Eastern Europe
Gorby, the Man Who Changed the World
Life in the limelight for the West's favorite Soviet.
BY EDMUND DOWNIE, SOPHIA JONES | JUNE 20, 2011
The Long, Lame Afterlife of Mikhail Gorbachev
A cautionary tale about what happens when you fail to see the revolution coming.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | JULY/AUGUST 2011
How'd We Do Covering the Revolution?
Looking back with a generous dose of humility.
BY DAVID E. HOFFMAN | JULY/AUGUST 2011
The Far Side of the Soviet Moon
Ten of Russia's most disturbing unsolved mysteries.
BY DAVID E. HOFFMAN | JULY/AUGUST 2011
Road Rage in Russia
Moscow's elite has decided it doesn't need to follow the traffic laws. Will there be a pedestrian revolution?
BY JULIA IOFFE | JUNE 14, 2011
Billions for Missile Defense, Not a Dime for Common Sense
At a time of tight budgets, doubling down on a risky, easily foiled technology is more foolish than ever.
BY YOUSAF BUTT | JUNE 10, 2011
The Least Wanted Most Wanted Man
The inside story of how the United States and NATO let war criminal Ratko Mladic evade justice for 16 years -- and why it matters.
BY DAVID SCHEFFER | JUNE 2, 2011
No Safe Haven?
The long saga that led to Ratko Mladic's arrest shows that international pressure does work. It just takes time.
BY KENNETH ROTH | MAY 26, 2011
All Tomorrow's Parties
When one fake opposition party stops effectively distracting the Russian people, what's the Kremlin to do? Give them a new one, of course.
BY JULIA IOFFE | MAY 25, 2011
The Dark Side of Istanbul
Despite a rich history, Istanbul is a city coping with the difficulties of modernization and rapid growth.
MAY 5, 2011
Russia's Crime of the Century
How crooked officials pulled off a massive scam, spent millions on Dubai real estate, and killed my partner when he tried to expose them.
BY JAMISON FIRESTONE | APRIL 20, 2011
The Pipeline Paradox
Why is the United States helping Iran sell natural gas?
BY GAL LUFT | APRIL 12, 2011
Think Again: The Afghan Drug Trade
Why cracking down on Afghanistan's opium business won't help stop the Taliban -- or the United States' own drug problems.
BY JONATHAN P. CAULKINS, JONATHAN D. KULICK, AND MARK A.R. KLEIMAN | APRIL 1, 2011
Stiff Upper Lip
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have shaved off his mustache, but it's going to take a whole lot more than that to convince the world that he's not a dictator. FP investigates the whiskers that autocrats wear.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 30, 2011
Purging the Bad Guys: A How-To Guide
Why the post-Communist transitions of Eastern European governments hold some surprising lessons for the fledgling democracies in Egypt and Tunisia.
BY MICHAEL J. JORDAN | MARCH 29, 2011
Atomic Dogs
Fukushima wasn't the only nuclear accident waiting to happen. From Bulgaria to New York, here are five other nuclear power plants to keep an eye on.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 17, 2011
Thug Life
Think Mubarak was bad? Kosovo's leaders are accused of being organ-smuggling, drug-dealing goons -- and the United States is looking the other way.
BY WHIT MASON AND BRONWYN HEALY-AARONS | FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Echoes of Belgrade
From Minsk to Cairo, the nonviolent democratic uprisings of the past decade have been influenced by the tactics and imagery of Serbia's 2000 Bulldozer Revolution.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
How Russia and China See the Egyptian Revolution
In Moscow and Beijing, the powers that be are understandably unsettled by events in Cairo -- and Washington can't afford to ignore their reaction.
BY FIONA HILL | FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Breaking Up Is Good to Do
Southern Sudan is just the beginning. The world may soon have 300 independent, sovereign nations ... and that's just fine.
BY PARAG KHANNA | JANUARY 13, 2011
The Verdict Is In
The re-sentencing of Russia's No.1 dissident, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, wasn't unexpected, but the sheer brazenness of it is a striking and dangerous sign of bad things to come.
BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 30, 2010
Next Christmas in Chernobyl
Nuclear blast zones, floating landfills, volcanic moonscapes, and other must-visit destinations for the disaster tourist.
BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | DECEMBER 23, 2010
Lukashenko's Nine Lives
On the eve of elections in Belarus, the long-lasting dictator shows that he still has a few tricks up his sleeve to keep his grip on power.
BY LUDMILA KRYTYNSKAIA | DECEMBER 17, 2010
Life Under Europe's Last Dictator
On the eve of Belarus's Sunday presidential elections, FP looked at eight brave activists fighting for a better future. By Monday, at least six of the eight had been beaten, imprisoned, or gone missing. We continue to update their stories.
BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | DECEMBER 16, 2010
The Third Wave of Russian De-Stalinization
Is the Kremlin finally coming to terms with its dark history?
BY MASHA LIPMAN | DECEMBER 16, 2010
The Wheels of Injustice Grind Slowly
Why did the Kremlin once again postpone the verdict in the trial of Russia's No. 1 dissident?
BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 15, 2010
Planet Gulag
The world has many Liu Xiaobos. Here are 15 who matter.
TEXT BY FREEDOM HOUSE | DECEMBER 9, 2010
Russia's Not-So-Odd Couple
Politicians and pundits won't stop telling us that Medvedev and Putin are at odds. Keep dreaming.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 24, 2010
The Bomb Squad
Are Senate Republicans really crazy enough to blow up Barack Obama's nuclear nonproliferation agenda?
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 19, 2010
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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