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Russian Daredevils Climb Shanghai Skyscraper

About two weeks ago, Vadim Makhorov posted the spooky image below of two disembodied Shanghai skyscrapers to his Instagram account. The picture raised more questions than it answered. Where was it taken from and how did Makhorov get there? On Wednesday...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 1:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, East Asia, China, Fun Stuff

Morning Brief: CAR President Vows War on Militias

CAR President Vows War on Militias Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: A top U.N. diplomat on Wednesday called the crisis in the Central African Republic "a humanitarian catastrophe of unspeakable proportions." Despite the...

Published Thu, Feb 13 2014 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Before Attacking the West, Syria’s Jihadis Have to Stop Fighting One Another

Abu Muhammad al-Amriki -- his last name means "the American" -- is precisely the kind of militant who terrifies U.S. counterterrorism officials. In a new video , Abu Muhammad, speaking in English interspersed with Arabic phrases, claims to have...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 2:16 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Middle East, Syria, National Security

Five Reasons Why Al Qaeda’s New Currency Is Fake

It's been a rollercoaster year so far for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), one of several extremist organizations operating in Syria and Iraq in the hopes of establishing an Islamic caliphate. The group notched a major military victory...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 1:03 PM by FP Passport

The Land of the Free Isn’t so Free for Journalists

Armed conflict and government surveillance in the name of national security: Together they make up the world's most serious threats to press freedoms, according to Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) annual examination of press freedoms around the...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Media, NSA

Live Q&A With the Producers of 'Syria's Second Front'

"Today, ISIS; tomorrow, Assad." Those are the words of Jamal Maarouf, the commander of a Syrian rebel alliance that has spearheaded the fight against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in recent weeks. Since the beginning...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 8:30 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: North and South Korea Open High-Level Talks

North and South Korea Open High-Level Talks Top news: Officials from North and South Korea sat down Wednesday for their first high-level meeting since 2007. The talks are expected to focus on plans for reunifying families spearated by the Korean War and...

Published Wed, Feb 12 2014 6:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Big Day for International Diplomacy Around the World

Big Day for International Diplomacy Around the World Top News: Yesterday and today saw a flurry of diplomatic activity around the world, with several nations floating plans to restore long-severed relations. China and Taiwan began four days of discussions...

Published Tue, Feb 11 2014 4:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Omidyar's New Site Hopes to Beat the Surveillance State Bloody

What does a quarter of a billion dollars buy in the world of left-wing journalism? So far, four thousand words on the use of metadata in America's drone war and three photographs of the office buildings that house the American intelligence-industrial...

Published Mon, Feb 10 2014 5:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, North America, Media, U.S. Foreign Policy

Introducing the 2014 Gelber Finalists

Every year, Foreign Policy partners with the Lionel Gelber Foundation and the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto to award the Lionel Gelber Prize , a literary award handed out to the year's best book on international affairs...

Published Mon, Feb 10 2014 11:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Foreign Policy magazine

Morning Brief: Hundreds Flee Homs During Weekend Ceasefire

Hundreds Flee Homs During Weekend Ceasefire Syria: A three-day ceasefire in the Syrian city of Homs ended on Sunday after allowing hundreds to escape the war-ravaged city. The moment of reprieve will set the stage for discussions of humanitarian assistance...

Published Mon, Feb 10 2014 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Russian Television Doctored Footage of the Sochi Opening Ceremony

Technical problems? In the Olympics, there is no such thing. During Friday's opening ceremony for the Sochi Olympics, a set of giant snowflakes descended from the sky and morphed into the Olympic rings. It was a neat trick, except for one problem...

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 3:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Olympics

Putin Sent a Syria Apologist to Carry the Olympic Flag

Sure, not everything surrounding the Sochi Olympics has gone smoothly: The fifth Olympic ring failed to open during the opening ceremony, and there is the small matter of stray dogs and toxic water in the city's hotels. But when Russian President...

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 12:29 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Olympics

Meet the U.S. Army’s Team of Crack Olympic Bobsledders

As a teenager, Mike Kohn dreamt being both a soldier and professional athlete. He's found an unusual way of combining the two. Kohn, now an Army officer, is in Sochi as a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsledding team. On Friday, Kohn -- a lieutenant...

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 11:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Military, Olympics

Morning Brief: Sochi Olympics to Open Amid Human Rights, Security Concerns

Sochi Olympics to Open Amid Human Rights, Security Concerns Top News : The Sochi Olympics will officially open today in Russia. Yet, the opening ceremony has largely been overshadowed by security threats, human rights concerns, and allegations of corruption...

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 5:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Russian Daredevils Climb Shanghai Skyscraper

Morning Brief: CAR President Vows War on Militias

Before Attacking the West, Syria’s Jihadis Have to Stop Fighting One Another

Five Reasons Why Al Qaeda’s New Currency Is Fake

The Land of the Free Isn’t so Free for Journalists

Live Q&A With the Producers of 'Syria's Second Front'

Morning Brief: North and South Korea Open High-Level Talks

Morning Brief: Big Day for International Diplomacy Around the World

Omidyar's New Site Hopes to Beat the Surveillance State Bloody

Introducing the 2014 Gelber Finalists

Morning Brief: Hundreds Flee Homs During Weekend Ceasefire

Russian Television Doctored Footage of the Sochi Opening Ceremony

Putin Sent a Syria Apologist to Carry the Olympic Flag

Meet the U.S. Army’s Team of Crack Olympic Bobsledders

Morning Brief: Sochi Olympics to Open Amid Human Rights, Security Concerns