FP Explainer
List of FP Explainer articles
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A gathering in support of Alexei Navalny What Does Putin Stand to Gain (and Lose) by Going After Navalny?
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has survived his brush with a Russian nerve agent. But the attempt on his life says a lot about what Russia has become.
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Trump Took on the Fed, but What Can He Do About Apple?
American companies and markets are suffering collateral damage from U.S. trade war with China.
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The Huawei logo is displayed at a store in Beijing on Dec. 6. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images) Arrest of Top Huawei Executive Could Roil Trade Talks with China
What we know so far about the case and its potential impact.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Do You Flee a Country Without Leaving It?
5 ways Edward Snowden can smuggle himself out of the Moscow airport.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Is It So Hard to Identify the World’s Rape Capital?
How it's possible for Botswana and Sweden to top a global ranking of rape.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ice Removal
How easy is it to fence $50 million worth of stolen diamonds?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Paging Bruce Willis
Whose job is it to stop an asteroid from hitting the Earth?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Happens After You Label a Country a Currency Manipulator?
You ask them to stop it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Exactly Is ‘Non-Lethal’ Aid?
Anything not designed to kill. But that doesn't mean it can't be used for bloody ends.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Atmosphere of Distortion
When is it OK to blame climate change for a heat wave?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is There Money In the Moon?
Maybe someday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 So, How Do You Expel an Ambassador, Anyway?
Just tell 'em to get packing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Poor People Open a Swiss Bank Account?
Bad news: You need more than a passport, some pocket change, and a healthy disdain for the IRS.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Gimme Shelter
So, how do you take refuge in an embassy, anyway?
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Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images How Do You Prove Someone’s a Witch in Saudi Arabia?
Call the religious police's Anti-Witchcraft Unit and get them to set up a sting operation.
