Strategic Preemption: US Foreign Policy And The Second Iraq War (Us Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World) (Us Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World)
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently attended a rap battle sponsored by the Russian government to combat drug use. Vladimir Vladimirovich shared his thoughts on hip-hop culture and clapped awkwardly, but unfortunately chose not to drop a verse.
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
How Europeans are responding to their comically obscure new EU overlords.
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Not since Tricky Dick's historic 1972 trip to China has any U.S. president's visit been truly groundbreaking -- but both the U.S. and Chinese media strove to add drama to Obama's recent Beijing foray, in radically different ways.
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
It's the greatest yearly pilgrimage on Earth. But these days, the annual trek to Saudi Arabia's holy sites is as much about politics as it is religion.
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
What the four-stars are reading -- a weekly column from Small Wars Journal .
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As the Pakistani soldiers moved into South Waziristan, they found something almost as valuable as al Qaeda itself: the diaries and books that explain how militant ideology binds the diffuse world of terrorism together.
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A new study from the University of Haifa finds that animals on either side of the Israel-Jordanian border exhibit different characteristics and behaviors: The first study inspected the reptile population and revealed that the number of reptiles is similar on both sides, but the variety of species in the sandy areas of Jordan is significantly higher than the variety found in the sands of Israel. A...
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As if Brett Favre isn't already a source of shame for denizens of Wisconsin, now Iraqi detainees are trying to use the sore spot to their advantage. Iraqi prisoners at a detainment camp run by the Wisconsin National Guard have learned some English, unfortunately for the soldiers, it is mainly about the former pride of Green Bay. "They know Favre by name," said First Lieutenant Tim Boehnen,...
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Whether it's the chaos in Kabul or the malaise in Brussels, today's headlines are often downright depressing. But it's not all doom and gloom in the world. Here are a few of the best reasons we should all give thanks.
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
If you are like most people who heard Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-inauguration speech , you are wondering about a few choice words: Here I would like to invite all presidential candidates, especially my brother Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and my brother Dr. Ashraf Ghani, who is present here, to make joint efforts for fulfilling serious national duties and for a united, proud and developed Afghanistan."...
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Pakistan's leader is losing grip on his presidency and the opposition parties are waiting in the wings. As his popularity plummets, his political fate -- as well as that of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the nation -- hang in the balance.
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
This afternoon, the New America Foundation hosted "The New Forgotten War," a talk about the future of Iraq. It featured Ad Melkert, the special representative for the U.N. secretary-general in Iraq. Melkert, a former Dutch member of parliament, remains cautiously optimistic about Iraq's future, with an emphasis on the cautious part. The good news is that security in Iraq is better than it...
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Earlier today, Yoani Sanchez posted questions to U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro regarding U.S.-Cuban relations on her blog, Generación Y . Sanchez, who was recently denied a visa to visit New York City to attend an awards dinner after she was awarded a Marie Moors Cabot Prize from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, received a direct response...
Foreign Policy (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Will ramping up the war in Afghanistan embolden domestic terrorists?
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