Eastern Europe
Putin's Katrina
The deadly floods in Russia's south have unleashed a groundswell of anger at the government. Could it shake the foundations of Putin's new presidency?
BY SHAUN WALKER | JULY 12, 2012
The Russian Floods
After torrential rains brought deadly flash floods, the unprepared and devastated residents of Krymsk are struggling to recover.
JULY 11, 2012
Moscow's Marines Head for Syria
The Russians have dispatched a naval task force to Syria. As if the place wasn't enough of a mess already.
BY MARK KATZ | JULY 10, 2012
Making Enemies from Friends
Hey, Mitt: Russia's not quite America's No. 1 geopolitical foe just yet, but keep up that talk and Vladimir Putin will be happy to oblige.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 6, 2012
Justice Delayed
Ten years later, the International Criminal Court is still on trial.
BY DAVID BOSCO | JUNE 29, 2012
Who Cares How Many Women Are in Parliament?
There are plenty of good yardsticks for the state of women’s rights around the world. Parliamentary representation isn’t one of them.
BY JOSHUA FOUST, MELINDA HARING | JUNE 25, 2012
The Great Caspian Arms Race
Inside the petro-fueled naval military buildup you've never heard of: It's Russia versus Iran, with three post-Soviet states -- and trillions of dollars in oil -- in the middle.
BY JOSHUA KUCERA | JUNE 22, 2012
Abandoning Sergei Magnitsky
Why is Hillary Clinton giving up on human rights in Russia?
BY JAMISON FIRESTONE | JUNE 21, 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
8 Geographical Pivot Points
From Angola to Yemen, eight countries whose futures are tied up in the land they occupy.
BY MARGARET SLATTERY | JUNE 18, 2012
10 Reasons Countries Fall Apart
States don't fail overnight. The seeds of of their destruction are sown deep within their political institutions.
BY DARON ACEMOGLU, JAMES A. ROBINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2012
Famous KGB Spies: Where Are They Now?
The strange-but-true life stories of seven Soviet spooks.
BY KATIE CELLA | JUNE 18, 2012
Requiem for a Russian Spy
A CIA veteran remembers his Soviet counterpart.
BY MILTON BEARDEN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
General Mladic in The Hague
A report on evil in Europe -- and justice delayed.
BY MICHAEL DOBBS | JULY/AUGUST 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
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
Blood in the Caucasus
Scenes from the war zone in Russia's backyard.
BY DIANA MARKOSIAN | JUNE 8, 2012
The Cup Runneth Over
As Europe’s biggest sporting tournament kicks off in Ukraine, will political controversy and racism mar the country’s moment in the sun?
BY DAVID L. STERN | JUNE 8, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
An ex-president is convicted, England celebrates, and Angela Merkel feeds a penguin.
JUNE 1, 2012
The Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think
Don't count the tyrants out. They've still got plenty of tricks up their sleeves.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 30, 2012
The Undiplomat
Obama's ambassador to Moscow has gotten a rude welcome in Putin's Russia. But he's not going to take it anymore.
BY JULIA IOFFE | MAY 30, 2012
Flame Thrower
Stuxnet was a monster computer virus. Flame is 20 times larger -- and it's been out there, listening, for years.
BY TIM MAURER , DAVID WEINSTEIN | MAY 29, 2012
Romney: Year One
What would happen if you took Mitt Romney's foreign-policy promises extremely literally?
BY DANIEL DREZNER | MAY 25, 2012
The 7 Worst Songs of Eurovision 2012
The lowlights of Europe's annual tribute to trashy Europop.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY | MAY 24, 2012
Are We Focusing on the Wrong Nuclear Threat?
Americans are wringing their hands about the grave threat that a nuclear Iran would pose to the United States. But the numbers tell a different story.
BY VICTOR ASAL AND BRYAN EARLY | MAY 24, 2012
In the Crosshairs
Why controlling the international arms trade can help to build stable societies.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 22, 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
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
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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