Eastern Europe
Putin the Peacemaker?
Russia's once and future president, Vladimir Putin, likes to talk tough. But what he really wants is to be America's partner -- and Washington isn't listening.
BY DMITRI TRENIN | FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Brazil's New Swagger
South America's emerging superpower is coming into its own. But with great power comes great responsibility.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Nasty Electoral Rhetoric Goes Global
Putin's reelection strategy: Blame the world for everything.
BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Off the Beaten Path
Some of the best economic innovations come from places you wouldn't expect.
BY JEFFREY FRANKEL | FEBRUARY 16, 2012
The Sick Man of Europe Is Europe
A new study shows Europe's power waning -- and if the continent doesn't get its act together soon, it could put the global order in serious jeopardy.
BY JUSTIN VAÏSSE | FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Embarrassment of Riches
Natural resources would seem to promise easy money. Welcome to the dark side.
BY PETER PASSELL | FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Putin Without Putinism
Everyone assumes that Vladimir Putin will win Russia's presidential election next month. But can his iron fist survive his victory?
BY ANDERS ÅSLUND | FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Talking to the Vanguard
Conversations with the new wave of Russia’s civil society opposition.
BY LEON ARON | FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Putin Is Already Dead
The sweeping protests that have riled Moscow signal the end of Russia's strongman, but the real gains will require millions to adopt the project of democracy and dignity.
BY LEON ARON | FEBRUARY 7, 2012
The Cynics at the Gates
The world is more prepared to stop atrocities than ever before, but it is still unwilling -- or unable -- to actually bring those atrocities to an end.
BY JAMES TRAUB | FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Is Putin's Fake Rival the Real Deal?
Everyone thought billionaire playboy Mikhail Prokhorov was just a patsy for Vladimir Putin to run against and crush. But what if he wins?
BY SIMON SHUSTER | FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Brothers in Arms
Vladimir Putin's stubborn support for the Syrian regime is intended to shore up his faltering support within Russia.
BY MICHAEL WEISS, JULIA PETTENGILL | FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Why Putinomics Isn't Worth Emulating
Don't let the Russian economy fool you: It's still all about oil.
BY PETER PASSELL | JANUARY 27, 2012
Will There Be a Central Asian Spring?
Kazakhstan may not be ripe for revolution, but the West is making the same mistakes it made in the Arab world.
BY JOANNA LILLIS | JANUARY 26, 2012
Dances with Thieves
If the West is really serious about combating corruption in the rest of the world, it can start by cleaning up its own act.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | JANUARY 12, 2012
The End of Putin
Alexey Navalny on why the Russian protest movement will win.
INTERVIEW BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 28, 2011
War Dogs, Boomtowns, and Dead Dictators
Foreign Policy’s most popular photo essays of 2011.
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Won't Get Fooled Again
With unprecedented protests in Moscow this weekend, Russia's growing opposition movement is making it clear they won't stand for Putin's march to power.
BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 24, 2011
The Man Who Got Russia Right
Washington has a long tradition of misreading Moscow. As Putin teeters, it’s worth recalling George Kennan, the best Kremlinologist America ever had.
BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | DECEMBER 23, 2011
Vaclav Havel Walks into a Nightclub
My one night at a rock concert with the Czech dissident, artist, and president.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | DECEMBER 19, 2011
Vaclav Havel, Man of Whimsy
In memory of a natural dissident -- and an accidental president.
BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | JAN/FEB 2012
Project Prokhorov
From the right angle, the Russian oligarch almost looks like a real presidential candidate. He's not.
BY SHAUN WALKER | DECEMBER 14, 2011
To the Barricades
From Tahrir Square to Wall Street to the Kremlin, 2011 was a year when politics was conducted in the street.
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Game Change
From reciprocal nuclear reductions to making nice with Iran, 5 bold moves that could change the world.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | DECEMBER 13, 2011
Next Year, in Review
From the fall of Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, and Chavez to the rise of cyberattacks -- the top 13 stories that could dominate the headlines in 2012.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 12, 2011
The Decembrists
No one's quite sure what's going on in the streets of Moscow -- or what to call it -- but it's growing and powerful ... and could all end badly.
BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 9, 2011
Now Hear This, Moscow
It’s time for President Obama to talk tough about Russia’s rigged parliamentary elections.
BY DAVID J. KRAMER | DECEMBER 8, 2011
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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