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Two new honors for ForeignPolicy.com

We were thrilled to learn today of two incredible new honors for our online efforts in 2010. Real Clear World has named ForeignPolicy.com its Top Word News Site of 2010. Highlighting both Josh Rogin's incisive reporting on the White House's child...

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 7:57 AM by FP Passport

Drudge running Robert Mugabe's spin... developing...

In between warnings of the impending race war, I see Drudge Report is prominently touting the headline "UN appoints Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe new envoy for tourism..." If true, this is some high-quality red meat for U.N.-bashers. Unfortunately...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 1:58 PM by FP Passport

Malawi needs to pick a flag already

vs. Malawi is changing its flag for the second time in two years, reverting to the rising red sun it used from independence in 1964 until 2010, when it was changed by the late President Bingu wa Mutharika: The flag's image of a red rising sun was...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 2:47 PM by FP Passport

Rouhani Rips Off Obama 'Yes We Can' Video in Latest PR Stunt

If Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is a wolf in sheep's clothing, as Benjamin Netanyahu claims, then this sheep has one savvy media team. Mere days after Iran inked a landmark nuclear deal with a team of Western negotiators, the producer for Rouhani's...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 12:46 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Fun Stuff, Iran, Barack Obama

Morning Brief: Ahmadinejad open to cooperation, but on what terms?

Ahmadinejad open to cooperation, but on what terms? Top story: In a speech today, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seemed to suggest that Iran is open to cooperation on a U.N.-backed nuclear enrichment plan, taking a far more positive tone toward...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 5:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Wall Street's Bad Old Days Could Be Back If the Banks Win this Lawsuit

It's Wall Street's latest counterstrike against Washington and its attempts to rein in the financial industry after the crisis that plunged the U.S. economy into recession in 2008. And if the legal attack is successful, it could leave an opening...

Published Wed, Dec 04 2013 4:03 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, North America, Britain, Law, Finance, Business

Bitcoin Gets Smacked Down in China, The Crypto-Currency's Hotbed

Chinese investors have helped drive up the price of Bitcoin to dizzying heights. Now, the Beijing government is doing its best to drive enthusiasm for the cryto-currency back down. The Chinese central bank warned consumers about the risks of Bitcoin and...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 11:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Law, East Asia, China, Internet, Finance

The War You Missed Last Week

They've been hailed as the best hope for a political solution to the Syrian civil war, but it's now safe to say -- as everyone not named John Kerry had been predicting all along -- that Syria's bloodshed shows no signs of slowing down while...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 2:30 PM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: European Vacation

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Mitt Romney may have hoped for a couple of days of softball coverage as he began his three-country international tour with a stop at the London Olympics, but he's run straight into the buzzsaw of the...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 11:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

Fertilizer Institute responds to GOP's foreign fertilizer plank

On Wednesday, I highlighted a curious passage in the Republican platform warning that America's "dependence on foreign imports of fertilizer could threaten our food supply" and supporting the development of domestic fertilizer production...

Published Thu, Aug 30 2012 12:44 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 1

Russian press rips Romney and his promise of ‘Republican hell’

Republicans may be rallying around Mitt Romney at the GOP convention in Tampa, but over in Russia the GOP presidential candidate is getting a far chillier reception. Romney has been tough on Moscow during the campaign, calling the New START nuclear arms...

Published Thu, Aug 30 2012 4:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 2

Chinese prisoners labor in World of Warcraft

From the Guardian , yet more proof that world we live in is, in fact, a William Gibson novel: Liu says he was one of scores of prisoners forced to play online games to build up credits that prison guards would then trade for real money. The 54-year-old...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 8:32 AM by FP Passport

A guide to the banking scandal that nearly destroyed the Afghan economy

For the past several days, Afghan officials and the country's former central bank governor have been trading allegations over who is responsible for the worst financial crisis in Afghan history. Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, who ran the Afghan Central Bank...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 10:07 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, South Asia

Introducing FP's new eBook: Tsunami

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Tsunami: Japan's Post-Fukushima World , FP 's latest ebook project. It's just $4.99 and proceeds will benefit Japan's disaster relief efforts. On March 11, 2011, Japan's northern coast was...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 8:47 AM by FP Passport

Swiss army prepares for euro unrest

Switzerland is evidently planning for the worst, staging military drills last month to prepare for anarchy unleashed by the euro crisis. EUObserver reports : “It's not excluded that the consequences of the financial crisis in Switzerland can lead...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 10:52 AM by FP Passport