Editors' Picks
Obama's Self-Inflicted Scandal
The only thing transparent about the White House is its perverse penchant for secrecy.
How to keep America in the game when our enemies are trying to shut us out.
The Unstoppable Force vs. the Immovable Object
Could the United States really go to war with China?
Why ancient kinship and tribal affiliation still matter in a world of global geopolitics.
Welcome to Jordan's 5-star refugee camp

BY NERI ZILBER
GeoGuessr: Where in the (Googleable) world are you?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
The real life war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon

BY NATE JONES
Why does the U.S. have so many more tornadoes than other countries?

BY URI FRIEDMAN
Pentagon considers $200 million renovation of Gitmo

BY GORDON LUBOLD
Why countries should stop trying to create their own Silicon Valleys

DIRECTORY
There may be valid reasons to question the wisdom of reforming U.S. food aid. But saving the Merchant Marine isn't one of them.
05/21/2013
The Show Trial State - By Nina Khrushcheva
Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is at throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev.
05/21/2013
The 5-Star Tent Village - By Neri Zilber
Life is hard for the millions of Syrians fleeing war. But it's a bit easier at the gleaming Emirati-funded refugee camp in Jordan.
05/21/2013
The Prickly Politics of Aid - By Thomas Carothers and Diane de Gramont
Development aid is inherently political - and that's not a bad thing.
05/21/2013
Wisdom of the Crowd - By Rory Medcalf
What 1.2 billion Indians think about democracy, America, and the world.
05/21/2013
The real-life war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon.
05/21/2013
Texas Hold 'Em in Tehran - By Yasmin Alem
Can the Supreme Leader bluff and bully his way to getting what he wants in Iran’s crucial upcoming presidential election?
05/21/2013
05/21/2013
Curing America's Fear of Commitment - By Marc Chretien
Karzai is an ingrate, but the Afghans need us.
05/20/2013