Arab World
The Secret of Islamist Success
Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.
BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012
Bibi's Mistake
Netanyahu hopes his new superparty will give him the stable majority he's always wanted. But joining forces with the far right could turn out to be a political disaster.
BY MICHAEL KOPLOW | OCTOBER 30, 2012
Why Iran Wants to Attack the United States
The Islamic Republic's terror plots may look bumbling today, but what about tomorrow?
BY MATTHEW LEVITT | OCTOBER 29, 2012
Tourists and Terrorists
Residents of Syria's capital stare into the abyss.
BY JOHN PEDRO SCHWARTZ | OCTOBER 29, 2012
Do Ceasefires Ever Work?
Why the tenuous Syrian truce could end up being a step back for peace.
BY PAGE FORTNA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Not-So-Funny Papers
Exclusive cartoons from the Afghan mujahideen.
BY MATTHEW TREVITHICK | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Changing Face of Mecca
Artist Ahmed Mater returns to Islam's holiest site to capture the enormous changes as modernity meets tradition.
BY AHMED MATER VIA CREATIVE TIME REPORTS | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The War for Free Kurdistan
Can Syria's Kurds take advantage of the civil war to form their own government? Or are they too busy starting their own civil war?
BY LOVEDAY MORRIS | OCTOBER 25, 2012
Running Toward Danger
Why the world still needs war correspondents.
BY TERRY ANDERSON | OCTOBER 25, 2012
Why Is Qatar Mucking Around in Gaza?
Doha's meddling in Palestinian affairs is much more about Iran than it is about Israel.
BY DAVID B. ROBERTS | OCTOBER 25, 2012
The Spymaster
Eleven questions for Israel's legendary Efraim Halevy.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 24, 2012
The March to Mecca
Millions of Muslims from around the world begin the hajj -- a journey to the holy city of Mecca.
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Caught in the Crossfire
If the United States wants to save Lebanon, it should get off the sidelines and help topple Bashar al-Assad's bloody dictatorship.
BY FIRAS MAKSAD | OCTOBER 22, 2012
The Man Who Brought the Black Flag to Timbuktu
A new Islamist strongman has taken the stage in North Africa. His rising power is giving him a lot of bad ideas.
BY WILLIAM LLOYD-GEORGE | OCTOBER 22, 2012
Afghanistan's Fiscal Cliff
Kabul-watchers are rightly worried about what the withdrawal of Western aid money will mean for one of the most impoverished countries on the planet. But everyone's asking the wrong questions.
BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | OCTOBER 17, 2012
Where the Arab Spring Has Not Yet Sprung
The spirit of rebellion continues to simmer in the Middle East and North Africa. But you won’t see much about it in the headlines.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 17, 2012
The Ground Truth from Benghazi
The politicians in Washington are beating each other up over the Benghazi consulate attack. But they don't seem to be paying much attention to the evidence from the scene of the crime.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | OCTOBER 16, 2012
Inside and Upside Down
Why the Pentagon's ad hoc plans to prevent green-on-blue attacks could backfire.
BY SIMON KLINGERT | OCTOBER 16, 2012
The Kingdom of Silence and Humiliation
Looking back on life under the Assad dynasty.
BY AHED AL HENDI | OCTOBER 16, 2012
A Revolutionary Foreign Policy
The Muslim Brotherhood's political party promises to transform Egypt's place in the world.
BY AMR DARRAG | OCTOBER 16, 2012
Think Again: The Bin Laden Raid
Six myths about President Obama's greatest foreign-policy success.
BY MARK BOWDEN | OCTOBER 15, 2012
Why a Constitution Is a Bad Place for a Blasphemy Law
A constitutional ban on blasphemy might sound like a good idea to some. But it can mean less freedom for everyone.
BY KATRINA LANTOS SWETT, ROBERT P. GEORGE | OCTOBER 15, 2012
The New Sheriff in Town
At an outpost on the Turkish-Syrian border, rebel fighters are the law.
BY SARAH A. TOPOL | OCTOBER 12, 2012
Is Iraq an Iranian Proxy?
Inquiring minds want to know.
BY SAFA AL-SHEIKH, EMMA SKY | OCTOBER 11, 2012
The Big Bang Theory of Education
Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012
Aleppo Burns
While the United States offers "non-lethal aid," the destruction of Syria's largest city continues.
OCTOBER 10, 2012
The Reform of the King
Morocco's mysterious young monarch is promising a "third path" between democracy and tyranny. Is it a model for the Arab world -- or a myth?
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 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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