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The Innocence of YouTube
It's time for Internet giants to explain when censorship is and isn't OK.
BY SUSAN BENESCH, REBECCA MACKINNON | OCTOBER 5, 2012
The Real Reason Energy Traders Are Losing Sleep
This time, it's Western politicians, not Arabian sheikhs, who are roiling the oil markets.
BY BLAKE CLAYTON | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch.
BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | OCTOBER 3, 2012
Unsung Heroes
Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012
The Libya Surprise
Like it or not, the Arab Spring is Obama's foreign policy legacy. And the aftermath of Benghazi could actually turn out to be great for America.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 2, 2012
Save Benghazi
How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
The Entebbe Option
How the U.S. military thinks Israel might strike Iran.
BY MARK PERRY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Primed to Protest
The conventional wisdom isn't very helpful when you're trying to predict anti-American riots.
BY NICHOLAS MILLER, CHAD HAZLETT | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Eight Ways to Deal With Iran
The Iranian nuclear program is a complex threat to international peace and stability. In this ambitious paper, former national security advisor Stephen J. Hadley says that stopping it requires an equally complex and sophisticated strategy.
BY STEPHEN J. HADLEY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
The White House's Benghazi Problem
Under pressure from the right, the Obama administration has declared the killing of its ambassador in Libya a "terrorist attack." The trouble is, its explanations just don't make sense.
BY LOUIS KLAREVAS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Slouching Toward Democracy
2011 was a bad year for democracy. But there are a few glimmers of hope in the Middle East .
BY VANESSA TUCKER | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
An Open Letter to the United States of America
Some unsolicited thoughts from an Egyptian revolutionary.
BY MAHMOUD SALEM | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Wait, You Still Don't Like Us?
Why the Muslim world hasn't warmed toward America over the past four years.
BY RICHARD WIKE | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Peaceniks in Palestine
The PLO’s U.S. ambassador slams Mitt Romney’s leaked comments on the Middle East.
BY MAEN RASHID AREIKAT | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Bunker Mentality
Can the U.S. keep diplomats safe without turning embassies into fortresses?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Brother of Al Qaeda Leader Offers Peace Plan
Mohamed al-Zawahiri was behind the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, but what he really wants is to make peace with the West.
BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Pakistan's Charm Offensive
Islamabad is making friends -- just not with America.
BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
Anti-America Protests Spread
From Sanaa to Benghazi to Srinagar, anger at a crude, anti-Islamic film reportedly made in America sparks a wave of protests around the globe.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
It's Time to Act in Syria
Yes, it's true: Military involvement in Syria has its risks. But the costs of non-intervention are growing by the day.
BY MARK N. KATZ | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Workers of the (Arab) World, Unite!
Could American labor unions be the best way to roll back radical Islamists in the Middle East?
BY JOSEPH BRAUDE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Don't Give Up on the Arab Spring
Why America did the right thing in Libya -- and freedom will eventually win.
BY SHADI HAMID | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The Salafi Moment
As the death of a U.S. ambassador in Libya demonstrates, the ultraconservative Salafi movement is pushing to the forefront in the politics of the Middle East. The West should be careful how it reacts.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The Extraordinary League of Accidental Revolutionaries
You might think the Egyptian revolution is dead, but the Tahrir faithful are still chipping away at the Old Guard -- one YouTube video at a time.
BY TY MCCORMICK | AUGUST 30, 2012
The Jets of August
In the battle for Aleppo, the Assad regime's dangerous new weapon -- fighter jets -- has claimed dozens of lives in the nearby town of Azaz.
AUGUST 22, 2012
This Is Not a Test
Are missile defenses ready if Iran responds to an Israeli strike?
BY ROBERT HADDICK | AUGUST 17, 2012
Obama Has Been Great for Israel
Anyone who tells you otherwise is distorting reality.
BY COLIN H. KAHL | AUGUST 16, 2012
The Ayatollah's Pregnant Pause
What's behind the "new" intelligence on Iran's nuclear program.
BY JEFFREY LEWIS | AUGUST 15, 2012
Sinai's Invisible War
Egypt's new president has used the recent Sinai attacks to clean house. But nobody knows what really happened -- and the military isn't talking.
BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | AUGUST 13, 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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