Subject: FP Flashpoints: Xi Jinping's War Drums, Why China and Russia Can't Do Soft Power, and the 10 Worst Countries to Be a Journalist
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Xi's War Drums
BY JOHN GARNAUT
China's new leader is using the military to consolidate his power. But has he unleashed forces beyond his control? 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/xis_war_drums
What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power
BY JOSEPH S. NYE
Beijing and Moscow are trying their hands at attraction, and failing -- miserably. 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/what_china_and_russia_don_t_get_about_soft_power
Blow Back
By JONAH ENGLE
Sorry, Washington. If, after 30 years, Colombia can't win the war on drugs, no one can. 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/30/plan_colombia_drugs_failure
Hawking Something
By MICAH ZENKO
The Syria interventionists want us to go to war. They're wrong. 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/30/hawking_something_syria_intervention
The 10 Worst Countries for Journalists
ARCH PUDDINGTON 
Freedom House ranks the world's most repressive media climates. 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/05/01/the_10_worst_places_to_be_a_journalist
8 Myths About India's Growth
THE LIST
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/8_myths_about_indian_growth
36 Mustaches (and a Few Beards) That Explain Why There’s No Peace in the Middle East
THE LIST
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/36_mustaches_that_explain_why_there_s_no_peace_in_the_middle_east
The Less You Know, The Stronger Your Opinions
EXPLAINER
http://ideas.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/30/the_less_you_know
FP VOICES: ROSA BROOKS
Would Machiavelli Have Drawn a Red Line?
The case for subtle diplomacy. 
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/05/02/would_machiavelli_have_drawn_a_red_line_diplomacy
KILLER APPS
Mapped: The U.S. military's presence in Africa
By JOHN REED
http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/01/mapped_the_us_militarys_presence_in_africa_this_spring
PASSPORT
What's it like to do 'hard labor' in North Korea?
By JOHN HUDSON
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/02/whats_it_like_to_do_hard_labor_in_north_korea
DREZNER
On getting paid in wads of cash in China
By DANIEL W. DREZNER
http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/01/on_getting_paid_in_wads_of_cash_in_china
SHADOW GOVT
Two lessons from Iraq that could haunt Obama's Syria policy
By PETER FEAVER
http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/02/two_lessons_from_iraq_that_could_haunt_obamas_syria_policy
THE CALL
The evolving threat of Boko Haram
By PHILIPPE DE PONTET AND WILLIS SPARKS
http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/01/the_evolving_threat_of_boko_haram
THE CABLE
Saakashvili: No Georgian link to the Boston bomber
By JOSH ROGIN
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/02/saakashvili_no_georgian_link_to_the_boston_bomber
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