List of Economics articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stan’d if You Do, Stan’d if You Don’t
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan want to drop the pesky Persian suffix that’s been frustrating Central Asia for generations. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Doubt Their Own Soft Power Venture
They think Confucius Institutes are a waste of money.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes
In an exclusive interview, a top Iranian official says that Khomeini personally stopped him from building Iran's WMD program.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Uncle Sucker to the Rescue
Washington is making all its favorite mistakes in (another) Iraq war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 FBI Chief: Your iPhone 6 Is a Threat
The FBI has long had the ability to tap into the nation's telephone exchanges. James Comey wants it to be able to access computer servers as well.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Buy Banned Chinese Books on Alibaba
Customers and vendors use an elaborate system of code words and end runs on Taobao, Alibaba's massive digital marketplace.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The One Muslim Country That Loves America Is Developing an Extremist Problem
Kosovars are traveling to the Middle East to fight the same U.S.-led forces that once helped secure their country’s freedom.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 For the People, By the People in Indonesia
How one of Southeast Asia's most corrupt countries gave power over funding to its poorest citizens.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Note to World: Alleged Oil Shock Isn’t All That Shocking
Oil prices have fallen sharply. But that doesn't mean that oil is cheap -- and it doesn't spell doom for everybody.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Resurrection of Nicolas Sarkozy
France’s enfant terrible ex-president is back and basking in the limelight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hong Kong Showdown
Pro-democracy protests enter a nasty new phase following a violent pre-dawn police raid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blackmail in the Buffer Zone
The U.S. needs Turkey to join the fight against the Islamic State. But Turkey won't do it without dragging the U.S. deeper into Syria's civil war.