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Belarus taking the express road to serfdom

Europe's last dictator is considering drastic measures to keep workers in the country's wood-processing industry from quitting to take better paying jobs in Russia: "A decree is being prepared that says that until the end of the planned modernization...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 3:03 PM by FP Passport

South Sudan offers peacekeepers

Though still dealing with unresolved border disputes and internal rebelions, the newly indpendent government of South Sudan has offered to help the peace in another country in its region: South Sudan has offered to send African Union troops to Somalia...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 11:41 AM by FP Passport

Glasser and Aron on the fall of the Soviet Union

Foreign Policy Editor in Chief Susan Glasser and author Leon Aron sat down recently with Tim Farley on POTUS radio, channel 124, on Sirius XM Satellite Radio to discuss the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. It was a fascinating discussion...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 8:14 AM by FP Passport

Glasser and Aron on the fall of the Soviet Union: Part II

Here's the third and fourth parts of FP Editor in Chief Susan Glasser and author Leon Aron's interview with Tim Farley on POTUS radio, channel 124, on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. Click...

Published Thu, Aug 18 2011 7:44 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Rebels take Tripoli

Rebels take Tripoli Top news: Six months of fighting in Libya as well as Muammar al-Qaddafi's four-decades of rule appear to be entering their final hours as rebel forces now control most of the capitol city, Tripoli. Qaddafi's exact location...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 5:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Qaddafi regime refuses to die

Ever since Libyans seemingly wrested control of Tripoli from Muammar al-Qaddafi on Aug. 21, most observers seemed content to give Libyans some time to savor their victory before getting down to the hard questions of reestablishing the rule of law in the...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 7:22 PM by FP Passport

Hoping for a Ramadan Gift

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, two American hikers captured along the Iranian border with Iraqi Kurdistan in July 2009, were sentenced Sunday by Iran's Revolutionary Court to eight years in prison. The...

Published Tue, Aug 23 2011 3:52 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

All aboard: Kim Jong Il's little armored train that could

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il traveled to Russia this week, his first visit to his country's former Cold War ally in nine years . Kim rode an armored train to eastern Siberia to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, crossing the Russian border...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 9:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, North Korea, East Asia, Energy

On China's state news agency's website, Bush is still president

It happens to the best of us. Part of the World section in the English language website of Xinhua , China's premier state news agency, is stuck in 2006: Hank Paulson has just been named treasury secretary, President Bush insists on his war policy...

Published Tue, Dec 11 2012 2:43 PM by FP Passport

Morsi gives the Egyptian army the authority to make arrests

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has authorized the military to make arrests after the revocation of a constitutional decree on Saturday failed to quell protests. Morsi participated in a national dialogue on Saturday and rescinded the decree issued on...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 6:06 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

The Egyptian army deploys tanks to break up violent protests

The Egyptian army deployed tanks to the presidential palace overnight to break up protests after violent clashes between supporters of President Mohamed Morsi and opponents killed an estimated five people and injured about 450 others. Egypt's Republican...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2012 5:52 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

Bahraini Milkshakes

Kim Kardashian's December 1 trip to Bahrain to promote milkshakes brought all the Middle East tweeps to the yard. Her visit attracted both delerious young fans and a raucous protest (reportedly cleared away by the time she arrived ), with conflicting...

Published Mon, Dec 03 2012 9:01 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East

Palestine wins de facto statehood in U.N. General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a vote Thursday recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state on the 65th anniversary of the U.N. resolution partitioning Palestine, which led to the establishment of Israel. Out of the...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2012 6:08 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

U.N. General Assembly will likely pass Palestinian observer state status

Palestine is likely to win " non-member state " status today in a vote by the United Nations General Assembly. The Palestinian Liberation Organization believes it has support of 130 members of the 193-member body, and the bid only needs a simple...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 6:07 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

Morsi’s majoritarian mindset

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi turned Egyptian politics on its head on Thanksgiving eve with his now familiar style of governance: a unilateral, surprise decree, the fourth of its kind since Morsi assumed his position in June. Each of these decisions...

Published Tue, Nov 27 2012 8:14 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: North America, Law, Politics, Middle East, North Africa, Egypt, Middle East Poster 4

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Belarus taking the express road to serfdom

South Sudan offers peacekeepers

Glasser and Aron on the fall of the Soviet Union

Glasser and Aron on the fall of the Soviet Union: Part II

Morning Brief: Rebels take Tripoli

The Qaddafi regime refuses to die

Hoping for a Ramadan Gift

All aboard: Kim Jong Il's little armored train that could

On China's state news agency's website, Bush is still president

Morsi gives the Egyptian army the authority to make arrests

The Egyptian army deploys tanks to break up violent protests

Bahraini Milkshakes

Palestine wins de facto statehood in U.N. General Assembly

U.N. General Assembly will likely pass Palestinian observer state status

Morsi’s majoritarian mindset