Archive
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Argument
India Has a Woman Problem
And there's no denying it anymore.
December 28
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Slide Show
Our Favorite Illustrations from 2012
A look at some of the best artwork from the pages of Foreign Policy this year.
December 28
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Indians protest; the Taliban targets health workers; a hawk watches a camel festival.
December 28
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Argument
You're a Mean One, Mr. Putin
Was 2012 the year Russia's president finally lost it?
December 28
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Argument
The Year in Quotes
The 20 most puzzling, hypocritical, and revealing things said about U.S. foreign policy in 2012.
December 28
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Daniel Altman
Chicken Run
The politicians are playing a dangerous game with the global economy -- and with Americans' pocketbooks. But the voters get the last move.
December 28
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Slide Show
The World's Failed States, Future Megacities, and Swinging Tehran
Foreign Policy's most popular photo essays of 2012.
December 27
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Slide Show
Is It Over Yet?
Haunting photos of a year in the life of the war America is still fighting.
December 27
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The List
FP's Most Popular Articles of 2012
From true spy stories to the sex lives of ayatollahs, here’s what you wanted to read in the past year.
December 27
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Slide Show
FP's Best Covers of 2012
The inspired (if we do say so ourselves) and sometimes silly covers from the year in ForeignPolicy.com.
December 27
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Argument
Wanted: A Few Good Leaders
Fewer veterans are serving in high office in the United States. It's no coincidence that America is going off the rails.
December 27
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EXCERPT
The Slab
One soldier's quest to honor a fallen comrade he didn't even know.
December 27
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Argument
Beyond GDP
How our fixation with growth blinds us to broader measures of a society's health -- or lack thereof.
December 27
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Argument
Was It a Good Year in Afghanistan?
Looking back at a troubling 2012 filled with progress and peril, it's hard to determine whether the United States is winning this war.
December 27
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Argument
North Korea Does Not Believe in Unicorns
But it does believe in promoting a fanciful version of its own history.
December 27
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The List
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013
From Turkey to Congo, next year's wars threaten global stability.
December 27
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Argument
New Year, Same Awful Congress
Will lawmakers trade political paralysis for compromise and bipartisanship in 2013? Don't bet on it.
December 26
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Slide Show
The Photos That Mattered in 2012
A look back at the images that defined an unforgettable year.
December 26
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Dispatch
The Settlement That Broke the Two-State Solution
Ma'aleh Adumim symbolizes why Middle East peace may no longer be possible.
December 26
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By Other Means
Flournoy for SecDef
Ten reasons the president should ditch Chuck for Michèle.
December 26
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The List
The Top 10 National Security Stories of the Year
From Obama and the generals to women in combat, here are the big issues that mattered in 2012.
December 26
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Dispatch
Anatomy of an Air Attack Gone Wrong
In rural Yemen, a botched attack on a terror suspect kills 12 civilians and destroys a community.
December 26
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Dispatch
Poland's Shale Gas Dream
Polish leaders think they've found a path to energy independence, but their high hopes could prove premature.
December 26
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Dispatch
From Bread Lines to Front Lines
In the latest phase of Syria's civil war, civilians have become the targets.
December 24
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David Rothkopf
The Other Pivot
America rediscovers diplomacy.
December 24
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Rational Security
Can There Be War Without Hate?
Surprisingly humane moments in combat -- and why they matter.
December 24
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Interview
Enterprise vs. Enterprise
Which is better, the starship or the aircraft carrier?
December 24
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Reality Check
Is Chuck Hagel Toast?
The attacks on Obama’s would-be Pentagon chief are scurrilous. And yes, Virginia, there is an Israel lobby -- but it’s neither Jewish nor invincible.
December 24
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Daniel Altman
9 Stories That Will Move Markets in 2013
From the U.S. deficit to Mideast turmoil, the issues that could have the biggest impact on the global economy in the coming year.
December 24
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The List
The World War on Christmas
Five places where Santa really does have to watch his back.
December 24
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The List
Naughty or Nice
Which world leaders will be getting coal in their stocking this year?
December 21
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
December 21
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The List
Tomorrow's Weapons Today
Five weapons to watch in 2013.
December 21
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Argument
Feeling the Pain in Tehran
As sanctions bite, some of Iran's leaders are signaling a willingness to come back to the negotiating table.
December 21
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Argument
Lingering Questions on Benghazi
This week's report on the Obama administration's actions in Libya was credible but incomplete.
December 21
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Dispatch
The Midlife Crisis of Bangladesh
Bangladeshis want a reckoning with their bloody past. But they can do it without partisanship?
December 21
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Argument
Exit the Conciliator
Will Iraq fall apart if its president dies?
December 21
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Argument
Moving On Up
Turkey is now a solidly middle-income state. But there are still plenty of roadblocks on the path ahead.
December 21
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Argument
A Network of Dictators
There's a fight brewing for the future of the Internet.
December 21
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Newtown mourns, the Indian army shows off its wares, and a lone pig explores a Spanish village.
December 21
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Feature
America's Next Top Diplomat
What the WikiLeaks cables reveal about John Kerry.
December 21
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Terms of Engagement
Hope Against Hope
A look back at what I've gotten wrong, and why I'm (mostly) not sorry.
December 21
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The List
The 10 Worst Predictions for 2012
Who got it wrong this year?
December 21
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Situation Report
Is Chuck Hagel now being swift-boated on the gay issue? Can Dems handle the Pentagon? The ‘dance performance’ on the fiscal cliff; What Panetta wants for Bravo’s stocking, and more.
December 21
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Dispatch
Return of the Troubles
Is Northern Ireland falling apart all over again?
December 20
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Photo Essay
Instagramming Iran
Touring the Islamic Republic through the one social network it hasn't cracked down on yet.
December 20
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Slide Show
Asia's Power Clans
From North Korea to Asia's thriving democracies, a last name is a powerful political brand.
December 20
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Argument
Dynasty
Why are so many Asian countries run by families?
December 20
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Argument
Born on the Seventh Floor
John Kerry is about to get the secretary of state job he was always meant to have.
December 20
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The List
People's Power
Eight ways China's military is catching up to the United States.
December 20
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Gordon Adams
Running Hills
Why senators shouldn't head the Pentagon or Foggy Bottom.
December 20
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Argument
In Defense of Civil Society
Civil society does exist in authoritarian countries.
December 20
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Argument
All (Syrian) Politics Is Local
How jihadists are winning hearts and minds in Syria.
December 20
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Argument
What Africa Did Right in 2012
Africans are getting better at finding their own solutions to African problems.
December 20
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Argument
Pirates of the Guinean
How West Africa is replacing Somalia as the new pirate lair.
December 20
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Situation Report
Friends of Chuck: the case for Hagel begins; Why the QDR may be significant; How Hollywood perpetuated the “myth” of torture; Gifts for wonks, and more.
December 20
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Dispatch
The Mess We Left Behind in Libya
While Washington is busy fighting over a report, Benghazi is descending into chaos.
December 19
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The List
Stocking Stuffers for Wonks
Fifteen gift suggestions for that special international relations nerd in your life.
December 19
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Interview
Zero Farce Thirty
The man who nearly stopped 9/11 tells FP why Kathryn Bigelow's movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden gets it wrong.
December 19
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Argument
Apocalypse Now
The five most popular places to watch the end of the world.
December 19
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Christian Caryl
Nothing Is Written
The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.
December 19
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Argument
The Talented Mr. Modi
Narendra Modi is still banned from the United States for his involvement in deadly anti-Muslim riots. Could he be the next leader of India?
December 19
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Amy Zegart
Transportation SNAFU Administration
Talking points for your holiday TSA rant.
December 19
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Argument
Syria's Time Is Running Out
The country tears itself further apart with each passing day. This is the moment to do something about it.
December 19
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The List
America’s Exceptional Gun Culture
Four reminders about just how entrenched guns are in American society.
December 19
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Situation Report
Panetta orders investigation into all DoD childcare centers
Is Hagel getting swiftboated on Israel?; State takes a hit on Benghazi from independent panel; The Kagans under fire; Jim Amos asks Syrian rebels to move their fight to the Pacific, and more.
December 19
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Argument
Radioactive Decay
We can't keep relying on a Vietnam-era treaty to stop nuclear proliferation.
December 18
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The List
A League of Our Own
The NRA is wrong -- gun culture in Israel and Switzerland isn't anything like it is in the United States.
December 18
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The List
FP's Favorite Reads of 2012
This year's great books about the world, selected by our editors, columnists, and bloggers.
December 18
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The Beat
The Most Dangerous Beat on Earth
Four brave journalists weigh in on what it's like to cover Syria.
December 18
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Argument
Spoiler Alert
I know counterterrorism and the CIA -- and almost everything in Homeland is ridiculous. But I'm still watching.
December 18
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Argument
My Dinner with Jalal
Remembering better times with Iraq's stricken president.
December 18
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Argument
The Dictator's Daughter
The heir of a controversial South Korean autocrat is now the country's first female president. Can she emerge from his shadow?
December 18
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In Box
Fiscal Cliff: A Short History
How did the phrase become shorthand for Washington's embrace of budget brinkmanship?
December 18
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Micah Zenko
Nudging the President
Splitting the difference is no way to win a war.
December 18
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Argument
The U.N.'s Haitian Shell Game
Ban Ki-moon still isn't taking responsibility for Haiti's cholera outbreak.
December 18
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Situation Report
Pentagon: not so fast on the Vickers story
The Army’s plan to create platoons of Jason Bournes; Panetta talks strategy and sequester today; NBC’s Engel released; Mini red velvet cupcakes at State’s party, and more.
December 18
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Interview
'These Guys Are Thugs'
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei speaks exclusively to Foreign Policy on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's political crisis.
December 17
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Argument
A Line in the Sea
Is Japan’s new leader going to pick a fight with China?
December 17
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Reality Check
Untouchable
Why Hillary Clinton is the Teflon secretary.
December 17
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Rational Security
Shield of the West
If it weren't for Poland, we'd all be speaking Mongolian right now.
December 17
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Dispatch
Keeping the Light On
Celebrating Hannukah with the last Jews in Egypt.
December 17
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David Rothkopf
A President We Can Believe In
Newtown changed Obama. Can it change the world?
December 17
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Dispatch
The Last Stand of Somalia's Jihad
Can Kenya's invasion of Kismayo put an end to al-Shabab for good?
December 17
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Slide Show
On the Front Line in Kismayo
Photos from the crucial Somali port city, after its liberation from the hands of al-Shabab.
December 17
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Daniel Altman
A Real War on Inequality
The world could learn a lot from Brazil's fight against poverty.
December 17
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Dispatch
Beating the Brotherhood
Egypt's long-suffering opposition is fighting back against the Islamist government. But can they get their act together in time?
December 17
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Situation Report
Cabinet announcements: a big week for the Pentagon?
Who is Hagel?; Benghazi review to Congress; Still deadly: landmines in Afghanistan; “Hell no!” Why Panetta will never stop cursing, and more.
December 17
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Argument
Newtown and the Doomsday Preppers
Could survivalism really have played a role in Friday's massacre?
December 17
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Feature
Closed Book
Why won't the Obama administration back a treaty to make reading more accessible for the visually impaired?
December 16
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Argument
The Real Susan Rice
Setting the record straight on the U.N. ambassador and colleague we know.
December 14
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Jeffrey Lewis
They Actually Did It
Are we all going to die from an Iranian-built, North Korean ICBM?
December 14
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Rebuttal
Don't Blame Obama for Syria
What's happening in Syria is a tragedy. But John Hannah needs to recognize that the civil war was never ours to win or lose.
December 14
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Argument
What It Takes
Why the next SecDef should channel Robert McNamara.
December 14
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By Other Means
Elephant Man
Four reasons why Obama should not send Hagel to the Pentagon.
December 14
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
North Korea launches a missile, tragedy strikes Sandy Hook, and a Chinese farmer prepares for the apocalypse.
December 14
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
December 14
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Argument
Tokyo Hawks
Meet the conservatives who could soon run Japan.
December 14
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Argument
Hagel Unchained
Why do neocon Republicans hate Chuck Hagel so much? Because of what he would do as secretary of defense.
December 14
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The List
5 Reasons the Japanese Elections Matter
The results of Sunday's contest could rock the global economy and destabilize Asia. Maybe the world should pay attention?
December 14
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Terms of Engagement
Secretaries of Safe
Obama’s likely national security picks are going to reinforce his innate caution -- for better and for worse.
December 14
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Situation Report
Patriots to Turkey
Panetta visits troops 60 miles from Syria; An unfortunate incident at Karzai’s palace; Lessons learned from Paula and Petraeus; Hitting the nail on the ‘head,’ and more.
December 14
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Argument
Chuck Hagel Wants to Be Dwight Eisenhower
We read the senator's 2008 book on defense so that you don't have to.
December 14
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Argument
The Brothers and the Gulf
Why the Muslim Brotherhood has Gulf leaders worried -- now more than ever.
December 14
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Dispatch
The Nowhere Heir
Nicolás Maduro has risen to No. 2 in Venezuela by trying to stay invisible. If Hugo Chávez dies, will this former bus driver take the country off the cliff?
December 13
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Argument
Did Russia Just Throw Assad Under the Bus?
Not really. Watch what the Kremlin does, not what it says.
December 13
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By Other Means
Known Unknowns
Why even bad predictions are good for America.
December 13
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Argument
Launch This
Why Barack Obama needs to reset his North Korea policy.
December 13
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Dispatch
The Yakuza Lobby
How Japan's murky underworld became the patron and power broker of the ruling party that intended to clean up politics.
December 13
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Situation Report
Suicide bomber attacks Kandahar air base hours after Panetta leaves
Hagel to the Pentagon? Karzai to DC; Is the U.S. mil a victim of its own success in Afghanistan; Amos to have the talk with his generals; Why a head is called a head, and more.
December 13
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Christian Caryl
Europe's Pet Dictator
Parts of the old Soviet bloc have moved on. So why is Belarus still mired in despotism?
December 13
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Argument
After Abbas
The Palestinian president will either be toppled from his throne, or die on it. And that may be Hamas's chance to pounce.
December 13
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Argument
David and Paula
The Petraeus affair may be over, as far as the media circus is concerned. But its baleful aftereffects linger on.
December 13
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FP Explainer
Paging Bruce Willis
Whose job is it to stop an asteroid from hitting the Earth?
December 12
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Argument
Ripe for Rivalry
Has Asia's moment of reckoning finally arrived?
December 12
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Argument
Patience Has Not Been a Virtue
Was the Obama administration to blame for North Korea's rocket launch?
December 12
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Feature
Insane Clown Posse
Television comedian-cum-populist Beppe Grillo is the hottest thing in Italian politics. But is his new opposition party funny or dangerous?
December 12
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Argument
The Checklist Manifesto
Five steps to getting the defense budget right.
December 12
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Rational Security
Steven Pinker Sees Peace, I See Dead People
The author responds to his critics.
December 12
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Argument
Rocket Backstage
Behind the scenes of North Korea's nuclear deliberations.
December 12
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Argument
The Star Student
Poland is the classic market economy. But it knows that its future depends on staying close to the European Union.
December 12
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Situation Report
SecDef in Kabul
Larry Nicholson: tough love for the Afghans; Panetta’s wake-up call from the North Koreans; Don’t ask a soldier where the ‘head’ is, and more.
December 12
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Argument
Born Free, But Not Indifferent
Yes the government should protect free speech. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t speak out.
December 12
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Feature
Assad's War on the Red Crescent
Aid workers are caught in the crossfire of Syria's bloody revolt.
December 12
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Argument
All About the Benjamins
Why Bashar al-Assad won't go.
December 12
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Dept Of Secrets
The U.S. Plan to Nuke Everyone
Why LBJ vetoed the Dr. Strangelove option.
December 12
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Feature
The Land of Topless Minarets and Headless Little Girls
A requiem for Syria.
December 11
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Slide Show
The Dark Side of Oscar Niemeyer
Brazil's most celebrated architect leaves behind a decidedly mixed legacy.
December 11
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Micah Zenko
General Assistance
Why are civilian officials so much more secretive than the military?
December 11
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Argument
Rally 'Round the Jihadist
The Obama administration slapped a terrorist designation on Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra -- but only managed to spark an anti-U.S. backlash among anti-Assad groups.
December 11
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Argument
The Architect of the Future That Never Was
The failed dreamscapes of Oscar Niemeyer.
December 11
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David Rothkopf
The Fierce Urgency of Now
The case for short-term thinking.
December 11
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Reality Check
The Extricator in Chief
Enough with the fantasies. Barack Obama's not going to reshape the world order in his second term.
December 11
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Situation Report
Panetta in Kuwait, says intel on chemical weapons in Syria has “leveled off”
Afghanistan progress still a mixed bag; Vince Brooks to the Pacific; Defense bill requires notification of “successful penetration,” and more.
December 11
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Rational Security
Access Denied
The United Nations couldn't control the Internet even if it wanted to.
December 10
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Argument
Return of the Silviosaur
Italian politics these days is like Sunset Boulevard meets Jurassic Park.
December 10
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Argument
Decline Is a Choice
The West has nothing to fear but fear itself.
December 10
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Argument
Keeping the Flame Alive
This Hanukkah, Israel doesn't have to worry about running out of oil.
December 10
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Argument
Intel Inside
Has the IAEA's information become politicized?
December 10
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Argument
Missile Creep
Was giving Patriots to Turkey a step toward war in Syria?
December 10
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Dispatch
Yemen's Rocky Roadmap
Yemenis hope that a planned National Dialogue will save the revolution. But what abut the guys with the guns?
December 10
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Case Studies
The Anti-Godfather
How a mayor set out to save a Sicilian city from neglect and Mafia influence.
December 10
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Argument
Clash of the Balance Sheets
The most important showdown between China and the United States isn't happening in the Pacific. It's happening at the SEC.
December 10
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Argument
Don't Let the Syrian Rebels Win
An outright victory by Assad’s enemies would be a disaster.
December 10
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Argument
Lost in Cyberspace
Why the State Department’s proposed new Twitter restrictions are a terrible idea.
December 10
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Situation Report
John Campbell to be nom’ed to be Army vice
Panetta on Afghanistan rescue; Why the Corps isn’t dining out; Global Trends report out this AM: what’s a conflict game changer; A Marine lieutenant colonel may need his major insignias back, and more.
December 10
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Argument
The 7 Deadly Sins of Congo's Peace Process
Congo is an object lesson in how not to resolve conflicts. It's time we changed that.
December 7
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Argument
DeMinted
The Heritage Foundation got exactly the conspiracy-hyping president it deserves.
December 7
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Argument
What Magnitsky Means to Me
Not even a clean doctor is safe from Russia's dirty war.
December 7
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Argument
Alien War Brings Mideast Peace
And other benefits of an extraterrestrial invasion.
December 7
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Feature
Longform's Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
December 7
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Rebuttal
Hey, Foreign Policy, the World Really Is Getting Safer
Responses to John Arquilla's "The Big Kill."
December 7
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The List
You Didn't Build That
Is the future of manufacturing really in America?
December 7
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Terms of Engagement
The Climate Scofflaw
Is the United States really the impediment to a universal compact on global warming?
December 7
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Gordon Adams
Flexible Spending Accounts
The OMB's secret plan on what gets cut in sequestration.
December 7
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Anti-Morsy protests intensify across Egypt, rebels forces advance in Syria, and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal returns to Gaza.
December 7
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Photo Essay
A Yemen Built for Two?
In their quest to unify the country after the Arab Spring, Yemen's new leaders are confronting a major obstacle: calls for secession.
December 7
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Situation Report
How does the Pentagon stop Syria?
Panetta bids Johnson adieu; Austin to Central Command; The Pakistanis and the fertilizer problem; Those crazies at the Naval Academy, and more.
December 6
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Argument
The Fissile Cliff
The bomb that could save the Pentagon.
December 6
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By Other Means
Confessions of a Strategic Communicator
Tales from inside the Pentagon's message machine.
December 6
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Argument
India's Ocean
Could New Delhi's growing naval force change the balance of power in the Pacific?
December 6
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Argument
Why Assad Won’t Use His Chemical Weapons
And why you should still be worried.
December 6
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Argument
The Rise of Al Qaeda in Syria
The White House wants to marginalize radicals within the anti-Assad insurgency -- but does it have any leverage left with the rebels?
December 6
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Argument
Blue World Order
How the Democrats can maintain the rare national security edge they enjoyed in the 2012 election.
December 6
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Dispatch
The New Border: Illegal Immigration’s Shifting Frontier
As the net flow of immigrants from Mexico nears zero, violent and impoverished Central American countries have emerged as the fastest-rising source of illegal immigrants to the U.S.
December 6
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Situation Report
Ash Carter to DOE?
The Pentagon is trimming the brass; Did the Chinese target Mullen? The Air Force’s search for Farah Fawcett posters; Psst: the push for fewer secrets in government, and more.
December 6
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Argument
We Were Pirates, Too
Why America was the China of the 19th century.
December 5
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Argument
Back to the (Soviet) Future
Dear Vladimir Putin, I'm a human rights activist, not a spy.
December 5
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Argument
The Rice Stuff
Criticized unfairly on decades-old Africa policy, Susan Rice has shown she's got the right temperament to be secretary of state.
December 5
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Dispatch
Off with Their Heads
Has Vladimir Putin lost control of his “corruption crackdown”?
December 5
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Argument
Is it Legal for the Military to Patrol American Networks?
Posse Comitatus meets the 21st century.
December 5
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Christian Caryl
Barbarians at the Gate
Are Russia and China trying to take over the Internet? Probably. But so far they aren't having much luck.
December 5
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Amy Zegart
Spooks, Incorporated
Does every company need its own CIA?
December 5
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Rebuttal
How to Save Arab-Israeli Peace
There's more to it than Stephen Walt would have you believe.
December 5
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Argument
Egypt's Economy: The Downside to Growth
Mubarak may be gone, but his economic policies still haunt Egyptians.
December 5
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Situation Report
Why JIEDDO is not only about Afghanistan
The 15 people who don’t want to kick the can down the road on debt, SecDef Watch: what’s not completely crazy, and more.
December 5
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Micah Zenko
Final Countdown
Did the United States just set a March deadline for war with Iran?
December 4
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Argument
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The revenge of the Soviet military.
December 4
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The List
How to Build an Army in Your Basement
From homemade rockets to car bombs, take a look at the weapons that Syria’s rebels are using to defeat Bashar al-Assad.
December 4
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Argument
The People's Republic of California
Why isn’t the Golden State at the climate talks in Doha?
December 4
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Argument
Is There an Egyptian Nation?
The current protests aren't about the President Mohamed Morsi's power grab -- this fight is over something far more basic.
December 4
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Argument
Don't Rush to Judgment on Georgia
The new Georgian government's arrests of oppositionists have critics crying foul. But they should let justice run its course.
December 4
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Argument
The Migrant Money Machine
The developed world could make a big difference to the global economy simply by helping migrants to do what comes naturally: send money home.
December 4
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Argument
What the Bloody Hell Is Wrong with You Americans?
Why you should be embarrassed by the fascination with Kate Middleton's womb.
December 4
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Reality Check
Obama Can’t Get No Respect
World leaders don't lose any sleep after snubbing the president. Here's why.
December 4
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Argument
Mubarak with a Beard?
The United States needs to tell Egypt's new president that there's no going back to the old, bad ways.
December 4
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Dispatch
Waiting for the Rain
In the impenetrable Dogon highlands of Mali, the storm of war is coming.
December 4
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Situation Report
Why “No Drama Obama” might like Joe Dunford
McCain made similar points as Rice on Benghazi; Why “strategic communications” just became “communications synchronization” at the Pentagon; Petraeus as “Fat Elvis”? And more.
December 4
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Interview
The Case Against Benjamin Netanyahu
Ehud Olmert may decide not to run against Benjamin Netanyahu this time around. But either way, he’s betting that crossing an American president will have political consequences in Israel.
December 3
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Argument
Obama's Moment
How the president can seize back the initiative on foreign policy.
December 3
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Dispatch
The Mistress-Industrial Complex
Is adultery the key to solving China’s corruption problem?
December 3
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Argument
Stop Talking About Civil Society
Using terms like "civil society" is a distraction from the real problems in authoritarian countries.
December 3
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Rational Security
The Big Kill
Sorry, Steven Pinker, the world isn't getting less violent.
December 3
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Argument
The Unfortunate Rise of Retrenchment Chic
Why President Barack Obama's second-term national security team can't shy away from getting involved in the world's difficult conflicts.
December 3
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Feature
Ultimate Sacrifice
What's the difference between self-immolators and suicide bombers?
December 3
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Daniel Altman
Cameron's Leap Off the Fiscal Cliff
Britain embraced austerity instead of following the advice of its own economic giants. What was David Cameron thinking?
December 3
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Situation Report
A novel idea: the U.S. should buy Syria’s WMDs
Afghanistan, open for business; Panetta watch continues; Cyber-missions coming for the services, and more.
December 3
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