FP Flash Points: Land Grabbing in Africa, Israel's Itchy Trigger Finger, and Who To Call If You're Stuck on a Gov't Blacklist

Stuck on a U.S. gov't Blacklist? by JAMILA TRINDLE Call Erich Ferrari, the lawyer who makes a living defending alleged drug kingpins and arms dealers.   The Celtic Cougar by SEAN KAY Why Ireland's economy only looks good from afar.   Jerusalem's Itchy Trigger Finger by YONATAN TOUVAL Forget sanctions. If there's one thing that should convince Iran's Supreme Leader not to go nuclear, it's the very real threat that Israel would use its own nukes -- first.   Energy Boost by KEITH JOHNSON The next head of the Senate Energy Committee has big plans for U.S. gas exports. Green Rush How big agriculture is carving up Africa for industrial farmland. PASSPORT:Boeing Just Lost a Huge Defense Contract Thanks to Ed Snowden THE CABLE:Senators: CIA 'Misleading' Public Over Secret Torture Report TEA LEAF NATION:China's Frank Underwood? FP VOICES: AARON DAVID MILLER Premature Evaluation An admittedly foolhardy (but no more than the rest) attempt to assess the legacy of Barack Obama. MORE FROM THE BLOGS THE COMPLEX Exclusive: How Diplomacy Helped Cause an F-18 Crash by Dan Lamothe PASSPORT Sochi Watch: To Attend or not to Attend, That Is the Question by PRACHI VIDWANS CABLE Can Samantha Power Wage a War on Atrocities in Central African Republic? by Colum Lynch DREZNER Closing Time by Daniel Drezner BEST DEFENSE A 'War on the Rocks' Xmas reading list by Thomas E. Ricks SHADOW Baucus to Beijing Brings TPA, Trade Troubles by PHIL LEVY   MOST READ Exclusive: How Diplomacy Helped Cause an F-18 Crash Boeing Just Lost a Huge Defense Contract Thanks to Ed Snowden The Political Science of Syria's War Israel's 'Demographic Time Bomb' Is a Dud The Red Wedding Exclusive: Top Senate Democrats Break with White House and Circulate New Iran Sanctions Bill Misunderestimating Corruption Stuck on a U.S. Government Blacklist?

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