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Brian Fung

Brian Fung is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written previously for Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, and Talking Points Memo.

Are China's Journalists Spying on Us?

Are China's Journalists Spying on Us?

So what if they are? It wouldn't be the first time a news organization became an intelligence service. More »

How John Kerry Could Out-Internet Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

How John Kerry Could Out-Internet Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

Five ways Obama's presumptive nominee could advance digital diplomacy More »

Why Japan Can't Compete With China

Why Japan Can't Compete With China

Tokyo officials are relying on retirees and aging ships to fill a temporary shortfall in coast guard manpower -- a move that reveals the broader limits of Japan's capabilities. More »

Eric Schmidt Is Going to North Korea

Eric Schmidt Is Going to North Korea

... but it's probably not to launch Google.kp. More »

Judgment! 5 Better Choices for 'Person of the Year' Than Barack Obama

Judgment! 5 Better Choices for 'Person of the Year' Than Barack Obama

TIME's choice was logical -- and safe. More »

Richard Engel Has Escaped Syria, the Deadliest State on Earth for Journalists

Richard Engel Has Escaped Syria, the Deadliest State on Earth for Journalists

The veteran NBC correspondent made it out of a country that has claimed more reporters' lives this year than anywhere else. More »

Finally: You Can Now Friend Iran's Supreme Leader on Facebook

Finally: You Can Now Friend Iran's Supreme Leader on Facebook

Facebook Iran may be trying to set up a nationwide "halal" intranet that's cut off from the rest of the world, but damned if the country's supreme leader will let those restrictions keep him from playing Farmville. Yes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei now appears to be on Facebook. Not to be outdone by the Pope joining Twitter, Khamenei's new account was promoted Saturday with a tweet linking to the new profile: facebook.com/www.Khamenei.ir.-- khamenei.ir… More »

Why North Korea Can't Count on China's Patronage Forever

Why North Korea Can't Count on China's Patronage Forever

Beijing's support for Pyongyang is at growing odds with its international responsibilities. More »

Is China's Official Unemployment Rate Totally Off?

Is China's Official Unemployment Rate Totally Off?

The perils of undercounting the out-of-work More »

Kim Jong Un's Age Is No Longer a Mystery

Kim Jong Un's Age Is No Longer a Mystery

And it's a record-breaker. More »

China Bans Long, Boring Speeches: Will This Promote More Openness?

China Bans Long, Boring Speeches: Will This Promote More Openness?

Or will it simply burnish Beijing's domestic image? More »

The Global Geography of HIV: 20 Years of Change—in 1 GIF

The Global Geography of HIV: 20 Years of Change—in 1 GIF

With just two years until UN member states hit their Millennium Development deadline for AIDS, a reminder of how far we've come -- and what's still left to do More »

'Shootering' Is the New Eastwooding: China's Aircraft Carrier Gets a Meme

'Shootering' Is the New Eastwooding: China's Aircraft Carrier Gets a Meme

The first successful flight landing on the Liaoning spawns a viral Internet hit. More »

Kim Jong Un, Sexiest Man Alive? Chinese Paper Falls for 'The Onion'

Kim Jong Un, Sexiest Man Alive? Chinese Paper Falls for 'The Onion'

Satire can apparently be hard to read halfway around the world. More »

Inside Israel's Social-Media Command Center

Inside Israel's Social-Media Command Center

What -- and who -- is behind @IDFSpokesperson? More »

Gaza and the Tactical Military Use of Social Media

Gaza and the Tactical Military Use of Social Media

An Israeli PSA shows one more way Internet tools are reshaping the landscape of war. More »

Does the Israel-Hamas Internet War Violate Twitter's Terms of Service?

Does the Israel-Hamas Internet War Violate Twitter's Terms of Service?

If so, a new way of war may soon meet its end. More »

Military Strikes Go Viral: Israel Is Live-Tweeting Its Own Offensive Into Gaza

Military Strikes Go Viral: Israel Is Live-Tweeting Its Own Offensive Into Gaza

It's no Apple keynote. It's Operation Pillar of Defense. More »

Meet the Leading Contender to Replace David Petraeus at the CIA

Meet the Leading Contender to Replace David Petraeus at the CIA

The agency's acting director could soon become permanent. More »

A GIF of the Electoral Map, as It Evolved Over Time

A GIF of the Electoral Map, as It Evolved Over Time

See the states change colors before your eyes! More »

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