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Feb- 2019 -22 FebruaryBlog
Trade War, Trade Peace
It started in January 2018. Trump hit China with a $53 billion tariff on steel and aluminum. Next, he hit…
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15 FebruaryBlog
Solidarity?
We’re coming to you from Prague and Berlin this week, where Elmira has dived deep into the importance of gender…
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8 FebruaryBlog
The Iran Revolution Turns 40
Islamophobia started long before 9/11. It very well may have also pre-dated the Iranian revolution, which took place 40 years…
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1 FebruaryBlog
Venezuela & Afghanistan: The Intervention Issue
“Afghanistan -> Welcome the talks. 5,000 troops to Colombia.” Those two lines, caught this past week on John Bolton’s yellow legal…
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Jan- 2019 -25 JanuaryBlog
The World According to the Rich and Famous
January has become synonymous with Davos. And Davos has become synonymous with elite status and power. Given the number of world leaders,…
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18 JanuaryBlog
When do we see terrorism?
On Tuesday, January 15, militants belonging to Al-Shabaab, a Somali extremist group affiliated with al Qaeda, attacked a hotel and shopping…
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11 JanuaryBlog
Let’s Make a Deal!
Happy 2019! It’s good to be back – and ready to interrupt. On that topic, expect to see a number…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberBlog
FP Interrupted: 2018 Book Edition
We’re keeping it short and closing out the year in FPI this week. We’ve got a quick review of what…
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7 DecemberFP Interrupted
Seeing Green. . . .
2,975 deaths from Hurricane Maria in September 2017 (but estimated to be about 4,500) 153,336 acres and 18,804 structures destroyed; 85 deaths…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberFP Interrupted
The G20 Summit – Argentina 2018
All eyes are on Buenos Aires this weekend. The leaders of the Group of 20 strongest economies, aka G20, (we’ve…
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16 NovemberFP Interrupted
Women & War, Peace, and Security
So, about that trope that national security and defense is a “man’s” issue (we see you GQ 👀). Last week’s midterms…
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9 NovemberFP Interrupted
Women Wave
There were a lot of firsts on Tuesday. A record number of women ran and won in elections across the…
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2 NovemberFP Interrupted
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
Remember when we were all obsessed with the Russians and elections? #GoodTimes. Instead, as we go into Tuesday’s midterm elections…
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Oct- 2018 -26 OctoberBlog
Khashoggi, the caravan, Brazil’s elections: The How will it end? edition
The Jamal Khashoggi saga has gripped our attention, much to Muhammad bin Salman’s (MBS) surprise – and chagrin. After cutting off…
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19 OctoberBlog
It’s All About the Benjamins
The only things missing were the back and knee slaps. Otherwise, it was all smiles and genteel banter on Tuesday…
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15 OctoberBlog
Thugs-я-Us: Growing Impunity
On October 10, 1957, Komla Gbedemah entered a Howard Johnson’s diner in Dover, Delaware. Gbedemah was the finance minister of…
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