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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turks, Lies, and Videotape
Today’s Turkey is a place where fictitious news reports live on long after they’ve been debunked.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burma Takes a Big Step Backwards
The latest crackdown on Burma's student protest movement shows that senior military leaders are having second thoughts about the shift toward democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Would Hugo Chávez Do?
How would Hugo Chávez have responded to Venezuela's collapsing economy? Almost certainly not how President Maduro is doing it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Tomb Raiders
Turkey's mission to save an ancient tomb in Syria sheds unexpected light on Ankara's complicated regional entanglements.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Crackdown in Caracas
Last week’s arrest of the mayor of Caracas marks a dangerous new escalation of Venezuela’s political crisis.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Smart Way to Intervene in Libya
Yes, Libya needs help from the outside world -- but not if it makes things worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Jordanians Unite in Mourning. Why Can’t Egyptians Do the Same?
Egypt is suffering from a serious shortage of compassion.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Venezuela’s Opposition Get Its Act Together?
Venezuela is a mess. But the opposition shows little indication that it can take advantage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A New Generation Takes to the Streets in Burma
Burma has a long and rich tradition of student protest. Now it's coming alive again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Libya Reverses a Purge
Two years ago a flawed law barred Qaddafi-era officials from political life. Now some politicians are having second thoughts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is This Scandal the Proof That Venezuela Has Finally Become a Narco-State?
A Venezuelan defector is accusing the second most powerful main in the regime of running a drug cartel.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Today’s Bloody Attack in Tripoli Means for Libya
If the Islamic State is really behind today's attack on a Tripoli hotel, the leaders of Libya's pro-Islamist faction will find themselves facing some hard choices.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dear Egyptians: Happy January 25th. For What It’s Worth.
Today Egyptians mark the fourth anniversary of the Tahrir Square Revolution. So why does no one seem especially happy?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Venezuela’s Magic Number
Venezuela's bizarre system of currency controls makes no economic sense. Yet President Nicolás Maduro is determined to keep it.
