Europe
It’s the Stimulus, Stupid
Why Obama won reelection when virtually every other incumbent in the West has been bounced from office.
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
The Transatlantic Test
Europe is facing an existential crisis, and it's time the United States recognized it.
BY HEATHER A. CONLEY | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
The Austrian Miracle
What's the secret of Austria's singular success, while the rest of Europe's economies founder?
BY DARDIS MCNAMEE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Scenes From a Forgotten War
What happened the last time America got bogged down in North Africa.
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
The Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Why Obama and Romney are both afraid to talk about the mess in Europe.
BY NICK SCHIFRIN | NOVEMBER 1, 2012
No, Obama Did Not Abandon Poland
How the administration has tightened relations with Warsaw.
BY STEPHEN J. FLANAGAN | OCTOBER 31, 2012
Strategic Misdirection
Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?
BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
UnBonJuif
The return of French anti-Semitism is a lot scarier than just a few nasty tweets.
BY ERIC PAPE | OCTOBER 25, 2012
In Praise of Apathy
It's time to stop deriding the Americans who refuse to vote. They're trying to tell us something.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 24, 2012
The Battle for Britain
Will David Cameron be the prime minister who lost the United Kingdom as we know it?
BY ALEX MASSIE | OCTOBER 22, 2012
Swiss Cheese
The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?
BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | OCTOBER 18, 2012
Eyes Off the Prize
The real question isn’t whether the European Union deserved its Nobel. The real question is: What is the EU going to do with it?
BY GARETH HARDING | OCTOBER 15, 2012
The Zero Bound
Japan’s economy is stuck in a trap from which there is no clear escape. Is this what America’s future looks like?
BY TIM DUY | OCTOBER 11, 2012
The Big Bang Theory of Education
Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012
Into the Lion's Den
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an angry welcome in Greece as popular anger over austerity measures continues to grow.
OCTOBER 9, 2012
These 7 Countries
The rise of China and India has long since become a cliche. In fact, neither country has done all that well since the crash of 2008 -- but these emerging powerhouses have cleaned up.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2012
Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The "Black Swan" theorist reflects on the most stable country in human history and the folly of the European Union.
INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | NOVEMBER 2012
Argentina's Deadbeat Mom
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner refuses to pay Argentina's massive debts -- and that's why she has to go.
BY JAMES K. GLASSMAN | OCTOBER 4, 2012
The Election Is Over
It's time to start worrying about 2013, because the Obama team clearly isn't.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 1, 2012
The Pain in Spain
As protests and problems pile up, there's no easy way out of the crisis for Spain's embattled government.
BY JAMES BADCOCK | OCTOBER 1, 2012
Rebooting the Bureaucracy in Georgia
As Georgian voters prepare to vote in a crucial parliamentary election, a look back at one of the signature programs of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
BY RICHARD BENNET | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
In Georgia, Two Machines Are Better Than One
The run-up to Georgia's October 1 election has been dirty, demeaning, and rife with abuses of power and allegations of corruption. It’s also the best thing to happen to Georgia in a long time.
BY SCOTT RADNITZ | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Turkey's Fragile Success
Turkey has undeniable economic potential, but there is still a lot of work to do.
BY CENK SIDAR | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Das Gift
How Angela Merkel's bold plan to save Europe may have just saved Barack Obama.
BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
The Fed Jumps on the Bandwagon
Where was Ben Bernanke when Obama needed him?
BY DANIEL ALTMAN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Broken Bond
Germany's constitutional court may have just saved the euro, but it may also have set the stage for the end of Europe as we know it.
BY BRUCE ACKERMAN, MIGUEL MADURO | SEPTEMBER 17, 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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