Editors' Picks
A veteran FBI agent's rules for how to get a juicy leak in the Obama era -- and not get caught.
Can Obama finally make the legalcase for his war on terror?
Daniel Fried was the perfect man for the hardest job in Washington, but even he couldn’t close Guantanamo.
Why Americans are to blame for thePentagon's outrageous sex scandals.
The indispensable nation's indispensable weapon

BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism

BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?

BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?

BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma

BY MARYA HANNUN
DIRECTORY
Cruel Harvest - By Joe Sheffer
Images of the anti-personnel landmines allegedly laid by Yemen's military during the Arab Spring.
05/24/2013
Revenge Landmines of the Arab Spring - By Joe Sheffer
In the mountains of Yemen, a strange and deadly face-off between elite soldiers and rebellious villagers could have big international consequences.
05/24/2013
A Murder in Woolwich - By H.A. Hellyer
Was the brutal south London killing of a British soldier actually an act of terrorism?
05/25/2013
Shutter Island - By Phillip Carter
Why does Obama think it will be easier to close Gitmo this time?
05/24/2013
A look at Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's terrible new music video.
05/24/2013
The Other War on Terror - By Jane Harman
Limiting drone strikes and closing Gitmo won't stop homegrown radicals.
05/24/2013
In defense of Obama's deadly signature strikes.
05/24/2013
Vendetta Politics in Georgia - By Anna Nemtsova
Georgia is succombing to a disease that plagues other post-Soviet countries: Newly elected leaders' urge to crack down on their predecessors.
05/24/2013
Longform's Picks of the Week - By Rachel Wilkinson
The best stories from around the world.
05/24/2013