FP Explainer
List of FP Explainer articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Could U.S. Officials Be Charged for Causing the Financial Crisis?
No. It's not against the law for politicians to screw up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Much Turf Does the Somali Government Really Control?
It's a bit more than just "a few square blocks." But it's bad news when insurgents control the majority of the capital.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Soldiers Be Sentenced to Death for Killing Civilians?
Yes, but they probably won't be executed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Could Britain Arrest the Pope?
It's unlikely, but not impossible.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Fidel Castro Still in the Cuban Military?
No, but he's still in charge.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can North Koreans Use the Internet?
Only a lucky few.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Do We Know That China’s Economy Is Really Bigger Than Japan’s?
Because they said so.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can the First Lady Take the Secret Service Wherever She Wants?
Yes, but she doesn't have to.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Could Julian Assange Be Prosecuted for the Afghan War Logs?
It depends on how he got the documents.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Does the CIA Know If Its Intel Is Any Good?
Common sense, mostly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Do Militaries Actually Practice During War Games?
Communications and figuring who's good at what.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does the U.S. Military Keep All Its Combat Videos?
No. Just the important ones.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Weren’t the Russian ‘Spies’ Charged with Espionage?
Because they didn't find out anything secret.
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