Africa
The Cairo Consensus
Will Egyptian voters cast their ballot against the United States and Israel?
BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MAY 24, 2012
In the Crosshairs
Why controlling the international arms trade can help to build stable societies.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 22, 2012
Why Libya Matters
If the international community doesn't help Libya build a democratic society now, it'll have no one but itself to blame for the consequences of failure.
BY GIULIO TERZI | MAY 22, 2012
Unmanned and Dangerous
Why NATO's expanding use of drones is a disturbing trend.
BY LOUISE ARBOUR | MAY 18, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
France fetes a new president, Spanish activists take to the streets, and Ratko Mladic finally goes to trial.
MAY 18, 2012
Promise Keepers
It's time for the leaders of the G-8 nations to live up to their commitment to help the world's poor help themselves.
BY RAYMOND C. OFFENHEISER | MAY 17, 2012
The Global Middle Class Is Bigger Than We Thought
A new way of measuring prosperity has enormous implications for geopolitics and economics.
BY SHIMELSE ALI, URI DADUSH | MAY 16, 2012
The Miracle of Midland
How a West Texas oil town became an unlikely champion of human rights.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 15, 2012
The FP Survey: The Future of NATO
Does the 63-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.
MAY 14, 2012
Dictators With Mommy Issues
Some of the world's most ruthless leaders have had surprisingly close -- if deeply troubled -- relationships with their mothers.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 11, 2012
Labor Pains
In the midst of a civil war, becoming a mother was its own battle.
BY MAE AZANGO | MAY 11, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
France gets a new president, neo-Nazis make gains in Greece, and Putin hits the ice.
MAY 11, 2012
Where in the World Is Same-Sex Marriage Legal?
It's not just those liberal Northern Europeans who have embraced homosexual unions.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 10, 2012
The Ravenous Dragon and the Fruits of Adversity
Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.
BY PETER PASSELL | MAY 7, 2012
The Silence in Sudan
Why did the United Nations stop reporting atrocities in Darfur?
BY COLUM LYNCH | MAY 7, 2012
The Accidental Peacemaker
China now finds itself on the side of peace in a brewing border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. But is it really committed to stopping its old buddy, Bashir?
BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 4, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.
MAY 4, 2012
Interview: A Business-Like Approach to Foreign Aid
A conversation with USAID administrator Rajiv Shah on expanding public-private partnerships and integrating development and emergency intervention.
BY SAMUEL LOEWENBERG | MAY 3, 2012
Lying to Tell the Truth
Saving the world is no excuse for fudging the facts.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 1, 2012
Congratulations and Condolences
The conviction of Charles Taylor is welcome news. But don’t be fooled: The international criminal justice system is in deep trouble.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | APRIL 30, 2012
Exit Taylor
The former Liberian leader is going to jail for war crimes. But he leaves behind a host of unanswered questions.
BY JOHNNY DWYER | APRIL 27, 2012
Predators for Peace
Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?
BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 2012
Ostriches and Automatic Weapons
My surreal afternoon with Charles Taylor.
BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 26, 2012
Away From the Handouts
The argument for a new approach to development aid.
BY PETER PASSELL | APRIL 26, 2012
Obama's Committee of Salvation
Preventing genocide sounds like a worthy cause. But setting up a new White House committee isn't the way to do it.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 25, 2012
How Not to Write About Africa
The media shamefully neglects Africa -- until it decides to swarm a story with terrible coverage.
BY LAURA SEAY | APRIL 25, 2012
Saving Somalia
Turkey may just be able to fix this war-torn east African nation -- if it doesn't fall into the same traps of would-be saviors who came before it.
BY LAURA HEATON | APRIL 24, 2012
The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of
The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.
BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012
Mad Libs: Women in Politics
FP asked top female politicians around the world to fill in the blanks on sexism, women leaders, and breaking the glass ceiling.
MAY/JUNE 2012
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
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