Arab World
Why Is the U.S. Selling Billions in Weapons to Autocrats?
The export of American arms to countries around the world -- even those actively repressing their own citizens -- is booming.
BY ZACH TOOMBS, R. JEFFREY SMITH, CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | JUNE 21, 2012
The Martyrdom of Al Qusayr
Images from photojournalist Robert King’s recent visit to a Syrian community under siege.
JUNE 21, 2012
"The Wounded Will Be Killed"
An American photojournalist describes what he saw during the month he spent in a Syrian village under siege.
BY ROBERT KING | JUNE 21, 2012
The Pharaoh's Legacy
As Hosni Mubarak lies on his deathbed, he leaves behind a broken Egypt.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | JUNE 19, 2012
The Coming Oil Crash
Good news! Gas prices could go down to $2 a gallon by autumn -- and that's bad news for Vladimir Putin.
BY STEVE LEVINE | JUNE 19, 2012
The Underestimated Prince Nayef
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is dead. He will be missed far more than most observers of the kingdom will admit.
BY MICHAEL STEPHENS | JUNE 18, 2012
Good Riddance
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef was a menace. We should be happy he's gone, but worried about the aging House of Saud he leaves behind.
BY SIMON HENDERSON | JUNE 18, 2012
Change Is the Only Constant
This year's Failed States Index might look like it's more of the same, but a few wild swings tell us some surprising things.
BY J. J. MESSNER | JUNE 18, 2012
How Is Energy Remaking the World?
To navigate the complicated new politics of oil and gas, FP asked the author of The Quest and leading U.S. energy historian to help shape our latest survey -- and guide us through the results.
BY DANIEL YERGIN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
Are All States Failing States?
Every unstable country is unstable in its own way.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JULY/AUGUST 2012
What's Wrong with Pakistan?
Why geography -- unfortunately -- is destiny for South Asia's troubled heartland.
BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
Was the Arab Spring Worth It?
The people of the Middle East have paid a steep price to overthrow their dictators.
BY HUSSEIN IBISH | JULY/AUGUST 2012
The Dictator Hunter's Wanted List
9 former autocrats and bad guys that should be made to pay for their crimes.
BY REED BRODY | JUNE 18, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
Egypt implodes (again), Greeks head for the polls, and Shiite pilgrims converge on a bloody Baghdad.
JUNE 15, 2012
Cool War
Could the age of cyberwarfare lead us to a brighter future?
BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JUNE 15, 2012
Egypt's Subsidy Blues
When Egypt's next rulers finally tackle urgently needed economic reform, they should look to an unlikely model: Iran.
BY PETER PASSELL | JUNE 15, 2012
Egypt's Constitutional Chaos
The process of drafting a new constitution is a train wreck. But there’s a way to get it back on track.
BY MARA REVKIN, YUSSUF AUF | JUNE 14, 2012
An Annotated Guide to All Those White House Leaks
The 10 Obama administration disclosures that Attorney General Eric Holder should investigate.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | JUNE 13, 2012
It's Still Mubarak's Egypt
On the eve of a historic presidential election, one man's legacy still haunts the revolution.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | JUNE 13, 2012
The View From Kandahar
Photographer Louie Palu's portraits of the war down south.
BY LOUIE PALU | JUNE 13, 2012
The Devil They Know
Why the West shouldn't expect Russia's policy on Syria to change anytime soon.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 13, 2012
The Revolution Will Be Minimized
The men and women who sparked the protests that toppled the Mubarak regime face a painful choice in the upcoming presidential election. But they still can make the best of a bad situation.
BY BASSEM SABRY | JUNE 11, 2012
On Assad's Doorstep
The revolution is finally coming to the once quiet, now tense streets of inner Damascus.
BY JULIEN BARNES-DACEY | JUNE 7, 2012
The Obama Paradox
A conversation with David Sanger, author of a new book on Obama's secret wars.
INTERVIEW BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 4, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
An ex-president is convicted, England celebrates, and Angela Merkel feeds a penguin.
JUNE 1, 2012
U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Actual Human Rights Abusers!
Or, in praise of small victories.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 1, 2012
The Window is Closing for Riyadh
The oil won’t last forever -- so Saudi Arabia’s government has to reform its economy if it wants to survive.
BY ROBERT LOONEY | JUNE 1, 2012
This Week At War: Enough Talk, Obama
Failures in Syria and Iran show the limits of diplomatic negotiation.
BY ROBERT HADDICK | JUNE 1, 2012
Navy Responds to Cap'n Crunch Scandal
BY MICHAEL PECK
Obama's Fishy Explanation for Calling Britain's Finance Minister the Wrong Name
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER
Assange Struggles to Remain Relevant in Snowden Affair
BY ELIAS GROLL
The Flesh-Eating Parasite That's Sweeping Across Syria
BY ERIN BANCO
Chinese Cyberspies Use PRISM (and Petraeus) as Bait
BY JOHN REED
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