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Morning Brief: South Sudan's Rebels Agree to Peace Talks as Intervention is Threatened

South Sudan's Rebels Agree to Peace Talks as Intervention is Threatened Top News: South Sudanese rebels led by former Vice President Riek Machar attacked the town of Bor on Tuesday, 120 miles north of the capital, and have agreed to enter into peace...

Published Tue, Dec 31 2013 5:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Sochi Watch: Everything You Need to Know about Russia's Massive Olympic Security Operation

Just five weeks before the 2014 Winter Olympics kick off in Sochi, two bombings in the Russian city of Volgograd have highlighted security concerns in the volatile region, and drawn attention to the massive security apparatus emerging around the Olympic...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 3:07 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Europe, Security, Russia

Why Syria Is the Most Dangerous Place To Be a Journalist

For the second year running, more journalists have been killed in Syria than anywhere else in the world, according to a report released Monday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In 2013, 29 were killed there in the course of reporting; in...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 8:53 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Al Qaeda Not Involved in Benghazi Attack

Al Qaeda Not Involved in Benghazi Attack Top News: The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi that led to the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans was not planned by Al Qaeda, but was coordinated by local militias and...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 5:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Will Shinzo Abe's Yasukuni Visit Hurt Relations in Washington?

On Thursday, Dec. 26, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the Yasukuni Shrine, drawing condemnation from China and South Korea, as well as a harshly worded statement from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo that many found surprising. But as Dennis Halpin...

Published Sat, Dec 28 2013 11:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, East Asia, China, International Relations

Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed

Turkey's economy was already in a shaky place, thanks to decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that could make it harder for Ankara to sell its goods and borrow cash overseas. A widening corruption scandal in Turkey could turn things from bad to worse...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 3:19 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Corruption, Middle East, Economics, Finance, Business

Morning Brief: Blast Kills Ex-Minister Chatah in Lebanon

Blast Kills Ex-Minister Chatah in Lebanon Top News : Former Lebanese minister and opposition figure Mohamad Chatah has been killed by a car bomb in central Beirut. The explosion killed at least six people and injured 70. Mr. Chattah, a Sunni Muslim, was...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 5:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Killing Mohammad Chatah

BEIRUT - The last time I met Mohammad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's regime, he expressed satisfaction that Lebanon had been spared the worst of the violence raging in Syria. Today, a few hundred yards from...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 4:27 AM by FP Passport

State Media: China’s Air is Too Polluted for Santa to Fly

2013 has been an extraordinarily polluted year in China. Instead of downplaying the most recent wave of smog to baste Chinese cities this holiday season, some state media outlets have embraced smog's limited comic potential. On Dec. 24, the official...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 3:37 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia

Morning Brief: ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo

ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo Top News: Despite indicating in August that it would nominate Amb. Robert Ford, who was recalled from the U.S. embassy in Damascus in the early days of the Syrian civil war, to...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 3:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: *** Riot Members Released From Russian Jail

*** Riot Members Released From Russian Jail Top News: The two jailed members of the all-woman punk band *** Riot were released Monday morning under Russia's new amnesty law. Maria Alyokhina, 25, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 24, had been sentenced to...

Published Mon, Dec 23 2013 6:06 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why Obama's Hints at Intel Reform Are Mostly Window Dressing

Eventually, President Barack Obama is going to have to go on the offensive in the debate over how to reform American intelligence gathering practices, and on Friday, he offered a few hints as to how he might do so. In an end-of-year press conference before...

Published Fri, Dec 20 2013 5:49 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Intelligence, Barack Obama, National Security, NSA

Sochi Watch: Why Tsar Putin Released His Arch-Nemesis

Like any good royal, Vladimir Putin couldn't be bothered to make an act of clemency the main event of his Thursday press conference. Instead, he casually revealed at the end of the four-hour affair that he planned to pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the...

Published Fri, Dec 20 2013 2:27 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Human Rights, Politics, Barack Obama

Morning Brief: Putin Pardons Jailed Tycoon

Putin Pardons Jailed Tycoon Top News : Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed ex-tycoon and Kremlin critic, was pardoned by Vladimir Putin after spending more than a decade in custody. According to Putin, Khodorkovsky requested a release to see his ailing mother...

Published Fri, Dec 20 2013 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Silicon Valley Scores Victory Against the Surveillance State

With the release of a highly anticipated report on U.S. intelligence practices, American technology executives appear to have scored a hard-fought victory. That report contains a set of recommendations that seem to incorporate the concerns of tech and...

Published Thu, Dec 19 2013 3:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Intelligence, Economics, Barack Obama, National Security, NSA

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Morning Brief: South Sudan's Rebels Agree to Peace Talks as Intervention is Threatened

Sochi Watch: Everything You Need to Know about Russia's Massive Olympic Security Operation

Why Syria Is the Most Dangerous Place To Be a Journalist

Morning Brief: Al Qaeda Not Involved in Benghazi Attack

Will Shinzo Abe's Yasukuni Visit Hurt Relations in Washington?

Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed

Morning Brief: Blast Kills Ex-Minister Chatah in Lebanon

Killing Mohammad Chatah

State Media: China’s Air is Too Polluted for Santa to Fly

Morning Brief: ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo

Morning Brief: *** Riot Members Released From Russian Jail

Why Obama's Hints at Intel Reform Are Mostly Window Dressing

Sochi Watch: Why Tsar Putin Released His Arch-Nemesis

Morning Brief: Putin Pardons Jailed Tycoon

Silicon Valley Scores Victory Against the Surveillance State