Archive
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Argument
A Friend in Need
As Syria implodes, the United States and its allies need to help Jordan help itself.
April 29
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Rational Security
How to Defeat Cyber Jihad
Taking the war on terrorism to the Internet.
April 29
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Daniel Altman
8 Myths About India's Growth
On closer inspection, the Indian miracle turns out to be pretty ordinary after all.
April 29
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Argument
Is Obama’s Red Line a Green Light?
It’s time for the president to back up his words with action.
April 29
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Situation Report
A crash at Bagram; Bags of cash to Karzai; FP’s 500 most powerful people include Hagel, Dempsey; Tara Sonenshine to leave State; Petraeus’ comeback “like the invasion of Iraq”; Goodbye to Carter Ham, and a little bit more.
April 29
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Special Report
The Power Issue
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Feature
Minister No
Sergei Lavrov and the blunt logic of Russian power.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Argument
What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power
Beijing and Moscow are trying their hands at attraction, and failing -- miserably.
April 28
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Interview
'The Law of Politics' According to Sergei Lavrov
An exclusive interview with Russia's top diplomat.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Photo Essay
Engineering Terror
Ten notorious attacks attributed to Hezbollah's shadowy mastermind.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Feature
The Driver
An exclusive look inside the mysterious death and life of the world's most dangerous terrorist not named Osama bin Laden.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Feature
Xi's War Drums
China's new leader is using the military to consolidate his power. But has he unleashed forces beyond his control?
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Feature
Soft (Drink) Power
The head of the world's most global beverage company on climate change, power in the post-crisis era, and how Coke's secret formula stays safe from hackers.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Feature
The End of the Gandhis
Can Rahul Gandhi run India? Can anybody?
MAY/JUNE 2013
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The List
The FP Power Map
The 500 most powerful people on the planet.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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David Rothkopf
The Balance of Power
Why sexism is civilization's greatest shame.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Think Again
Think Again: European Decline
Sure, it may seem as if Europe is down and out. But things are far, far better than they look.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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In Box
In Defense of Leading from Behind
So what if it's a terrible slogan? It's still the right strategy.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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In Box
11 BuzzFeed Lists That Explain the World
The viral Internet isn't just for stupid pet tricks anymore.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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The List
1 Pentagon Weapons System That Was on Time and Under Budget
Look on the bright side: It could have been 0.
April 28
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The List
7 Things North Korea Is Really Good At
Hey, even a basket case is good at something.
April 28
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The List
36 Mustaches (and a Few Beards) That Explain Why There’s No Peace in the Middle East
A brief history of the Middle East, as told through facial hair.
April 28
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The List
14 Hairless Cats That Look Like Vladimir Putin
I Can Has Vladimir?
April 28
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The List
9 Disturbingly Good Jihadi Raps
OK, maybe not so "good."
April 28
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Rebuttal
The Case for Breaking Up Walmart
Sorry, Charles Kenny, but Walmart is hardly an ally of the world's poor.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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The Optimist
Give Sam Walton the Nobel Prize
Why Walmart may have done more for the poor than any business in American history.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Slide Show
The World's Most Controversial Walmarts
The big box behemoth might be a global force for good, but expansion doesn't make everyone happy.
April 28
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In Box
Hacktivism: A Short History
How self-absorbed computer nerds became a powerful force for freedom.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Interview
Epiphanies from Chris Anderson
The entrepreneur and technology theorist weighs in on drones, surveillance, and what's coming next.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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The New New Normal
Into Africa
Believe the hype. Africa's rise is real.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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In Box
The Doctor Without Borders
What MSF founder Jacques Bérès takes with him to the field.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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In Box
You Can't Go Home Again
An exiled journalist returns to a changed Burma.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Slide Show
Museum of War
Da Vinci in Damascus, Henri Matisse in Homs.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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In Other Words
The Singularity of Fools
A special report from the utopian future.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Rebuttal
Who’s Afraid of Cyberoptimism?
Why David Rieff’s cynical attack on “cyberutopians” misses the point.
April 28
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The List
Cities on a Hill
Today's most intriguing utopias.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Letters
Springtime in Kabul
While the media obsessed over the missteps, Afghans were building a better future.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Letters
Minority Report
Should presidents seek out dissent?
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Letters
Freedom's March
History might not be ending, but democracy is still gaining ground.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Letters
Mission Creep
Charles Kenny is too quick to encourage people to give up their privacy.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Letters
Storming the Hill
Thomas P.M. Barnett lets the White House off the hook for the Pentagon's dysfunction.
MAY/JUNE 2013
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Dispatch
Conversations with the General
Talking to Syria’s rebel leader about chemical weapons, jihadi rebels, and the day after Assad falls.
April 28
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Dept Of Secrets
When America Became a Cyberwarrior
A secret document shows the NSA has been planning attacks since the Clinton years.
April 26
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Reality Check
Obama's Syria Dilemma
Damned if he does; damned if he doesn't.
April 26
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Argument
Assad’s Chemical Romance
How the Syrian dictator’s cynical and clever chemical weapons strategy outfoxed Obama.
April 26
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Putinology
They Were 'Gentle, Loving, and Tender, Like Girls'
A conversation with the mother of the Tsarnaevs.
April 26
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
April 26
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Argument
China’s Black Hole
Let's face it: We have little idea what's actually going on in Xinjiang and Tibet.
April 26
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Terms of Engagement
The One-Man Show
Secretary of State John Kerry thinks he can singlehandedly solve the world's most intractable problems. But will President Obama even let him try?
April 26
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
Hagel talks chemical weapons; Putin talks to the nation; and Londoners talk about a royal baby bump.
April 26
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Argument
The Safe Haven Next Door
Somaliland was once part of chaotic Somalia. Today it's a thriving oasis of peace.
April 26
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Argument
Why the Sheikhs Will Fall
The Gulf monarchies were once thought immune to the uprisings sweeping the Arab world. Not anymore.
April 26
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Argument
Trade Winds
It’s taken four years, but President Obama is finally coming around to a pro-trade economic agenda. And it could be his greatest legacy.
April 26
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Argument
It's Not Business As Usual At the World Bank
The improbable controversy over the World Bank's flagship business survey.
April 26
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Argument
How to Save the Republican Party
Why the GOP needs to stop navel-gazing and embrace internationalism all over again.
April 26
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The Brass
Why America Still Needs Aircraft Carriers
The critics are wrong: Flattops are the platform of the future, not the past.
April 26
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Situation Report
For Pentagon brass, major shrinkage; What the CW decision on Syria says about Iran; Jonathan Lee heads to the NSC, Dempsey is here all week, folks; Geoff Morrell part of the buzz; and a little bit more.
April 26
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Argument
Brief Interviews with Hideous Terrorists
What it's like to sit and talk with jihadists, neo-Nazis, and lone-wolf killers.
April 25
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By Other Means
Should You Go to Law School?
The good, the bad, and the ugly about getting a J.D.
April 25
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Argument
Well, This Is Awkward
How Pervez Musharraf's foolish return to Pakistan is creating problems for the United States.
April 25
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Argument
Paper Tiger
Why isn't the rest of Asia afraid of China?
April 25
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Argument
Did the FBI Bungle the Tsarnaev Case?
What the bureau can and can't do on American soil.
April 25
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Situation Report
Help wanted at the Pentagon; Wilkerson being investigated for an extramarital affair; Mikulski wants some R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Hagel pressed on Syrian CW; Hand sanitizer as sexual assault prevention tool; and a little bit more.
April 25
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Argument
Intervention Escalation
Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States into doing something. But Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.
April 24
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Feature
The Wanderer
Meet Degi Dudayev. It's not easy being the son of independent Chechnya's dead president.
April 24
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Reality Check
YaLa Young Leaders
How a Facebook organization could transform the Middle East.
April 24
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Argument
Bottom of the Barrel
Today's terrorists aren't "sophisticated." They're stupider than ever.
April 24
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Situation Report
Not convinced: WH, Pentagon respond to report of CW in Syria; Five House chairmen accuse HRC of lying; Hagel in Cairo, Dempsey in China; Cartwright on drones: “we might have ceded some of our moral high ground;” and a little bit more.
April 24
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Feature
The Big One?
Is China covering up another flu pandemic -- or getting it right this time?
April 23
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Micah Zenko
What Is the Why
Does it really matter what motivated the Boston bombers?
April 23
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Argument
Inspiration Inflation
We're all to blame for giving al Qaeda's magazine more credit than it's due.
April 23
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Christian Caryl
Weren't Buddhists Supposed to Be Pacifists?
Their religion may stress peace, but some Buddhists are showing that they’re entirely capable of violence in the name of faith.
April 23
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David Rothkopf
The Ugly Choice in the Middle East
Permanent chaos, or a new generation of strongmen? Take your pick.
April 23
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Gordon Adams
The Defense Department in Sequesterland
The Pentagon will make it through sequestration better than most.
April 23
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Think Again
Think Again: Austerity
The big spenders are wrong: Maintaining sustainable budgets is essential to economic growth.
April 23
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Argument
How to Understand China's Foreign Policy
China can become a beacon for the world -- if it trades in its conservative foreign policy for one that emphasizes universal values.
April 23
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Feature
Bashar's War
For the Syrian regime's faithful mouthpieces, victory is always around the corner.
April 23
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Situation Report
Hagel embraces Israel, literally; Forklifts for nukes?; Dempsey reiterates growing relationship with PLA, talks friction points, too; Boston and Chechens have a history; Ash to Harvard tonight; and a little bit more.
April 23
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Argument
The Wealthy Elizabethan Merchant Who Explains CNN’s Bad Boston Coverage
Jeff Zucker, meet Sir Thomas Gresham.
April 22
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Jeffrey Lewis
How About We Take Their Word For It
Do we really want the North Koreans to prove they can launch a nuke with a missile?
April 22
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Argument
IED=WMD?
Why the Justice Department’s charge against the Boston bomber is ridiculous.
April 22
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Rational Security
Small Cells vs. Big Data
Can information dominance crush terrorism?
April 22
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Argument
The Monks Who Hate Muslims
Buddhist monks have been major instigators of the recent violence against Muslims in Burma.
April 22
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Argument
Black and White and Red All Over
How the hyperkinetic media is breeding a new generation of terrorists.
April 22
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Argument
Boston's Jihadist Past
Long before the marathon bombing, Islamists in Massachusetts were helping militants in Chechnya.
April 22
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Situation Report
Air Force general dies in crash; Hagel gets to within 5 kms. of Syrian border; Dempsey in Beijing; Was Boston an intelligence failure?; And a little bit more.
April 22
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Feature
The Roots of Chechen Rage
A brief history of a defiant people.
April 20
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Slide Show
The Forgotten Insurgency
Images of the war Russians would love to look past.
April 19
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Dispatch
From Bishkek to Boston
A brief history of the Chechen diaspora, Islamic radicalism, and the possible link to the Boston bombing suspects.
April 19
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Dispatch
Portrait of a Chechen Jihadist
Meet Abu Hamza, a Chechen who went to Syria to fight.
April 19
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Argument
China's Victim Complex
Why are Chinese leaders so paranoid about the United States?
April 19
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The List
The Stories You Missed
What happened around the world while the world was watching Boston.
April 19
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Argument
Boston Common
Can the marathon bombing resuscitate U.S.-Russian counterterror efforts?
April 19
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Putinology
The Invisible War
Russians weren't paying much attention to their own war on terror. But that was before the attacks in Boston.
April 19
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Argument
Displaced
What happened to the people who fled the terror in Chechnya.
April 19
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Terms of Engagement
For Shame
Why don't Americans care more about torture?
April 19
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
April 19
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Argument
The Slow Death of Palestinian Democracy
With Salam Fayyad's forced resignation, President Mahmoud Abbas has eliminated his political rivals in the West Bank.
April 19
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Argument
Our Friends in Manama
Why the United States should walk carefully and move slowly when it comes to reform in Bahrain.
April 19
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
A deadly week in Boston; a massive earthquake hits Iran; and a fractured Venezuela grows tense.
April 19
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Situation Report
Hagel just announced Mark Lippert for chief of staff; Are the Boston bombing suspects Chechen? Hagel to the Middle East, Dempsey to Asia; What will Dempsey talk about?; Jeremy Bash’s last day and a little bit more.
April 19
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Argument
Musharraf’s Great Folly Tests the Army
Pakistan's former dictator returned home to what he thought would be a hero's welcome. Instead, a court ordered his arrest -- and put the military in an awkward spot.
April 18
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Marc Lynch
The Middle East's Kings of Cowardice
Why are the Gulf's leaders so afraid of a few jokes?
April 18
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Argument
Forget What You Think You Know
Would we even recognize an al Qaeda attack if we saw one?
April 18
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Slide Show
Resistance Isn't Futile
Powerful photos of defiance from Freedom House's "Images of Freedom and Repression."
April 18
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By Other Means
Keep Calm and Shut the Bleep Up
Dear Americans, stop patting yourselves on the back for 'not letting the terrorists win.'
April 18
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Rebuttal
Off to a Bad Start
Why is the president letting America's nukes rust?
April 18
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Argument
Why I'm Flying Back to Malaysia to Vote
When absentee voting just isn’t good enough.
April 18
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Argument
It's Time to Act in Syria
American values and interests are at stake in stopping the country's slow-motion destruction.
April 18
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Situation Report
Troops to Jordan; Hagel is wheels up for the ME soon; State’s Andrew Shapiro packs his bags; USIP’s Jim Marshall wants to move Constitution Avenue, and a little bit more.
April 18
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Photo Essay
Once Upon a Time in Pyongyang
Rare images of Korea before the Kims.
April 17
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Argument
Mostly Quiet on the Western Front
Why isn’t terrorism in the United States a whole lot more frequent?
April 17
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Argument
An Army of One
What makes lone-wolf terrorists so dangerous?
April 17
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Gordon Adams
Channeling Bush's Budget Tricks
Will war funding save the Pentagon?
April 17
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Argument
Requiem for Fayyadism
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad never had a chance to meet the outlandishly high expectations placed on him by his international boosters.
April 17
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Dispatch
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Just one year into François Hollande's presidency, he's on the ropes and praying for a miracle.
April 17
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Situation Report
BBs and nails: Pressure cooker bombs filled with shrapnel in Boston; Dunford wants strong post-2014 force; Iran Project seeks more diplomacy on Iran; Did a Swiss firm bilk the Pentagon for food service?; Book party for Carter Malkasian; and a bit more.
April 17
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Argument
A Few Bad Men
Why America doesn’t really have a terrorism problem.
April 16
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Argument
Stay the Hand of Vengeance
From Guantánamo to Boston, why Americans have a dangerous tendency to overreact to terrorism.
April 16
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Argument
What Extremists Are Saying About the Boston Massacre
A guide to the Internet blame game.
April 16
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Argument
The Plot to Block Internet Freedom
Autocrats are trying to limit free speech online. Here's why we need to make sure they fail.
April 16
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Argument
China Is a Cyber Victim, Too
The reason we should listen to Beijing's complaints about U.S. hackers.
April 16
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Micah Zenko
Clip the Agency's Wings
Why Obama needs to take the drones away from the CIA.
April 16
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Reality Check
How Geography Explains the United States
Even after the tragedy in Boston, our country remains uniquely secure from foreign threats -- and that shapes how Americans see the world.
April 16
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Argument
Stalled Miracle
South Korea's economy isn't nearly as strong as you might think.
April 16
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Dispatch
Cramming for That Next Big Test in Democracy
In Burma, members of the pro-democracy opposition are struggling to school themselves in the ins and outs of a liberal society. But so far it's an uphill battle.
April 16
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Situation Report
The Boston attack is “perplexing”; Mass. National Guard stays in force; Shock-and-awe won’t beat a lone wolf; Army pays $192 million for marketing contract; Outreach for drone medal “clearly insufficient”; and a bit more.
April 16
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Slide Show
Who Toured It Best?
A side-by-side comparison of how John Kerry and Hillary Clinton conduct diplomacy.
April 15
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Dispatch
Hollow Victory
In the wake of Venezuela's contested election, will Nicolás Maduro bring the fractured country together or tear it apart?
April 15
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Argument
Have It Their Way
From burgers to Bud Light, America's favorite brands are now owned by foreigners.
April 15
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Rational Security
Beware the Few
You can't beat a lone terrorist -- or al Qaeda for that matter -- with shock and awe.
April 15
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Argument
Should You Get a Ph.D.?
Only if you're crazy or crazy about your subject.
April 15
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David Rothkopf
Road Warrior
Can John Kerry travel all the time and still be a great secretary of state?
April 15
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Daniel Altman
The Economics of War with North Korea
Would fighting Kim Jong Un be worth it?
April 15
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EXCERPT
Mrs. Ballarin's War
The improbable tale of a West Virginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia's jihadists.
April 15
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Situation Report
Hagel expected to announce ‘drone medal’ change today; State mum on Afghan terp backlog; Ethics review: mil officers to get assessed from all angles; U.S. military expands its reach in Africa; Hagel dines out, and a little bit more.
April 15
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
April 12
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Gordon Adams
Mirage Across the Potomac
The Pentagon's proposed spending and savings are both totally unrealistic.
April 12
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Dispatch
The Outsider
Meet Sayed Kashua, Israel's most popular writer, comedian, critic -- and Arab.
April 12
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Feature
Divorce, Italian Style
How the plan to save Italy by cutting it into pieces was hatched at a small restaurant in Rome. Or so one could imagine…
April 12
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Argument
The Road to Pyongyang Goes Through Helsinki
Here's how you really solve the North Korean nuke problem.
April 12
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Terms of Engagement
The Limits of Leading by Example
President Global Zero is learning the hard way that cutting back America’s nuclear weapons arsenal doesn't cut the mustard with rogue states.
April 12
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Argument
Why Bart Simpson Drives the Venezuelan Authorities Nuts
Venezuela's leaders give new meaning to the phrase “¡Ay, Caramba!”
April 12
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
The world reacts to Thatcher's death; Americans play with guns; and Putin gets a surprise.
April 12
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Argument
The Enabler
The only way to stop Pyongyang's cycle of brinkmanship and extortion is to address the real problem -- South Korea.
April 12
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Dispatch
The Love Fest
Under China’s new leader, the People’s Liberation Army is showing rare signs of friendliness toward the United States. Can the new tone prevent a war?
April 12
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Argument
How to Talk Kim Jong Un Off the Ledge
Is John Kerry ready to deal with North Korea? Here's how to do it.
April 12
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Dispatch
The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu
Was Abdul Jalil al-Fransi an al Qaeda fighter -- or a French spy?
April 12
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Situation Report
Why “warhead miniaturization” is today’s big topic; Hale on furloughs; Is the U.S. contracting with the enemy?; Stavridis to Naval Institute; The Hammer leaves the Pentagon; Mattis on the “inner child”; and just a bit more.
April 12
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Feature
36 Hours in Pyongyang
A helpful tourist guide, in case you happen to be in the mood for a lovely spring weekend in the Hermit Kingdom.
April 11
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Slide Show
Africa Is a Great Country
Surprising photos from a booming land.
April 11
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Argument
The Cuba Lobby
The most powerful lobby in Washington isn't the NRA. It's the Castro-hating right wing that has Obama's bureaucrats terrified and inert.
April 11
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Putinology
Russia's Olympic City
Russia is pushing ahead with its projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics. But not everyone is happy.
April 11
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Argument
The Gilded Cage of Asia
Why is the dictatorship of Kazakhstan getting such good PR?
April 11
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By Other Means
10 Ways to Fix the Drone War
Obama's targeted-killing policy is a mess. Here's what he can do about it.
April 11
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Argument
Peas in a Rotting Pod
How Kim Jong Un is like Bashar al-Assad, and why being in way over his head could lead to war.
April 11
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Dept Of Secrets
Will Chinese Troops Cross the Yalu?
U.S. intelligence looks at Beijing's military options in North Korea.
April 11
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Argument
What Kerry Should Tell China
How the U.S. secretary of state can win friends and influence Beijing.
April 11
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Situation Report
The Navy, Marines don’t have to furlough civilians; Monica Medina leaves the front office; McCaskill isn’t buying what Franklin’s selling on sexual assault case; A Harrier pilot’s best man speech; And at Andrews, the cookie program crumbles; plus a little
April 11
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Argument
Fault Lines, Not Red Lines
Why the earthquake near Iran's dated and unproven nuclear reactor at Bushehr should scare you.
April 10
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Marc Lynch
Did We Get the Muslim Brotherhood Wrong?
Nope. But it's time to revise our assessments.
April 10
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Micah Zenko
An Inconvenient Truth
Finally, proof that the United States has lied in the drone wars.
April 10
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Argument
Bahrain's Continuing War on Doctors
The Bahraini government needs to stop targeting medical professionals who dare to treat injured protesters.
April 10
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Argument
How to Keep NATO Strong
The transatlantic alliance cannot be taken for granted.
April 10
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Situation Report
Budget day; Odierno: no more free coins; Locklear encouraged to talk to the Chinese; Amos issues a challenge; How to crowd source national security; Did Hagel just lose “latte money?”; and a little more.
April 10
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Argument
Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria
Al Qaeda makes it official: The terror group is trying to extend its medieval rule from Baghdad to Damascus.
April 10
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Dispatch
With Friends Like These…
Even the Chinese are finally starting to think their allies in Pyongyang are a little bit crazy.
April 9
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The List
Shoot First, Talk Later
A who's who of North Korea hawks.
April 9
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David Rothkopf
Mad Men
Who's more dangerous to Americans than Kim Jong Un?
April 9
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Argument
How to Detect a Nuclear Test on Your iPhone
The rapidly growing opportunity to crowd-source national security.
April 9
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Argument
Obama Proposes Shifting Funds from Nuclear Nonproliferation to Nuclear Weapons
Hundreds of millions of dollars proposed in new spending on warheads.
April 9
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Slide Show
The Void Next Door
Exclusive photos of the bizarre and barren border between North Korea and its longtime ally.
April 9
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Profile
The Princess of Reform
Why the daughter of Malaysia’s opposition leader embodies the hopes of the democratic reform movement.
April 9
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Dispatch
An Election for the Birds
As Venezuelans head to the polls to replace Hugo Chávez, a crazy campaign takes a turn toward the truly bizarre.
April 9
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Argument
Ten Questions for the New BRICS Bank
The great emerging markets want to start their own bank. But it doesn't seem like they've really thought it through.
April 9
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Dept Of Secrets
Thatcher's Foreign Policy 'Failure'
She wanted Gorbachev to stop the reunification of Germany.
April 9
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Argument
The Most Powerful Woman in Israel
Movers and shakers in Jerusalem have learned one simple lesson: Don't cross Sara Netanyahu.
April 9
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Situation Report
Hagel seeks changes to court-martial system; Chiefs have made recommendations on DWM; Why doesn’t Seoul have an Iron Dome?; Chesty got his EGA but who is Figgie?; And just a little more.
April 9
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Think Again
Think Again: Margaret Thatcher
The former British prime minister was a transformative politician. But her public image as an unblinking Iron Lady fails to do justice to her complexity.
April 8
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Argument
Put Your Shirts Back On, Ladies
The case against Femen.
April 8
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Argument
Woe to the Imperialists!
How I briefly defended North Korea from American aggression.
April 8
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Rational Security
Rolling the Iron Dice
Can Kim Jong Un use his nukes and get away with it?
April 8
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Slide Show
The Iron Lady vs. The Iron Curtain
Photos of Margaret Thatcher from her days as one of the world’s foremost cold warriors.
April 8
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Daniel Altman
Science Unfairness
The war on the pursuit of knowledge is starting to hurt America.
April 8
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Dispatch
The Shadow of the Iron Lady
Why Margaret Thatcher still makes life difficult for Britain's Conservatives.
April 8
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Argument
Obama’s Empty Words
If you think Israelis doubt the American president's commitment to peace, try talking to some Palestinians.
April 8
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Argument
Change We Can’t Believe In
For those still confused: No, Kim Jong Un is probably not a reformist after all.
April 8
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Argument
Head of the Class
Don't look now, declinists, but the U.S. economy is strong and poised to beat its rivals. Yes, even China.
April 8
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Reality Check
Don't Call It a Shuttle
John Kerry arrived in the Holy Land in his latest attempt to jumpstart talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Here's how he can get the peace process off life support.
April 8
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Situation Report
Dunford on drawdown: ISAF has flexibility; A turning point for fixing veterans’ issues?; Sea Air Space Expo begins today; John Kerry on START: time to get real; and a little more.
April 8
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Argument
Time to Face Facts
Three years in, New START has performed exactly as advertised.
April 8
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Argument
Point of Order
The problem with Congress's idea to base immigration on economic merit.
April 5
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Argument
How to Stop a Nuclear War
What the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about facing down North Korea.
April 5
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Feature
Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
April 5
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Argument
David Stockman’s Dystopia
Why Reagan’s former budget chief is like a crazy person howling in the wind. Let’s ignore him.
April 5
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Terms of Engagement
The Pit of Despair
In the streets of Pakistan, people have had it about up to here. For the Obama administration’s diminished goals there, maybe that’s not a bad thing.
April 5
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Dispatch
Russia’s Digital Underground
How the Kremlin is waging war on information freedom.
April 5
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Argument
The Millennium Development Goals Are Working
The world has made great strides in combating extreme poverty. But it’s time to set a new horizon.
April 5
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Argument
Why Dictators Don’t Like Jokes
Pro-democracy activists around the world are discovering that humor is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against authoritarianism.
April 5
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Slide Show
The World in Photos This Week
North Korea's full of threats; a topless activist gets the boot; and the Japanese entertain the gods.
April 5
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Argument
Mongolia's Growing Pains
Mongolia's blue skies may soon be darkening. A key challenge: Putting the mining companies in their place.
April 5
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Situation Report
Resolution on U.S.-Japanese stalemate; Is there another sequester in the works?; An Army two-star, relieved; Carter Malkasian advising Dunford; @zbig makes a debut; and a little more.
April 5
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Dispatch
The Jew in a Box
What does it say about Germany today that in order to see some Jews you’ve got to go to a museum?
April 4
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Argument
A Weapon of Minor Destruction
How Eric Harroun, the American jihadist in Syria, was duped by the FBI into incriminating himself.
April 4
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By Other Means
Why Sticks and Stones Will Beat Our Drones
The persistent dangers of low-tech warfare.
April 4
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Argument
Kowtow Now
Why foreign companies need to swallow their pride and get used to apologizing to China.
April 4
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Gordon Adams
Hagel Channels Eisenhower
Can the new SecDef actually rein in the military-industrial complex?
April 4
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Feature
Syrian Spillover
An interactive map tracking the internationalization of Syria's civil war.
April 4
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Argument
The Ayatollah in His Labyrinth
The competing forces in Iran's political system are poised to collide in this summer's presidential election.
April 4
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Situation Report
The bullhorn for North Korea; Chuck Hagel’s paycut; Changing it up on Iran; What war would look like; The ANSF in Afghanistan: taking the fight; Gidget Fuentes, departing; and a little more.
April 4
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Argument
Living Up to the Statue
After two decades of advocacy, we finally have a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty.
April 3
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Slide Show
No Man's Land
Exclusive photos from the 38th parallel.
April 3
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Argument
Tell Me How This Starts
What war on the Korean Peninsula would look like.
April 3
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Jeffrey Lewis
The Map of Death
What North Korea's missiles are really aimed at.
April 3
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Argument
Patently Reasonable
India's Supreme Court has ruled against Big Pharma and for the country's generic drug companies. But who's the big winner in the end?
April 3
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The List
Left Hook
Five ways the GOP can outflank Obama on foreign policy.
April 3
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Dispatch
Haiti's Inconvenient Truth
Was a U.N. diplomat pushed out of his position for airing Port-au-Prince's dirty laundry in public?
April 3
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The Spendagon
Error Report II
GAO's defense of its F-35 investigation worries me even more.
April 3
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Situation Report
Hagel talks North Korea to China’s Gen. Chang Wanquan, meets with Filipino foreign minister; Wheels up for Dempsey, but not for Hagel; IEDs kill thousands in Syria; Secure that smartphone, Army!; and a little more.
April 3
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Slide Show
Inside Yongbyon
Photos from Joel Wit and Siegfried Hecker's 2008 trip inside North Korea's infamous nuclear complex, which Kim Jong Un pledged to reactivate this week.
April 2
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Argument
The North Korea Deal That Wasn't
I heard Pyongyang make a real offer -- but the Obama White House didn't even listen.
April 2
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Micah Zenko
The L Word
In Washington, "leadership" is the disease, not the cure.
April 2
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Argument
Humility Now!
The miseducation of Jackson Diehl.
April 2
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Feature
Detroit’s Quixotic Bid to Host the United Nations
What if the U.N.'s headquarters had been on Lake St. Clair instead of the East River?
April 2
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EXCERPT
The Trillion-Dollar Bureaucrat
He may be the most important central banker in the world. But is China's Zhou Xiaochuan really in charge?
April 2
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Dispatch
Jailed in Damascus
Two years after President Bashar al-Assad's regime had me arrested, there seems to be no end in sight to the bloodshed in Syria.
April 2
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Reality Check
Why Obama Failed in the Middle East
From the Arab Spring, to Syria, to Iran, to the peace process, President Barack Obama's actions have yet to live up to his high-flying rhetoric.
April 2
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Argument
Make Way for the Hybrids
Yes, institutions are important. But institutions that actually work are even better.
April 2
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Situation Report
The Korean Peninsula, more rhetoric, not more dangerous; Explainer: the North’s air defenses; Karzai “not crazy”; Dunford doesn’t need a Plan B; Where did Petraeus’ picture go? And a little more.
April 2
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Slide Show
China's Love Affair with Pork
Health concerns over dead pigs have once again cast a spotlight on the Middle Kingdom's massive pork industry.
April 1
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Dispatch
From Princeton to Persia
Meet the American who wants to be Ahmadinejad.
April 1
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Argument
Is This a Pandemic Being Born?
China's mysterious pig, duck, and people deaths could be connected. And that should worry us.
April 1
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Profile
The Most Hated Man in the Senate
What's Ted Cruz's problem?
April 1
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Rational Security
Would Captain Kirk Intervene in Syria?
What 'Star Trek' teaches us about international relations.
April 1
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The List
The World's Worst Traffic Jams
Think you have the commute from hell? Here are six epic bottlenecks that might make you feel a bit better.
April 1
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Putinology
The Chechen Boss
Chechnya’s president is building power in Russia. And his thugs aren't listening to the FSB.
April 1
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Dispatch
Vive La France, Allahu Akbar
Islamic militants messed with the wrong city on Saturday night.
April 1
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Feature
Sim Paulo
How I used SimCity to solve the world's worst traffic jam.
April 1
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Situation Report
The change-out in Afghanistan continues; This just in: North Korea, not Iran, is the wolf closer to the door; Barno pushes back; Malians oust militants from Timbuktu; The cost of war; and a little more.
April 1
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