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World Opposes U.S. Spying, Poll Finds

The Cable
Shane Harris
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FP’s Situation Report: Heightened security for jets; Secret troops in Somalia; How Iraq could flood; Hunter wants to put the band back together; Hagel, Dempsey to brief; What does MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein make?; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold
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Building a Warship for the Video Game Generation

The Navy's latest high-tech destroyer is basically a floating Xbox. (See bad jokes below.)

COLUMN
Michael Peck
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New Film Explores Drone Wars From Pilots’ Point of View

The Complex
Shane Harris
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Iran Is Deploying Drones in Iraq. Wait, What? Iran Has Drones?

Passport
Elias Groll
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FP’s Situation Report: Did Maliki get the memo?; U.S. troops begin their mission in Iraq; Thomas to JSOC, Votel to SOCOM, Campbell to Kabul; The gunshot wound at Arlington was self-inflicted; Fantasy, pills and sex in al Qaeda country; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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U.S. Troops Begin Controversial New Mission in Iraq

The Complex
Gordon Lubold
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READ: The White House’s Secret Justification for Killing Americans With Drones

Passport
Elias Groll
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Google buys a satellite company, but no sign yet of plans to construct a Death Star

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Drones vs. pigs

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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FP’s Situation Report: 300 back to Iraq; But spies may be the key there; The CIA toyed with a UBL scary doll; Abdullah turns it up; Kyle Carpenter isn’t a winner; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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Obama Ramps Up Spying on ISIS, Paving the Way for Possible Airstrikes

The Complex
Shane Harris
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Don’t Call It a Comeback

After a six-month lull, the CIA's drones are dropping bombs on Pakistan again. But the policy is as misguided as ever.

Argument
Chris Woods
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The Return of the Drones?

The South Asia Channel
Emily Schneider, Bailey Cahall
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Counterdrone ops from LA to Brazil: Not just for military and al Qaeda anymore

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks

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Drones

World Opposes U.S. Spying, Poll Finds

FP’s Situation Report: Heightened security for jets; Secret troops in Somalia; How Iraq could flood; Hunter wants to put the band back together; Hagel, Dempsey to brief; What does MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein make?; and a bit more.

Building a Warship for the Video Game Generation

New Film Explores Drone Wars From Pilots’ Point of View

Iran Is Deploying Drones in Iraq. Wait, What? Iran Has Drones?

FP’s Situation Report: Did Maliki get the memo?; U.S. troops begin their mission in Iraq; Thomas to JSOC, Votel to SOCOM, Campbell to Kabul; The gunshot wound at Arlington was self-inflicted; Fantasy, pills and sex in al Qaeda country; and a bit more.

U.S. Troops Begin Controversial New Mission in Iraq

READ: The White House’s Secret Justification for Killing Americans With Drones

Google buys a satellite company, but no sign yet of plans to construct a Death Star

Drones vs. pigs

FP’s Situation Report: 300 back to Iraq; But spies may be the key there; The CIA toyed with a UBL scary doll; Abdullah turns it up; Kyle Carpenter isn’t a winner; and a bit more.

Obama Ramps Up Spying on ISIS, Paving the Way for Possible Airstrikes

Don’t Call It a Comeback

The Return of the Drones?

Counterdrone ops from LA to Brazil: Not just for military and al Qaeda anymore

Latest

Outlawry in the Caribbean

The Top 10 Trump Administration Foreign-Policy Mistakes

My Theory Says Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work. So Why Do I Want Them Anyway?

Israel’s Strategic Declaration

Nepal Protests Expose Depth of Public Anger

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World Opposes U.S. Spying, Poll Finds

FP’s Situation Report: Heightened security for jets; Secret troops in Somalia; How Iraq could flood; Hunter wants to put the band back together; Hagel, Dempsey to brief; What does MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein make?; and a bit more.

Building a Warship for the Video Game Generation

New Film Explores Drone Wars From Pilots’ Point of View

Iran Is Deploying Drones in Iraq. Wait, What? Iran Has Drones?

FP’s Situation Report: Did Maliki get the memo?; U.S. troops begin their mission in Iraq; Thomas to JSOC, Votel to SOCOM, Campbell to Kabul; The gunshot wound at Arlington was self-inflicted; Fantasy, pills and sex in al Qaeda country; and a bit more.

U.S. Troops Begin Controversial New Mission in Iraq

READ: The White House’s Secret Justification for Killing Americans With Drones

Google buys a satellite company, but no sign yet of plans to construct a Death Star

Drones vs. pigs

FP’s Situation Report: 300 back to Iraq; But spies may be the key there; The CIA toyed with a UBL scary doll; Abdullah turns it up; Kyle Carpenter isn’t a winner; and a bit more.

Obama Ramps Up Spying on ISIS, Paving the Way for Possible Airstrikes

Don’t Call It a Comeback

The Return of the Drones?

Counterdrone ops from LA to Brazil: Not just for military and al Qaeda anymore

Latest

Outlawry in the Caribbean

The Top 10 Trump Administration Foreign-Policy Mistakes

My Theory Says Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work. So Why Do I Want Them Anyway?

Israel’s Strategic Declaration

Nepal Protests Expose Depth of Public Anger

Follow FP