Middle East
Will Iran Weather the Economic Storm?
The depreciation of the rial is unlikely to change Iran's foreign-policy calculations.
BY PATRICK CLAWSON | OCTOBER 11, 2012
Is Iraq an Iranian Proxy?
Inquiring minds want to know.
BY SAFA AL-SHEIKH, EMMA SKY | OCTOBER 11, 2012
Aleppo Burns
While the United States offers "non-lethal aid," the destruction of Syria's largest city continues.
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Holding Civil Society Workshops While Syria Burns
Inside the State Department's very nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition.
BY JUSTIN VELA | OCTOBER 10, 2012
In Post-Revolution Egypt, Talk Shows Redefine the Political Landscape
In Egypt, the hosts of political talk shows have become the arbiters of public discussion and debate. But do they know how to wield their newfound power?
BY FATIMA EL-ISSAWI | OCTOBER 10, 2012
Don't Just 'Do Something'
Why Obama shouldn't send a bunch of ninjas to Benghazi.
BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 9, 2012
The Sanctions Conundrum
Some say the sanctions against Tehran are working. But wasn't the Iranian economy already a basket case?
BY PETER PASSELL | OCTOBER 9, 2012
Enough Already
When it comes to Israel, neither Obama nor Romney is as good or bad as American Jews think.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 9, 2012
A Truly Credible Military Threat to Iran
The Israelis and the Americans are zeroing in on a strike option that has a real chance of deterring the mullahs -- and defusing Mitt Romney's attacks.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 8, 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
The Weathervane
As Syria's civil war explodes across the region, Walid Jumblatt is ripping into the United States for not doing more. Is he just shifting with the political winds once again?
BY DAVID KENNER | OCTOBER 5, 2012
The Innocence of YouTube
It's time for Internet giants to explain when censorship is and isn't OK.
BY SUSAN BENESCH, REBECCA MACKINNON | OCTOBER 5, 2012
Inside Bibi's Bunker
How Israel's prime minister is stacking his cabinet for a strike on Iran.
BY CHUCK FREILICH | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Justice Delayed
Why is it so hard to figure out who killed Christopher Stevens?
BY MARTHA CRENSHAW | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch.
BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | OCTOBER 3, 2012
Unsung Heroes
Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012
The Case for Humility
Why Israel and the United States should keep their disagreements to themselves.
BY DAVID MAKOVSKY | OCTOBER 2, 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
Mitt Romney's Terrible Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
It's official: The Republican nominee has no new ideas for the Middle East.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 1, 2012
Damascene Conversion
The amazing historic sites that Syria's civil war is destroying.
BY SULOME ANDERSON | OCTOBER 1, 2012
Rebels With a Cause, But Not Much Consensus
Syrian opposition fighters are committed to Bashar al-Assad's ouster, but disagree on just about everything else.
BY AMMAR ABDULHAMID | OCTOBER 1, 2012
The General's Gambit
Petraeus tried to warn Assad about the foreign fighters in Iraq. Now they're coming for him.
BY MICHAEL R. GORDON, WESLEY S. MORGAN | OCTOBER 1, 2012
The Great Persian Firewall
Should we care that Iran just turned off Google?
BY ART KELLER | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
Terrorists No More
An Iranian group's lobbying campaign to get removed from the U.S. list of terror organizations looks to be a success. But what does that say about the state of politics in Washington?
BY DANIELLE PLETKA | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Putting Syria Back Together Again
Bashar al-Assad may fall, but is the worst yet to come?
BY NATHANIEL L. ROSENBLATT | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
The indispensable nation's indispensable weapon
BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism
BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?
BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?
BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
BY MARYA HANNUN
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