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Richard Holbrooke: 1941-2010

It has just been reported that Amb. Richard Holbrooke -- special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan and one of FP's earliest editors, has passed away after emergency surgery for a torn aorta. He was 69. Holbrooke's untimely death comes as...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 5:59 PM by FP Passport

WikiFailed States

By now, you've read the WikiLeaked headlines, illuminating the inner workings of U.S. policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, or detailing the intractable regimes in Iran and North Korea. But what does Cablegate have to say about the world's forgotten...

Published Tue, Dec 14 2010 9:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Oil / Energy Disaster / Problem / Shennanigans

Morning Brief: ICC prosecutor seeks to indict Kenyan leaders for 2008 violence

ICC prosecutor seeks to indict Kenyan leaders for 2008 violence Top news: The International Criminal Court's Prosecutor has named six Kenyan leaders as the orchestrators of the 2008 post-election violence that left more than 1,000 people dead and...

Published Wed, Dec 15 2010 6:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Afghan war assessment sticks to July troop draw down

Afghan war assessment sticks to July troop draw down Top story: An assessment of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan determined that the United States can stick to President Barack Obama's pledge to begin withdrawing troops from the country in July 2011...

Published Thu, Dec 16 2010 5:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: North Korea vows retaliation for planned artillery drill

North Korea vows retaliation for planned artillery drill Top news: North Korea has warned the South against conducting live-fire artillery drills on the frontline island that the North bombed last month, saying it would retaliate with an even greater...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 5:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday photo: Christmas trees that confirm national stereotypes

An Emirati man walks past an 11-million-dollar Christmas tree at the Emirates Palace hotel in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on December 15, 2010. Christmas came in extravagant fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 3:55 PM by FP Passport

NSA Swears Its Spy Programs Are No Big Deal in PRISM Spin War, Round Two

The revelations about the National Security Agency's spying programs just keep piling up . True to his promise to continue disclosing NSA secrets, Edward Snowden has now revealed to the Guardian that the agency intercepted the communications of former...

Published Mon, Jun 17 2013 10:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Intelligence, National Security

Morning Brief: Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program

Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: In his first news conference since Friday's election in Iran, President-elect Hassan Rowhani...

Published Tue, Jun 18 2013 5:33 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Drugs, failed states, and terrorists. Oh my.

A brand new round of "El Qaeda" warnings from Antonio Maria Costa of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime still requires a pretty big intuitive leap: Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, says "there...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2010 11:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Africa, Drugs & Crime

Say goodbye to those tuna rolls

The Washington Post reports that the United States backs a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna and listing the fish as an endangered species. Strickland said the U.S. decided it needed to push for the extraordinary new protection because "the regulatory...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 11:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Environment, Southeast Asia

Report: Women's rights make uneven advance in Middle East

The status of Middle Eastern women has improved over the last five years, contradicting common perceptions of cloaked, powerless individuals, according to Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance , a study released...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 4:12 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, Middle East

Time to take Geert Wilders seriously

The Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders is feeling pretty confident after his freedom party gained ground in local elections, seeting the stage for parliamentary elecitons in June: "Today Almere and The Hague, tomorrow the whole of the Netherlands...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 10:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe

Morning Brief: Turkey recalls U.S. ambassador after House genocide vote

Turkey recalls U.S. ambassador after House genocide vote Over strong Turkish objections, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly approved a resolution yesterday recognizing the 1915 massacre of Armenian civilians as "genocide." An...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Chile revises earthquake casualties down

As announcements of government screw-ups go, this is a pretty welcome one: The death toll from last weekend's earthquake in Chile has been revised sharply downwards, generating further criticism of the muddled official response to the crisis. As powerful...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 1:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America

Kim Jong Il's Austrian fetish

The thing about wacky Kim Jong Il stories is that they're generally impossible to prove or disprove so it's gnereally best to treat them as little more than curiosities. That's certainly true of Kim's apparent taste for all things Austrian...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 7:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, East Asia

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Richard Holbrooke: 1941-2010

WikiFailed States

Morning Brief: ICC prosecutor seeks to indict Kenyan leaders for 2008 violence

Morning Brief: Afghan war assessment sticks to July troop draw down

Morning Brief: North Korea vows retaliation for planned artillery drill

Friday photo: Christmas trees that confirm national stereotypes

NSA Swears Its Spy Programs Are No Big Deal in PRISM Spin War, Round Two

Morning Brief: Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program

Drugs, failed states, and terrorists. Oh my.

Say goodbye to those tuna rolls

Report: Women's rights make uneven advance in Middle East

Time to take Geert Wilders seriously

Morning Brief: Turkey recalls U.S. ambassador after House genocide vote

Chile revises earthquake casualties down

Kim Jong Il's Austrian fetish