Passport
List of Passport articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Slovenia’s Solution to the Refugee Crisis? ‘Technical Obstacles’ on its Borders
Overwhelmed by the number of migrants and refugees crossing its borders each day, Slovenian officials announced plans to install obstacles on their borders as a deterrent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Humbert Humberts of Japan Have a Powerful New Friend in Tokyo
"Compensatory dating," a practice whereby older men pay to date Japanese teens, appears to be a bigger problem than the government is willing to admit.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 He’s Back! Iran’s Selfie General Seems To Be in Syria Posing for Pics
New photos allege that Iranian spymaster Qassem Suleimani is back on the ground in Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘He Would Not Accept Censorship’: Egyptian Journalist’s Arrest Signals Sisi’s Growing Anxieties
The arrest of Hossam Bahgat in Egypt this weekend is just the latest in a string of attempts by the Egyptian government to cover up bad news.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Historic Election, Burma’s Military-Backed Rulers: ‘We Lost’
Even before the final vote tally is in, Burma's ruling party has accepted its election loss.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: Russian Performance Artist Lights Door of FSB Headquarters on Fire
Pyotr Pavlensky, the Russian performance artist and activist who famously nailed his scrotum to the cobblestones of Red Square, was arrested for setting fire to the front entrance of the Moscow headquarters of the FSB.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Post-Soviet Doping and International Sports’ Corruption Problem
In the latest case of corruption in international sports, a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency accuses Russia of systematically doping its athletes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turning Toward Democracy, Burma Casts Votes In Historic Election
Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy appear headed for victory.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 There’s Another Cyclone off the Yemeni Coast. That’s Not Normal.
Unusual weather patterns spell more trouble for Yemen.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Our Guitars Are Our Kalashnikovs’: The Musicians Who Helped Save Mali
A new documentary follows a group of musicians who continue to sing and play their instruments in Mali after jihadis implemented sharia law and banned music.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Canada’s New Defense Minister Made His Own Gas Mask to Work With His Sikh Beard
Canada's new defense minister is a combat veteran, gang detective, and one of four Sikhs appointed to the prime minister's cabinet.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Wellington’s Quixotic Mideast Peace Plan
New Zealand mounts a push for a U.N. Security Council resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that neither side particularly wants.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Chases New Role in Central Asia Against Mounting Security Concerns
Despite talk to avoid a "Great Game" in Central Asia, Washington is still walking a tightrope between Russia and China in the region.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The EU Is Overwhelmed by Refugees Who Survive — and Those Who Don’t
The number of refugees arriving in Europe isn't slowing down. And now Greece is running out of room to bury those who die en route.
