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The Great Global Drone Gender Gap

A new global survey from the Pew Research Center has revealed a striking difference of opinion along gender lines. The issue? Drone strikes. "It's one of the most extreme gender differences we've ever seen [on an issue]," Bruce Stokes...

Published Thu, Jul 25 2013 9:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, North America, Security, Women

5 highlights from Susan Rice's diplomatic career

As John Hudson points out at The Cable, Susan Rice has pulled off a remarkable professional comeback. Just six months ago, the U.N. ambassador withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of state amid intense opposition from congressional Republicans...

Published Wed, Jun 05 2013 1:15 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: United Nations, U.S. Foreign Policy, Libya

Will Israel and Lebanon's new naval partnership last?

Although the Arab Spring hasn't won Israel many friends in the Middle East, Haaretz reported yesterday that its navy "recently strengthened its cooperation with the Lebanese Navy in the Mediterranean." The partnership, Israel hopes, will...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 9:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Security, Politics, Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Military, Energy, Lebanon, Economics, Arab World

Forbes's Record Number of Women Billionaires Is Bad For Women

On Monday, Forbes unveiled its 28th annual billionaires list , and 2013 is already being touted as the year women finally broke through the diamond chandelier-covered ceiling. "Record number of women make 28th annual Forbes billionaires list,"...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 11:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Women

What Happened to MH370? A Look at the Latest Theories

It's a general rule of thumb ( Occam's razor , to be exact) that, when evaluating theories, the one with the fewest assumptions is most often correct. Wild and outlandish theories are almost always wrong -- except when they're not. But it's...

Published Fri, Mar 14 2014 3:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Security, Military, Southeast Asia

Morning Brief: Violence Shatters Truce in Ukraine, At Least 21 Dead

Violence Shatters Truce in Ukraine, At Least 21 Dead Top news: Gunfire rang out in central Kiev on Thursday, bringing the death toll since Tuesday to more than 50 and ending a fragile truce declared yesterday by President Viktor Yanukovich. The details...

Published Thu, Feb 20 2014 6:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

‘Cossack’ at the Heart of Kiev Protests Refuses to Give In

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The video of Mykhailo Garylyuk has become an early symbol of the protests that have rewritten the political map of Ukraine. Stripped naked in the freezing winter, it shows him being...

Published Mon, Jan 27 2014 11:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, Eastern Europe, Democracy

What the Russian Cossacks Have Against Little Girls in Hijabs

In Russia, big scary men with mustaches and sabers are feeling threatened by little girls wearing religious headwear. Local Cossack leaders in the city of Rostov in southern Russia were not happy with a local "fashion week," where one of the...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2013 9:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Human Rights, Eastern Europe, Race/Ethnicity, Caucasus, Religion

Spring in Khartoum?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Protests against government austerity measures have been spreading rapidly throughout Khartoum today, with Reuters reporting at least seven separate demonstrations in the Sudanese capital throughout the day...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 1:27 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Media, Economics, Borders, Sudan

How exactly does Sergei Lavrov define 'provocative'?

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has an interesting definition of the word "provocative." After meeting with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at the U.N. this week, Lavrov commented on March 14 that the recent resumption of U.S.-Georgia...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 12:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Georgia, Military, Caucasus, International Organizations, North Africa, Democracy

The Bergdahl Bargain Was Just the Beginning

Obama swapped five Taliban for Bowe Bergdahl. What will he trade for the three other Americans being held in Afghanistan? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 5:42 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Report

Violence in Chad drives aid away

It was reported last week that attacks on and kidnappings of aid workers in Chad have caused six aid organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, to suspend operations there. Undeterred, this morning the top U.N. official in...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 3:24 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Disasters, Africa, Corruption, Development, Oil, International Organizations

Bully the Church, Topple Lenin, and Three Other Tactics on the Kiev Barricades

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Having concluded their Christmas and New Year's celebrations, anti-government protesters in Ukraine have returned to Kiev's Independence Square. And though their numbers...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 8:53 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Human Rights, Eastern Europe, Religion, International Organizations

Blogging British diplomat starts undiplomatic row in Thailand

PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP It seemed like a good idea at the time, no doubt. Ian Proud, the head of the political section at the British Embassy in Thailand, agreed to guest-blog for The Nation , an English-language daily in Bangkok. He got more than...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2007 8:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Britain, East Asia, Media, Internet

Lebanon heats up, and Mehlis hits back

All eyes in the Middle East are on Iran, but it may be Lebanon that is closer to war. On Sunday, the former head of Lebanese General Security, Gen. Jamil al-Sayyed, announced that he had been informed by his lawyer that a Damascus court had issued arrest...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 11:08 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Justice, Law, Middle East, Lebanon