Archive
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Argument
The Art of the Deal
Why the CIA needs a diplomat, not a spy, to lead it.
November 29
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Argument
The Ties That Bind
Economic talks this week represent a new chapter in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.
November 29
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By Other Means
You Can Have It All … Once Your Kids Are in College
Why working men still rule Washington.
November 29
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Dispatch
Cancer at the Heart
With Hugo Chávez in Cuba for yet more medical treatment, will Venezuela fall apart without him?
November 29
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Argument
Rwandan Ghosts
Benghazi isn't the biggest blight on Susan Rice's record.
November 29
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Argument
Georgian Dream Shows Its Dark Side
Georgia's president-elect is putting the country in strong danger of losing its hard won democracy.
November 29
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Daniel Altman
The Self-Driving Economy
Will we even need central bankers in a few more years?
November 29
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Slide Show
Paris on the Yangtze
A look at the Western villages and monuments that are popping up all over China.
November 29
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Argument
China's Copycat Cities
The People's Republic is building life-size European villages, but not for the reasons you think.
November 29
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Situation Report
Why John Allen’s investigation could take months
The firing at the Naval Postgraduate School: it wasn’t all about the barbecue and lawn chairs; The drop in the Pentagon’s R&D budget, Are Micah Zenko’s criticisms beyond the pale? And more.
November 29
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Jeffrey Lewis
Armageddon on a Budget
Don't worry, we can still nuke Russia even if we go over the fiscal cliff.
November 28
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Argument
State of Confusion
Why Mahmoud Abbas’s U.N. statehood bid is great for Israel -- and the United States.
November 28
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Argument
UMP Shaker
France's conservative party is falling apart. Can Nicolas Sarkozy return to rescue it?
November 28
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Argument
Continental Drift
Is Australia breaking with the United States over the pivot to Asia?
November 28
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Argument
The Dicey Democrat
How a pillar of the old regime in Burma is working to prove his democratic credentials.
November 28
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Argument
The World in 2013
Ten predictions for a year of brewing conflict.
November 28
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Rebuttal
'Beyond the Pale'
The Pentagon responds to Micah Zenko.
November 28
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Situation Report
News flash: the Pentagon’s in fiscal hot water
Role reversal: Panetta plays it different than he did in 1991; Why the SecDef may stay longer; Women want combat roles; and a little more.
November 28
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Feature
Launch Your Own Gaza War
Help us field-test 'A Reign of Missiles.'
November 27
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The List
Why Do We Keep Digging Up Dead World Leaders?
Exhuming the remains of the powerful rarely changes what we know about their deaths.
November 27
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Gordon Adams
Budget Agreement Reached!
5 think tanks warn of things to come for the Pentagon.
November 27
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Feature
Twice As Rice
Who said it: Condoleezza or Susan?
November 27
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Slide Show
The Battle for Goma
Once again, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has descended into chaos.
November 27
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Micah Zenko
Offensive Maneuver
Why does Leon Panetta hate democracy?
November 27
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Dispatch
In Rebel Country
How did 1,000 skinny militiamen in rubber boots conquer a city of 1 million people in a matter of hours?
November 27
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Argument
Sea Change in Spain
Latin America's economic growth and Europe's debt crisis have turned Ibero-American relations upside down.
November 27
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Reality Check
The Peace Process Tooth Fairy
How Morsy, Hamas, and Bibi stole the peace process.
November 27
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Backstory
Who Shot A.A.?
Mauritanians are still wondering who fired a gun at their country’s president. What the latest whodunit tells us about the state of democracy in a strategic corner of West Africa.
November 27
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Situation Report
The Pentagon’s sequestration bubbas sit on their hands
A “fundamentalist con artist” cancels visit to Pentagon; Mattis, off the record?; Where a general shops for shoes; Is Tom Ricks rude? And more.
November 27
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Rational Security
Killer Swarms
It wasn't the Russian winter that stopped Napoleon.
November 26
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David Rothkopf
It's His Prerogative
Let Obama pick his secretary of state. Even if it's Susan Rice.
November 26
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Rebuttal
We Did Not Hype the Nuclear Threat
The U.S.-China Commission responds to Tom Collina.
November 26
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Argument
Four More Years … in Exile
Can Republicans find their way out of the foreign-policy wilderness?
November 26
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Argument
Pork Will Find a Way
How Congress can fund its pet projects -- even without earmarks.
November 26
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Argument
Beware of Mirages
The Obama Administration is pursuing closer ties with the military in Burma -- a policy that could undermine efforts to build democracy.
November 26
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Argument
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
When the leaders of Mexico and the United States meet for the first time, they'll have a chance to make real progress on issues that have been stalled for decades.
November 26
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Profile
Can You Save Diplomacy From Itself?
Carne Ross's quixotic crusade to help emerging nations get their seat at the table.
November 26
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Daniel Altman
Africa's Human Capital
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the best resources are the people.
November 26
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Situation Report
WH might leave 10k in Afghanistan
The push for diplomacy on Iran; McRaven on FP’s Top Global Thinkers list and a little more.
November 26
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Special Report
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
November 25
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Special Report
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
Foreign Policy presents a unique portrait of 2012's global marketplace of ideas and the thinkers who make them.
DECEMBER 2012
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Feature
The Global Thinkers' Book Club
From psychology to biography, economics to tech, see what some of the world’s top minds are reading.
November 25
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The List
The FP Global Thinkers Twitterati
A who's who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse in 2012.
November 25
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Slide Show
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Photos from the first North American retrospective of China's most famous dissident artist, Ai Weiwei.
November 25
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Feature
What Our Thinkers Think -- and Write
Twenty must-read books written by experts from this year's list.
November 25
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The List
The Stories You Missed in 2012
Ten events and trends that were overlooked this year, but may be leading the headlines in 2013.
DECEMBER 2012
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Slide Show
The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd
FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.
DECEMBER 2012
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David Rothkopf
The Opposite of Thinking
The key ingredient missing in our policymaking these days? Creativity.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
The Lady and the General
Meet the political odd couple driving democratic reform in Burma.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
Why Birth Control Is Still a Big Idea
Contraceptives empower women -- and that's good news for the global health and development agenda.
DECEMBER 2012
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Interview
A Change Is Gonna Come
Chen Guangcheng on freedom, violence, and the possibility of a revolution in China.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age
Across the world, the battle for free speech is pitting governments and corporations against activists and average citizens.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
The Imperfect World of George Soros
The billionaire investor wants to understand what it means to live in a world that we cannot fully understand.
DECEMBER 2012
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The List
The Best Small Ideas of 2012
In our search for dramatic solutions to poverty, we sometimes miss the small innovations that could make a big difference in reducing inequality.
DECEMBER 2012
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Feature
The 'Grexits' of 2013
The four geopolitical buzzwords that could be just around the corner.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
Why Family Is a Foreign-Policy Issue
Helping women strike a work-life balance would change the world more than you might think.
DECEMBER 2012
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The List
4 Digital Threats to Worry About
From hacktivism to cyberwarfare, the dangers that define the digital age.
DECEMBER 2012
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Argument
Yes, Congress Is That Bad
America's unprecedented political paralysis is undermining the country at home and abroad.
DECEMBER 2012
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The List
Rise of the MOOCs
The Internet is revolutionizing universities, giving pretty much anyone, anywhere access to a world-class education. Here are seven massive online open course providers you need to know about.
November 25
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The List
The New Breakout Nations
Forget the BRICs. Meet seven unheralded countries to watch.
DECEMBER 2012
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The List
The Making of a Cultural Icon
How Malala became an international hero.
DECEMBER 2012
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Sidebar
No Chickens or Cricket Bats
The strange list of Indian products you can't import in Pakistan.
DECEMBER 2012
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Feature
The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd
We asked the 2012 Global Thinkers to weigh in on the big questions of the year. Here’s what they had to say…
November 25
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Terms of Engagement
Life Inside the Iron Dome
Why President Obama shouldn't accept Israel's policy of defensiveness and despair.
November 23
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Feature
Homeland Insecurity
The new Red Dawn movie is really just a throwback to the ‘80s ... the 1880s.
November 23
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Feature
The Cult of Massoud
How Afghanistan’s Che Guevara still haunts Hamid Karzai.
November 23
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Slide Show
The Cult
Afghanistan's national hero has started a craze on the streets of Kabul.
November 23
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Feature
Kim Jong Un's Baby Mama
Ri Sol Ju, North Korea's enigmatic new first lady, is already turning heads and making headlines.
November 23
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Argument
Moscow-on-Thames
Britain's Conservatives are rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin's wealthy oligarchs.
November 23
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Argument
Job Security
When generals become lobbyists.
November 21
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Argument
Turkey's Weakest Export
Turkey says it wants to be a model for democracy in the Middle East. But so far its actions lag behind its achievements.
November 21
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Argument
Overdone Turkey
The hype about Ankara as a regional leader is way overblown.
November 21
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Slide Show
Turkey for the Troops
Sixty years of Thanksgivings for American soldiers abroad.
November 21
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Argument
Gunning for Damascus
When no one was watching, the Syrian rebels started winning.
November 21
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By Other Means
On Pilgrims and Zionists
Why I’m thankful America didn’t turn out like Israel.
November 21
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Argument
Thanksgiving is Un-American
Seriously. What you need to know about the international origins of the most American of holidays.
November 21
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Amy Zegart
King David
Why generals shouldn't run the CIA.
November 21
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Argument
Nuclear Turkey with Russian Dressing
Can the new Turkish-Russian nuclear plant be a model for safe energy, or will it be an environmental and proliferation risk?
November 21
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Dispatch
The Boomerang Effect
Will the civil war in Syria incite a Sunni-Shiite holy war in Lebanon?
November 21
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Argument
Mongol Hordes Take Manhattan
Before there was Red Dawn, there was Red Napoleon.
November 21
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Argument
Trouble on the Home Front
The Petraeuses aren’t the military family we should be worried about.
November 21
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Situation Report
Allen returns to Afghanistan
The big step for mining in Afghanistan, Panetta: al-Qaida remains a cancer, Why Mullen had a chef, and more.
November 21
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Slide Show
Africa's Forever War
Haunting scenes from Congo's ongoing conflict.
November 20
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Dispatch
That Other War
The bloody conflict you didn't read about this week is in Congo, and it threatens to redraw the map of Africa.
November 20
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The New New Normal
American Anxiety
The numbers say the stumbling U.S. economy is picking up steam. But there’s good reason to worry.
November 20
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Micah Zenko
Decline Is Not a River in Egypt
Why does the Arab world still think America is all-powerful?
November 20
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The List
Printing Innovation
Seven 3D-printable objects that will change the world.
November 20
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The List
Five Myths about the Chinese Internet
The Great Firewall is neither great, nor a firewall. Discuss.
November 20
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Argument
Israel 2012 vs. London 1944
What the buzz bomb can tell us about Iron Dome.
November 20
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Argument
The More Things Change
Advances in Israeli weaponry haven't led to advances in Israeli strategy.
November 20
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Slide Show
Bearing Witness
Exclusive photographs from inside besieged Gaza.
November 20
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Argument
Don't Go There
Why President Barack Obama should not visit Russia.
November 20
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Argument
The Re-Pivot
Forget Asia. It's time for Obama to put his focus back on the Middle East.
November 20
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Dispatch
Strategic Overreach
Emboldened by the Arab Spring's Sunni wave, Hamas has overplayed its hand in Gaza. But can its newly empowered neighbors tamp the fire?
November 20
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Argument
Southeast Asia’s Economic Poster Child Is Stalling
How the Communist Party is fiddling while Vietnam burns.
November 20
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Situation Report
How the Pentagon is cutting a rug in Afghanistan
Marines on standby in the Med; Dempsey is concerned about the scandal; Commanders behaving badly, The Navy gets a Biden, and more.
November 20
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Rational Security
Panetta's Wrong About a Cyber 'Pearl Harbor'
The Internet doesn't work that way.
November 19
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Argument
Rockets' Red Glare
No, Iron Dome does not prove that "Star Wars" was right.
November 19
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The List
Everything You Need to Know About Susan Rice
The lowdown on America's maybe-next secretary of state.
November 19
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Argument
Getting Rebalancing Right
Four key issues that will define President Obama's second-term pivot to Asia.
November 19
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Argument
Still Think Middle East Peace Doesn't Matter?
Gaza's radiating instability proves once again that Palestine is at the center of the region's problems.
November 19
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Argument
Winning the Stalemate
In Gaza, both sides are benefitting from the violence.
November 19
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Argument
The Trouble with Killer Robots
Why we need to ban fully autonomous weapons systems, before it's too late.
November 19
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Reality Check
How Hamas Won the War
It doesn’t really matter if Israel wins the battle.
November 19
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Argument
Dreams of Their Fathers
Cambodia's people want freedom. Can Obama deliver?
November 19
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Argument
The Key to Bringing Democracy to China
It's naked self-interest, stupid.
November 19
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David Rothkopf
Reasons to Be Thankful
Bubba, the fiscal swamp, after Gaza... the list goes on and on.
November 19
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Argument
Words Are Weapons of Mass Destruction
Why Hamas should watch its language.
November 19
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Argument
Small Arms, Big Problems
Western assault rifles are showing up in the hands of Islamist fighters in Gaza. It's a cautionary tale for arms-exporting countries across the globe.
November 19
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Argument
The Guns of November
European politicians are talking tough about intervention in the Middle East. If only they had a plan.
November 19
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Situation Report
Good intel: get out of buildings, onto the streets
The trouble with the Asia pivot; Cyber vulnerabilities at DOE; Allen’s hope for a quick investigation, and more.
November 19
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Dispatch
China's Soft Power Surge
The People's Republic is no longer content with economic hegemony -- it's making a play for the hearts and minds of Southeast Asia.
November 18
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Argument
The $68 Billion Question
Sen. Coburn’s plan to save the Pentagon.
November 16
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Feature
Hell Week
What Pentagon insiders think about the Petraeus scandal.
November 16
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Slide Show
Gaza Burning
Scenes from the latest flare-up in the forever war.
November 16
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Argument
Squeal Team Six
Why punish seven SEALs for the Pentagon's love affair with Hollywood?
November 16
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Argument
Head Over Heels
Why Washington's love affair with Myanmar might be too much, too soon.
November 16
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Slide Show
Back in the Light
The year Burma turned upside down.
November 16
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Dispatch
Emergency Routine
Israelis are once again going to war, even as they admit no sweeping victories are on the horizon.
November 16
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Argument
A Pillar of Problems
Eight questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict we still don't have a good handle on.
November 16
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Terms of Engagement
Silent but Deadly
How the State Department tried and failed to force Obama’s drone program into the open.
November 16
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
November 16
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Israel strikes back at Gaza, China picks a new leader, and Southeast Asia readies itself for Obama's visit.
November 16
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Argument
Opportunity Lost?
Inside China's leadership transition.
November 16
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Just Kidding
Unsolicited Advice
Vladimir Putin's secret (fake) letter of congratulations to Xi Jinping.
November 16
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Argument
Predicting the Future Is Easier Than It Looks
Nate Silver was just the beginning. Some of the same statistical techniques used by America's forecaster-in-chief are about to revolutionize world politics.
November 16
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Argument
Throwing Rice
Barack Obama was right to defend Susan Rice from the GOP attacks. She's got the chops to be secretary of state.
November 16
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Situation Report
Dempsey models Afghan Hands program for Asia
The Navy’s Greenert talks rebalancing, Panetta: back to school for ethics training, What a Marine staples to his desk and more.
November 16
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Jeffrey Lewis
Does Burma Still Have Nuclear Dreams?
The answer lies with the mysterious Dr. Ko Ko Oo.
November 15
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Argument
Cut (a Deal) and Run
It's past time to negotiate with the Taliban.
November 15
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Argument
How Not to Wage War on the Internet
November 15
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Argument
The Peace Process Isn't Dead
The brewing war in Gaza shows why the United States must make a renewed effort to bring Israelis and Palestinians together.
November 15
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Argument
Zombie Versus Frankenstein
Now the beleaguered Syrian opposition has two umbrella groups vying for funds and recognition. Is that really going to help?
November 15
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Feature
Egyptian Idol
The Salafi threat to blow up the pyramids is nothing new: Egypt's ambivalence toward its past dates back centuries.
November 15
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Argument
Defender of the Flame
Not only does the United States deserve a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, it’s leading the charge.
November 15
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Argument
Apocalypse Mao
China's Xi Jinping faces a host of challenges: a slowing economy, stagnating political reform. But the country's black skies and red rivers ought to be his top priority.
November 15
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Argument
Human Rights Now
Six ways China's new leader could be the reformer the Chinese have been waiting for.
November 15
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Feature
The World Is Not Enough
Why does the planet's No. 1 spy never go to the really dangerous places?
November 15
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Dispatch
National Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Meet He Di, the insider trying to save the Chinese Communist Party from itself.
November 15
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Situation Report
Tension over the Allen issue in Asia
Dunford to testify, Panetta to visit shrine, Services would get cut under a new blueprint for defense spending, McChrystal’s book out in January, and more.
November 15
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Dept Of Secrets
The Kissinger Transcripts
Why the former secretary of state thought the CIA was blackmailing him.
November 14
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Argument
Lights Out
A newly declassified report shows how vulnerable America's electric grid is.
November 14
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By Other Means
Sex and the Modern Soldier
Just how bad is the military's woman problem?
November 14
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Argument
Sea Change
The Navy pivots to Asia.
November 14
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Argument
Operation Cast Lead 2.0
Israel and Hamas are battling it out in the Gaza Strip in a conflict no one can win.
November 14
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Dispatch
What Do Rural Chinese Villagers Think About Their New Bosses?
As it turns out, not much.
November 14
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Christian Caryl
Is Bashar al-Assad Syria’s Abraham Lincoln?
The Syrian president's fans are comparing him with the hero of America's Civil War. Here's why they're wrong.
November 14
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Argument
Investigate the FBI
The real Petraeus scandal is why the bureau was rummaging around in his private communications in the first place.
November 14
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The List
Broken Record
David Petraeus had critics before scandal struck -- they just tended to fly under the radar.
November 14
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Feature
Draft Dodgers
The little Gmail trick that David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell used to communicate is actually old spycraft.
November 14
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Argument
Islamist-In-Chief
The new leader of Syria's opposition has a history of statements that are anti-Semitic, outrageous, and sometimes downright bizarre.
November 14
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Situation Report
What the volume of Allen e-mails say
Ward gets a demotion, Asia Foundation: new optimism in Afghanistan, The shallow bench for NATO if Allen’s promotion falters, What is a social liaison, anyway? and more.
November 14
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Dispatch
Party Congress Diary, Day 7
What to watch for as China picks its new leaders.
November 13
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Micah Zenko
Dempsey's Paradox
The world is getting less violent. So why do we feel so threatened?
November 13
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Argument
The New Battlefield
5 ways terrorism has changed since 9/11.
November 13
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Argument
Red Balloon
Is Congress inflating the China threat?
November 13
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Argument
Xi's Got Issues
China's new leader has 100 days to make his mark. Ready, set, go.
November 13
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Argument
Four-Star Egos
The cult of the general from Douglas MacArthur to David Petraeus.
November 13
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Argument
Good While It Lasted
Did David Petraeus leave his mark at the CIA?
November 13
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Slide Show
The Cult of David Petraeus
The rise and fall of an American hero.
November 13
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Dispatch
You Can Check Out Anytime You Like...
Why the Cuban government's new law relaxing travel restrictions isn't what it's reported to be.
November 13
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Slide Show
Fashion Tips from the Politburo
What to wear when you're climbing the Chinese leadership ladder.
November 13
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Dispatch
Men in Black
Inside the fashion of Chinese politics.
November 13
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Backstory
The Hot Seat
What you need to know about Benghazi going into this week's congressional hearings.
November 13
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Reality Check
Does It Matter Who the Next Secretary of State Is?
Whether Kerry, Rice, Donilon, or somebody else is named America's top diplomat, there will be one man in charge in Foggy Bottom -- Barack Obama.
November 13
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Situation Report
More girl trouble: sex scandal expands to include ISAF commander Allen
Allen’s nomination on hold, WaPo: Kerry considered for SecDef job, and more.
November 13
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Argument
The Awakening
Why white nationalists are thrilled with Obama's victory
November 12
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Argument
Reaction Time
Why terrorism derails every administration.
November 12
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Argument
You Can't Go Home Again
Soldiers aren’t the only veterans of war.
November 12
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Argument
The Orangutan in a Tuxedo
The good news: Colombia is stable. The bad news: Colombia is stable.
November 12
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BOOK CLUB
What Makes a Great General?
FP contributors on Tom Ricks' new book.
November 12
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Daniel Altman
Turning Japanese
Is this the end of the South Korean miracle?
November 12
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Argument
The Survivor
Barack Obama called for Syrian's Bashar al-Assad to step aside more than a year ago. Here's why he's still in power.
November 12
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Argument
Coming Apart at the Seams
Burma’s ruling party is under stress. Democrats should be careful what they wish for.
November 12
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Argument
Texas of the North
Hey, Republicans: Feeling like outcasts after Obama's re-election? Come on up to Canada!
November 12
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Argument
Shaken, Not Stirred by CIA 'Values'
Why do the CIA director's peccadilloes rile us more than his policies?
November 12
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Argument
China's Other Transition
What we still don't know about the Chinese military.
November 12
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Situation Report
New scrutiny on the F.B.I. investigation of Petraeus
Paula Broadwell’s singular focus; The biographer’s athletic reputation, Mansoor: Petraeus will rise again, and more.
November 12
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Feature
Covert Affairs
A short history of spies and their sex scandals.
November 9
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Argument
The Children Devour the Revolution
A rare inside look at what one of China's most influential generals really fears most.
November 9
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Rational Security
Casualties of History
The thing we shouldn't forget about the origins of Veterans Day.
November 9
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Argument
The Africa Surprise
From deadly cross-border conflicts to emboldened terrorist franchises, Barack Obama will confront a host of challenges in Africa during his second term.
November 9
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Argument
Probable Cause
Are scientists too cautious to help us stop climate change?
November 9
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Argument
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
November 9
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David Barno
A New Moral Compact
A military draft that could actually work.
November 9
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Argument
Is J Street Winning?
This election showed that the Democratic Party's views toward Israel are changing in some disturbing ways.
November 9
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The List
Back to Work
7 things the U.N. can finally get around to doing now that the U.S. election is over.
November 9
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Four more years for Obama, austerity protests blaze across Greece, and China's 18th Party Congress begins.
November 9
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Dispatch
Stardust Across the Pond
Can Obama's magic rub off on David Cameron?
November 9
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Situation Report
U.S. has “strong concerns” about Iranian warplane shooting at drone
Stavridis cleared of any wrongdoing, Service associations to Congress: get off your bum, the Washington parlor game of Obama’s cabinet continues, and more.
November 9
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Terms of Engagement
Secretary Kerry
Would John Kerry do a good job of filling Hillary Clinton’s shoes?
November 8
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Argument
Fix Bayonets!
If the Pentagon cuts R&D, the U.S. military will take a huge step backward.
November 8
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Dispatch
Kafka in Beijing
A tale of an alleged rape and one woman's futile quest for justice in modern China.
November 8
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By Other Means
Forward!
Time for some foreign policy change we can believe in.
November 8
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Argument
Why the World Can't Have a Nate Silver
The quants are riding high after Team Data crushed Team Gut in the U.S. election forecasts. But predicting the Electoral College vote is child's play next to some of these hard targets.
November 8
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Slide Show
No, Mr. Bond. I Expect You to Die...
7 real people who would make good 007 villains.
November 8
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Argument
Relationship Advice
Don't believe the loose talk of Barack Obama exacting vengeance on Benjamin Netanyahu -- the two leaders need each other too much to let old grudges get in the way.
November 8
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Christian Caryl
The Corruption Pandemic
Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.
November 8
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The List
The Dream Team
Barack Obama's election triumph is only days old, but already the buzz has shifted from the horserace to the coming shakeups among his top aides and cabinet secretaries. To help the president out, we asked seven top thinkers to select the brain trust that Obama should have at his side as he retools his foreign policy for a second term.
November 8
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Situation Report
The cliff that could happen
How the election shook up committees on the Hill, The national security team that might have been, Billability versus vulnerability: law firms and the cyber threat, and more
November 8
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David Barno
Brace Yourself
The U.S. may well go off the fiscal cliff. Is that so bad?
November 7
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Special Report
China Decides
November 7
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Slide Show
The Hu Era, in Pictures
In 10 years under Hu Jintao, China has changed to an extent unprecedented in history.
November 7
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Argument
Xi Jinping's Challenge
Why China's new president has a much tougher job than Barack Obama.
November 7
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Argument
Hu Jintao's Legacy
Will China's outgoing leader be the man who introduced the world to a new superpower, or the man who destroyed it? It's too early to tell.
November 7
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Argument
Inside China's Smoke-Filled Room
Sorry, folks: The votes are in, and the ballots have already been counted.
November 7
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Amy Zegart
Nate Silver vs. Kim Jong Un
Why we can't figure out what North Korea will do next.
November 7
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Dispatch
Huville
My trip to the hometown of China’s soon-to-be ex-leader.
November 7
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Argument
Network News
Sandy turned off the lights, the phones, and the heat. A cyber attack could make it all happen again.
November 7
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Interview
The Inconvenient Revolution
An interview with a leading human rights activist from Bahrain
November 7
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Reality Check
How the Middle East Could Make Or Break Obama's Legacy
Congratulations, Mr. President. You've got four more years of dealing with the world's most dysfunctional region.
November 7
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The List
Worst Predictions: Election Edition
The 10 dumbest calls of the campaign.
November 7
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Dispatch
Reform or Perish
The Communist Party knows what it needs to do. What's missing is the will.
November 7
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Argument
It’s the Stimulus, Stupid
Why Obama won reelection when virtually every other incumbent in the West has been bounced from office.
November 7
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Argument
Time for a Reset on Human Rights
Obama’s record has been a disappointment. Now he has a second chance to get it right.
November 7
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Argument
Bahrain Burning
The island kingdom is descending into violence, and nobody has a plan to restore order.
November 7
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The List
What You Missed While You Were Refreshing Drudge and FiveThirtyEight
A guide to the world news you should get caught up on now that the election is over.
November 7
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Situation Report
It’s back to work at the Pentagon
Michael Rhodes can put away the binders, The personnel changes that won’t happen right away, The budget battle really begins, and more.
November 7
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Gordon Adams
Fiscal Cliff Notes
The only things you need to know about the coming budget fight.
November 6
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Micah Zenko
'A Period of Persistent Conflict'
Why the United States will never have another peacetime president.
November 6
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The List
How Ancient Plankton Elected Obama
And other crazy tales from the world's electoral maps.
November 6
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The List
Going Out Gracelessly
The six worst concessions in recent political history.
November 6
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Dispatch
It's the Brazilians, Stupid
Meet Brazil's James Carville -- and the other political consultants who are shaking up Latin America's electoral landscape.
November 6
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The List
8 Ways the World Has Changed Since Obama's Election
With Election Day finally upon us, it's worth reflecting on what a difference four years makes.
November 6
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Argument
Five Voting Systems Even Worse than the Electoral College
Think the United States has a crazy way to pick a president? You should see how Lebanon does it.
November 6
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Argument
Peace Talks
How war disappeared from American campaign rhetoric.
November 6
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Argument
Nightmare Squared
Longing for the days of Kim Jong Il? Maybe it's time to transfer your affections to the delusional dictator of Equatorial Guinea.
November 6
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Situation Report
News flash: the next president faces enormous challenges around the world, seriously
The other races to watch tonight; The general’s sex crimes in a war zone; Why no one cares about Yemen; Defense cuts won’t kill the economy; and more.
November 6
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Argument
The Transatlantic Test
Europe is facing an existential crisis, and it's time the United States recognized it.
November 5
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Argument
Rights and Responsibility
The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines.
November 5
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Argument
No Game Change
The bipartisan consensus in Washington about expanding ties with India may be good for New Delhi, but it's turned the election into a snoozer.
November 5
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Argument
Resetting the Reset
The United States needs to decide whether to treat Russia as a marginal global actor or an asset in America's global strategy.
November 5
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Argument
Back to Africa
If Barack Obama is reelected, he'll have to deliver on his promises to Africa -- and act more like Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush.
November 5
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Argument
Land of the Lost
Latin Americans may prefer Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, but few believe either candidate will pay the region the attention it deserves.
November 5
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Argument
Trouble in Pyongyang
As the United States dithers, an emboldened North Korea is quietly establishing itself as a small nuclear power.
November 5
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Argument
The Tradeoff
When it comes to developing an industrial policy that can revive the U.S. economy, the president may have a leg up on his Republican challenger.
November 5
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Argument
A Tale of Two Mitts
We know where Barack Obama stands on the world's most dangerous weapons. But what's Mitt Romney's nuclear policy?
November 5
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Argument
A Stronger Pivot
Mitt Romney would manage relations with a rising China better than Barack Obama.
November 5
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Argument
Pakistani Power Play
If the United States wants to curb terrorism and nuclear proliferation, it needs to fundamentally rethink its relationship with Pakistan.
November 5
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Argument
Middle East Lost
The Arab Spring gave Barack Obama the perfect opening to reorient U.S. policy in the Middle East. Too bad he blew it.
November 5
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Argument
Climate Course Correction
The world has spent two decades developing policies to combat global warming -- and we have little to show for it.
November 5
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Argument
The National Security Consensus
The next four years of U.S. foreign policy will look a lot like the past four years -- regardless of who's elected president.
November 5
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Rational Security
Passive Aggression
Why do so few politicians challenge America's emphasis on military action?
November 5
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EXCERPT
Losing Yemen
How this forgotten corner of the Arabian Peninsula became the most dangerous country in the world.
November 5
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The List
Taking the Hill
The eight races the military-industrial complex is watching.
November 5
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The List
Get Fat. Grow a Beard. Or Do This.
Five job ideas for Tuesday’s big loser.
November 5
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Argument
Lies, Damned Lies, and Defense-Job Statistics
No, cutting Pentagon spending will not destroy local economies.
November 5
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Special Report
The President and the World
November 5
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Argument
Breaking the Grip of the Oligarchs
How a tragic twist of fate is fueling a revolt against Armenia’s overweening tycoons.
November 5
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David Rothkopf
12 Catastrophes the Next President Must Avoid
We've heard plenty about what the candidates want to do in office, but the future will be determined by what Tuesday's winner doesn't do.
November 5
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Dispatch
The Austrian Miracle
What's the secret of Austria's singular success, while the rest of Europe's economies founder?
November 5
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Daniel Altman
If Markets Picked Presidents
Who would be better for the global economy: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
November 5
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Slide Show
Oh, The Places He's Been
A look back at Barack Obama's globe-hopping first term.
November 5
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Situation Report
Obama or Romney: winners take all
Changes on the Hill; Regardless of who wins, the Pentagon sends more Guard to the northeast; and more.
November 5
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Argument
Air Wars
How defense is playing in the 2012 campaign.
November 2
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Argument
Defense in 2013
Who wins, depending on who wins.
November 2
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Argument
The Angry Pacific
Why the United States is not ready for conflict in Asia.
November 2
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Hurricane Sandy slams New York, Syrian air strikes pummel Aleppo, and Big Ben grows a mustache.
November 2
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Argument
Cheating on Energy Department Guard Force Tests Was Widespread
The reliability of protections at two key nuclear weapons sites is now unclear.
November 2
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The List
Obama's Likeliest Flip-Flops
If the president wins again on Nov. 6, he might fire up an Etch-a-Sketch of his own.
November 2
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Terms of Engagement
Adapt or Die
Still think climate change is a joke?
November 2
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Argument
In Praise of Flip-Floppers
When it comes to presidents and foreign policy, changing your mind is as American as apple pie.
November 2
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Argument
Why Bloomberg Endorsed Obama
Yes, it really is climate change, stupid.
November 2
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
November 2
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Slide Show
Scenes From a Forgotten War
What happened the last time America got bogged down in North Africa.
November 2
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Argument
Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth
Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.
November 2
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Argument
What Tunisia Did Right
Strong legislatures are a key ingredient in successful democratic transitions -- and Tunisia is showing the way.
November 2
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Argument
America Needs a Chief Strategy Officer
The White House needs someone to look beyond the crisis of the day and focus on the United States' role in the world.
November 2
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Feature
Lessons From a Forgotten War
How America’s first foray into the modern Arab world can help solve its current entanglements.
November 2
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Situation Report
New documents from Benghazi show pointed concern
Marines are so littoral, The Navy tries its hand at motorboat drones, The “red herring” of the military vote, What would make Stan McChrystal cringe, and more.
November 2
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Argument
Whatever Happened to Chinese Human Rights?
On the American campaign trail this year, China's people went missing.
November 1
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Slide Show
What We Found in Benghazi
The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."
November 1
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By Other Means
Red Herring
The myth of the Republican military voter.
November 1
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Argument
Littoral Combat Clip
The U.S. military needs to prepare for more operations along the world's coastlines.
November 1
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Feature
Coming to America
China wants to buy its way onto your TV screen. Will it work?
November 1
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Dispatch
'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack
Sensitive documents found amid the wreckage of the U.S. consulate shine new light on the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
November 1
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Dispatch
The Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Why Obama and Romney are both afraid to talk about the mess in Europe.
November 1
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Dispatch
Winter Is Coming
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are living in dire conditions, and the aid the world is providing is nowhere near enough.
November 1
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Situation Report
Watchdog SIGAR blasts the ANSF
What Karzai’s election announcement means, Did the F-35 father a new Chinese baby? and more.
November 1
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