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Former CIA officer speaks out against new clandestine service chief

This week we learned that an undercover CIA officer who signed off on a controversial decision to destroy videotapes of prisoners being tortured in 2005 has ascended to the top job within the agency's clandestine service. Now, a former senior CIA...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 2:00 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Russian media: Syria in talks over MiGs; anti-missile deliveries unlikely for months

Russian media: Syria in talks over MiGs; anti-missile deliveries unlikely for months Top news: Russian news agencies quoted the director of the MiG company as saying a delegation is currently in Syria to discuss a contract for the sale of "more than...

Published Fri, May 31 2013 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Obama's 'red line' has become the international community's 'red line'

Clarifying his administration's "red line" policy, Barack Obama told reporters Tuesday that if Syria used chemical weapons against its citizens, it would represent a "game-changer not simply for the United States, but for the international...

Published Tue, Apr 30 2013 10:30 AM by FP Passport

A new use for Gaza's smuggling tunnels: KFC delivery

Cement, cigarettes, and sugar are just a few of the goods transported through the many underground tunnels connecting Egypt and the blockaded Gaza Strip, which have often been described as a " vital lifeline ." Now, thanks to an entrepreneurial...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 8:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Borders

Even in mourning, Lil' Kim imitates his father

In preparation for secretive Kim Jong Il's state funeral, planned for an unknown time today (we told you he was secretive!) we asked Chad O'Carroll, Director of Communications at the Korea Economic Institute, to explain the simularities between...

Published Tue, Dec 27 2011 4:37 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia

How to Stop Another Nakba

Time is running out to prevent the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza from becoming permanent. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 12:14 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Argument, Migration and Immigration, Gaza, War, Middle East and North Africa, Israel

Newt Gingrich is still a big tease

Given my last experience attending an intriguingly titled Newt Gingrich talk , I should have known better. But when I heard that Newt Gingrich's address today at the American Enterprise Institute would be called, " America at Risk: Camus, National...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 1:10 PM by FP Passport

Live: Who's to blame for failed states?

Live TV : Ustream The 2010 Foreign Policy/The Fund for Peace Failed States Index came out this month and once again Somalia tops the list for the third year in a row. Why be polite about it? Failed states are a disaster – for the people who live in them...

Published Wed, Jun 30 2010 11:56 AM by FP Passport

Chavez tweets

As promised, the Bolivarian revolution has entered the Twittersphere . President Hugo Chavez's first tweet went up at around midnight last night and already has over 44,000 followers: Epa que tal? Aparecí como lo dije: a la medianoche. Pa Brasil me...

Published Wed, Apr 28 2010 7:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Internet

What Does the Manning Verdict Mean for Edward Snowden?

Watching the verdict handed down against Bradley Manning Tuesday, Edward Snowden had his worst fears confirmed. With a litany of guilty verdicts, the judge, Col. Denise Lind, all but certainly condemned Manning, the man accused of providing WikiLeaks...

Published Tue, Jul 30 2013 12:24 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Intelligence, National Security

How I Smuggled 'Porn' Out of North Korea

On Wednesday, the occasionally reliable South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that a dozen performers, including Kim Jong Un's ex-girlfriend, were executed for making sex tapes, some of which "have apparently gone on sale in China,"...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 10:40 AM by FP Passport

Why Millions of Chinese Are Watching 'Breaking Bad'

This is a guest post from Warner Brown, a frequent contributor to FP 's Tea Leaf Nation who works in urban development in Shanghai. Why do millions of Chinese care about a fictitious meth cook from New Mexico? The television drama series Breaking...

Published Sun, Sep 29 2013 4:59 PM by FP Passport

How Iran's Next President Sees the Country's Nuclear Program

Residents of Tehran are celebrating in the streets tonight. Earlier on Saturday, Iran's interior minister confirmed that Hassan Rowhani had secured an outright majority in presidential elections, eliminating the need for a run-off. Rowhani trounced...

Published Sat, Jun 15 2013 1:49 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

It's no longer good to be the king in South Africa

President Jacob Zuma announced today that the South African government will stop recognizing about half of the country's traditional kings and queens: The announcement came after a six-year government study into the traditional monarchies, some of...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 9:00 AM by FP Passport

U.S. losing ground in selling to China

It's never easy visiting Washington in the thick of campaign season if your goal is to get Congress to stop saying nasty things about everyone's favorite electioneering scapegoat : that is, China. But a delegation from the American Chamber of...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 9:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: China, Politics, Obama Administration, Business, Trade