Archive
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
May 17
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Argument
The Moscow Rules Still Rule
The Cold War may be over, but spycraft hasn’t changed much since the good old days.
May 17
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Obama stays dry; British royalty comes to America; and Barbie comes to Berlin.
May 17
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Terms of Engagement
Obama's Plumbers
This time, a secretive president has gone too far.
May 17
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Marc Lynch
A Few Good Saudi Men
Saudi Arabia hounded this lawyer out of the country because he stood up for human rights. Now, he explains how the kingdom is launching a new crackdown on dissent.
May 17
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Dispatch
In the Hills of Alawistan
In Syria’s beautiful northwest, all is peaceful. But death is never far away.
May 17
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Argument
Give Them Our Huddled Masses
Why America should swap its retirees, patients, and students for skilled immigrant labor.
May 17
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Situation Report
Obama doubling the number of Marine guards for embassies; POTUS reduces the max sentence for rape in the military; Hand leaves the Pentagon; No free coins for the Navy; Not much carpooling to the White House; Russia sends warships; and a bit more.
May 17
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The Brass
Breaking the Kill Chain
How to keep America in the game when our enemies are trying to shut us out.
May 16
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Feature
The Unstoppable Force vs. the Immovable Object
Could the United States really go to war with China?
May 16
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Argument
Dead on Arrival
I co-wrote the Arab Peace Initiative. And I doubt Kerry's good-faith attempt to revive it will succeed.
May 16
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Jeffrey Lewis
Death Wears Bunny Slippers
Why America's nuclear missileers are going soft.
May 16
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Situation Report
Fox leaving the Pentagon; Mullen, Pickering, get a little testy with Issa; Benghazi e-mails released; Stevens denied military assistance; Little on the “hook-up” culture; Disconnecting the phones at DOD; and a bit more.
May 16
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Feature
Requiem for a Realist
The legacy of Kenneth Waltz.
May 15
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Putinology
The 'Cold Peace' Between Moscow and Washington Just Got Colder
The arrest of the alleged CIA agent in Moscow looks like a joke. But it actually illustrates just how tense U.S.-Russian relations have become.
May 15
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Argument
Yes, Iraq Is Unraveling
And it's about to become Obama's problem all over again.
May 15
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Feature
The Call of the Clan
Why ancient kinship and tribal affiliation still matter in a world of global geopolitics.
May 15
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Argument
It’s a Nice Place to Visit, But I Wouldn’t Want to Be a Reporter There
How did Turkey become the world's leading jailer of journalists?
May 15
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Argument
Too Many Stakeholders Spoil the Soup
Broadening global governance of the Internet sounds like a reasonable aim, but it’s actually cover for some very undemocratic behavior.
May 15
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Reality Check
Rudderless in the Desert
Five reasons Obama can’t will his way into fixing the Middle East -- even if he wanted to.
May 15
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Situation Report
David Sedney, leaving the Pentagon; The sexual assault crisis deepens for Hagel; Is the sailor’s kiss on V-J Day a sexual assault? No dressing down at DIA; Chaos aboard the Porter and a bit more.
May 15
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Argument
Obama's Self-Inflicted Scandal
The only thing transparent about the White House is its perverse penchant for secrecy.
May 15
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Interview
'We Are Not Fanatic Killers'
In an exclusive conversation with Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas chief talks about how Assad should have listened to his advice, and why he’s not “bloodthirsty” or “against” Jews.
May 14
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Photo Essay
Cherry Season in Aleppo
The struggle for normalcy in Syria's civil war.
May 14
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Argument
This Alliance Is Brought to You by the Letter 'M'
Introducing the world's most unlikely political grouping.
May 14
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Argument
A Liberal Case for Drones
Why human rights advocates should stop worrying about the phantom fear of autonomy.
May 14
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Gordon Adams
Food Fight
Why is the agricultural lobby so mad at Obama?
May 14
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David Rothkopf
You Know It's Bad…
When progress in the Middle East seems more in reach than a Washington that works.
May 14
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Argument
Erdogan's Great Gamble
Will embracing the Kurds make Turkey's prime minister the country's most influential figure since Ataturk?
May 14
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Situation Report
Hagel will furlough civilians 11 days; Is the Air Force ready in Europe? Dempsey, not big on mil intervention in Syria; Why carrying pens is an occupational hazard for journos at Karzai’s palace; and a little bit more.
May 14
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Argument
Is This the Most Disgusting Atrocity Filmed in the Syrian Civil War?
What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter.
May 13
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Rational Security
Beijing's 'Bitskrieg'
How China is revolutionizing warfare.
May 13
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Argument
Sharifistan
The winner of Pakistan’s monumental election can celebrate democracy in action, but there’s still a long way to go.
May 13
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Dispatch
How Do You Say 'Quagmire' in Farsi?
Why Syria could turn out to be Iran's Vietnam -- not America's.
May 13
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Daniel Altman
If Poverty Ends, Then What?
Why aid organizations should focus on making rich people happy, not making poor people less hungry.
May 13
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Slide Show
Keep on Truckin'
The psychedelic cargo haulers of Pakistan's highways.
May 13
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Argument
The Trust Deficit
How the U.S. 'pivot' to Asia looks from Beijing.
May 13
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Situation Report
Benghazi’s got legs again; What women in combat will say about sexual assault; Honoring the fallen … journalists; Stavridis’ last post; Is McHugh still Army Sec?; and a bit more.
May 13
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Slide Show
Road Warriors
A reporter's wild truck ride from Karachi to Kabul.
May 13
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Ebook
Bird of Chaman, Flower of the Khyber: Riding Shotgun From Karachi to Kabul in a Pakistani Truck
FP's new ebook by Matthieu Aikins.
May 13
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Dispatch
Janus in Islamabad
Is Pakistan's once and likely future prime minister someone the United States can work with?
May 11
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Feature
From Winterfell to King's Landing
How the cartography of Game of Thrones explains the world.
May 10
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Slide Show
Who Says You Can't Have It All?
Happy Mother's Day to the world's most powerful moms.
May 10
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
May 10
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Argument
The 'Go Slow' Caucus
As pressure builds for a military option in Syria, can the White House afford to keep quiet?
May 10
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Feature
Russia Wasn't Built in a Day
Inside Moscow's ridiculous plan to redevelop a massive Soviet-era exhibition space.
May 10
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Think Again
Pakistan’s Rollercoaster Election
Is this a generationally significant change of power, or more of the same dysfunction?
May 10
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Terms of Engagement
Out With It
Americans deserve to hear the dirty secrets of the CIA’s war on terror. We’ll all be better off with the truth.
May 10
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Bangladesh uncovers a survivor; Pakistan prepares for an election; and Kosovo celebrates Saint George.
May 10
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Situation Report
A “sense of urgency” on sexual assault; Turkish PM on CW; Rising stars: the Pentagon trims the brass; Does the Army need a therapist?; Gen. O: Army needs agile leaders;” Did dude look like a lady?; and a little bit more.
May 10
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Argument
It's Morning in Islamabad
Yes, it’s broke, violent, and tumultuous. But here are five reasons Pakistan is better off than you think.
May 9
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Think Again
Think Again: Big Data
Why the rise of machines isn't all it's cracked up to be.
May 9
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By Other Means
The Electric Kool-Aid Flashback Test
Should we arm the Syrian rebels? America's attempts to do so in the past hold a few answers.
May 9
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Argument
Oh, You Silly Man
How John Kerry got rolled by Vladimir Putin on a plan to save Syria.
May 9
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Micah Zenko
Talking in Circles
Why Harold Koh's big speech on targeted killings is just more of the same, intentional Obama muddle.
May 9
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Dispatch
Death Mill
How the ready-made garment industry captured the Bangladeshi state.
May 9
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Argument
Iron Man vs. the Super Censors
In China, even Tony Stark can’t get around the culture police.
May 9
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BOOK CLUB
A Turbulent Valley in a Turbulent Decade
A Review of Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia by Philip Shishkin.
May 9
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Argument
No More Doing Business As Usual
Why World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is right to subject the Bank’s global business report to fresh scrutiny.
May 9
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Situation Report
AF officer seemed like a good choice at the time; the problem with Hicks; On uniforms, a pattern of duplication; Spencer for hire; what is a “SCAMMER?” Kath Hicks, out, and a bit more.
May 9
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Slide Show
Endangered Spaces
Photos of the Syrian cultural heritage sites now being used as battlefields and sniper hideouts.
May 8
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Dispatch
The Art of Civil War
As the conflict rages in Syria, it's a bull market for antiquities dealers and thieves.
May 8
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Argument
Morsy and the Muslims
Is Egypt’s government getting more Islamist?
May 8
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Argument
Russia's New Tip of the Spear
What's got the Kremlin so worried that it created a Special Operations Command?
May 8
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Argument
The Great Sino-Indian Alpine Tent Party of 2013
China's latest border squabble with India might seem trivial, but the consequences could set Asia on edge.
May 8
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Reality Check
Stepping Up to the Plate
Can Arab states get the peace process back on track?
May 8
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Rebuttal
The Case for Nuclear Unilateralism
New START may be flawed, but it also holds an opportunity for Obama to do something truly momentous.
May 8
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Putinology
Swampland
One year later, Russia’s diminished opposition returns to Bolotnaya Square.
May 8
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Situation Report
ISAF launches investigation; Sexual assaults skyrocket across the military; Hagel may not be a change of command kind of guy; The cost of a no-fly zone; Will budget cuts cut the Pentagon library?; a little bit more.
May 8
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EXCERPT
China: Year Zero
1979 and the birth of an economic miracle.
May 7
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Dispatch
Spanish Flu
Spain's economy should be taking a turn for the better. So what's wrong?
May 7
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Argument
No, the Spanish Can’t Be More German
And other myths of the euro crisis.
May 7
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Micah Zenko
Outsourcing Lethality
When there's a foreign finger on the trigger, is Washington still accountable when innocents die?
May 7
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Argument
Leave Bad Enough Alone
The United States should forget about intervening in Syria. Asia's what matters.
May 7
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Argument
Who Are We Again?
Have Republicans totally forgotten what the 'national interest' means?
May 7
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Argument
It's Time for Burma's President to Act
The civil war in Burma goes on. But the government seems powerless to stop it.
May 7
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Situation Report
AF sacks sexual assault prevention chief for sexual assault; Stavridis to Tufts; Dunford is hopeful in Afghanistan; a painting for Kerry; and a little bit more.
May 7
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Daniel Altman
Introducing the Baseline Profitability Index
Want to invest overseas? Start here.
May 6
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David Rothkopf
Red-Line Follies
Sorting the mistakes from the fiascos on Syria.
May 6
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Argument
Israel’s Three Gambles
Can Israel get away with its attacks on the Syrian regime?
May 6
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Rational Security
The Case for Slow War
History shows that wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am rarely works out for the best.
May 6
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Argument
Time for Kerry to Face Facts
As America's top diplomat heads to Moscow, here are some tough questions he needs to answer about the Obama administration's flawed nuclear treaty.
May 6
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Argument
Send the Nukes Back to South Korea
At the stroke of a pen, President Obama could reassure a key ally and put Pyongyang back in its box. Here’s how.
May 6
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Argument
Russia's Energy Bully Takes a Fall
Just a few years ago, Gazprom had Europe eating out of its hand. But now, the energy giant -- and Putin's power base -- looks set for hard times.
May 6
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Argument
Four Arab Democrats and a Constitutional Scholar Walk Into a Bar
Some free advice for my MENA friends.
May 6
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Gordon Adams
High Stakes and the Sequester Squeeze
When defense budgets get tight, politics can get a little complicated.
May 6
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Case Studies
Outfoxing the Oligarchs in Latvia
How a tiny Baltic republic succeeded in taking its oligarchs down a peg.
May 6
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Situation Report
Kerry to the Pentagon today; Did Syrian rebels use sarin?; Why bags of cash represent a failure in U.S. policy in Afg; Why Mabus loves the USS Makin Island; and a little bit more.
May 6
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Slide Show
Standoff at 15,000 Feet
Photos of the world's highest border dispute.
May 3
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Argument
The Most Dangerous Border in the World
Why is China picking a fight with India?
May 3
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Backstory
The Afghan Bag Man
The foiled arrest that explains America’s failure in Afghanistan.
May 3
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Slide Show
Empty Slides and Empty Swingsets
Striking photos of playgrounds -- sans children -- from around the globe.
May 3
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Argument
Neighbors in Arms
How U.S. guns are turning Central America into one of the most dangerous places in the world.
May 3
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Argument
Finally, Good News from Haiti
Haiti is no economic success story. But that may be about to change.
May 3
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Rebuttal
Time to Talk
What Michael Singh gets wrong about "next steps" with Iran.
May 3
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
May 3
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Marc Lynch
How Syria Ruined the Arab Spring
Hopes for peaceful change have been replaced by sectarian animosity and unending bloodshed.
May 3
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Terms of Engagement
Slouching Toward Damascus
In Syria's implosion, Secretary of State John Kerry already faces a defining task. How hard is he prepared to push against Obama's weary realism?
May 3
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Argument
The Special Relationship Under Austerity
Increasing NATO's bang in a time of fewer bucks.
May 3
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Argument
What a Piece of Junk!
Imperial investigators report weaknesses in Death Star management, performance.
May 3
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Amy Zegart
Criminal Minds
Why the FBI still isn't good at stopping terrorists.
May 3
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Abe visits Moscow; a duck floats into Hong Kong harbor; and workers of the world unite.
May 3
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Situation Report
The SecDef’s adjunct advisers; Hagel, the WH point man for making news on Syria; Chuck Yeager, no fan of the F-35; Philip Hammond sits down with FP; and a little bit more.
May 3
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Slide Show
The Inmates Have Taken Over
Images of life inside the walls of Lebanon's infamous Roumieh prison.
May 2
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By Other Means
Would Machiavelli Have Drawn a Red Line?
The case for subtle diplomacy.
May 2
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Dispatch
Yemen's Power Wedding
When the sons of Yemen's most powerful tribal leaders tie the knot, it's not only a marriage -- it's a chance for a show of strength that nobody in Sanaa can ignore.
May 2
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Dispatch
The Rise of Germany's Tea Party
Could a brand-new, anti-euro political movement threaten Merkel's quest for a third term?
May 2
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Dispatch
Beirut's Bastille
The free-for-all inside Lebanon's most notorious prison.
May 2
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Argument
Tea Leaves in Tashkent
Who will follow Uzbekistan’s aging dictator?
May 2
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Situation Report
Furlough decision soon; What the assassination of a general in Syria tells us about Iranian influence; Could the Onion goad the WH?; Lippert’s first day as Hagel’s right hand man; Bruce Butler to the Navy League, and a little bit more.
May 2
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Slide Show
Battleground State
Photos of the country that was supposed to be the poster child for the war on drugs.
May 1
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Argument
How to Close Guantanamo
Why Obama doesn’t need Congress to start to make good on his promise.
May 1
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Argument
Kabul's Unlikely New Ally
Has Pakistan decided it's finally time to embrace Afghanistan?
May 1
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Argument
What Was Obama Thinking?
How the administration backed itself into a corner on Syria.
May 1
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Argument
Thick Red Line
No, we don't have enough evidence that Syria has used chemical weapons.
May 1
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Dispatch
Blow Back
Sorry, Washington. If, after 30 years, Colombia can't win the war on drugs, no one can.
May 1
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Argument
Our Shared Islamist Enemy
From Boston to Israel, radicals are attempting to destroy Western culture.
May 1
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The List
The 10 Worst Countries for Journalists
Freedom House ranks the world's most repressive media climates.
May 1
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Reality Check
In Search of Reinhold Niebuhr
America could use a little philosophical humility right now.
May 1
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Argument
The Ghost of Iraq
How the last war is haunting the Syria debate.
May 1
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Argument
The Mexico Bubble
Is President Enrique Peña Nieto about to fall to Earth?
May 1
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Situation Report
Did the Saudis warn the US about Tamerlan?; Sorting out Syrian polls; Insurgency nerd alert; P4 to KRR?: “No comment;” Feuding: Odierno-Hunter; Steve Flanagan now at the WH, Anne Marie Squeo joins 30 Point; and a little bit more.
May 1
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Micah Zenko
Hawking Something
The Syria interventionists want us to go to war. They're wrong.
April 30
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Argument
France's Forgotten War
Mali is old news in Paris. Now it’s all gay marriage all the time.
April 30
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Argument
Ghostbusters
Malaysia’s pro-democracy activists might not win Sunday’s election. But they could win the battle against electoral fraud.
April 30
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Argument
Can China's Top Guns Fly?
The Chinese military is aiming high. But can its Air Force break through all the red tape?
April 30
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Feature
The Angst in Foggy Bottom
Many in the State Department aren’t happy with the president’s policy on Syria. And they’re speaking out.
April 30
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David Rothkopf
The Next Head of the WTO? Choose Wisely.
It's time to put someone from the BRICS in charge of the world's leading trade body.
April 30
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Situation Report
Hagel, German defense minister talk Turkey, Afghanistan; 62 percent of Americans don’t favor Syrian intervention; Don’t GoToMeeting: How AMC saves the dough; Justin Mikolay, married; Lapan to Afghanistan, and a little bit more.
April 30
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