzai's cabinet, an attack they call "unjustifiable."...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 5:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Indian analyst: Mullah Baradar arrest is another ISI deception

The most interesting, and least verifiable theory I've seen about the capture of Taliban leader Mullah Baradar comes via B. Raman , a former top analyst with Indian intelligence. Perhaps not surprisingly, Raman think Pakistan is up to no good, and...

Published Sun, Feb 21 2010 6:51 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pakistan

Friday Photo: The Bunuelathon

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway competes in the men's biathlon 10 km sprint final during the Biathlon Men's 10 km Sprint on day 3 of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park Biathlon Stadium on February 14, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Read...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 3:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo, Olympics

Israeli Embassy's Dubai tweet is not a hit

The latest Twitter fail comes courtesy of the Israeli Mission to Britain. The Thursday tweet included a link to a story about Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer's advancement to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championship, but also seemed to jokingly...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 3:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, Middle East, Israel/Palestine

What's the U.S. policy on Coups D'Etat?

The Obama adminsitration's quick condemnation of last year's coup in Honduras and repeated (though ultimately unsuccessful) demands that leftist President Manuel Zelaya be reinstated, seemed to be an indication that the United States would no...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 10:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, State Department

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Does the U.S. need NATO in Afghanistan?

Morning Brief: Toyota CEO: We grew too fast

The senate's 290 problems

Insults fly at Latin American "Unity Summit"

@hujintao gives up on tweeting

Morning Brief: Two more suspects identified in Dubai killing after Lieberman meets with EU

Why are coups always led by colonels?

You say Arabian, I say Persian

Sting wrapped around Uzbek dictator's finger

North Korea's census

Morning Brief: More civilians killed in NATO airstrike as Afghan offensive continues

Indian analyst: Mullah Baradar arrest is another ISI deception

Friday Photo: The Bunuelathon

Israeli Embassy's Dubai tweet is not a hit

What's the U.S. policy on Coups D'Etat?