Middle East
Lessons From a Forgotten War
How America’s first foray into the modern Arab world can help solve its current entanglements.
BY ROBERT SATLOFF | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
What We Found in Benghazi
The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."
NOVEMBER 1, 2012
Littoral Combat Clip
The U.S. military needs to prepare for more operations along the world's coastlines.
BY LT. GEN. RICHARD MILLS | NOVEMBER 1, 2012
The Collaborator's Song
We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 2012
The Secret of Islamist Success
Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.
BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012
Bibi's Mistake
Netanyahu hopes his new superparty will give him the stable majority he's always wanted. But joining forces with the far right could turn out to be a political disaster.
BY MICHAEL KOPLOW | OCTOBER 30, 2012
Tourists and Terrorists
Residents of Syria's capital stare into the abyss.
BY JOHN PEDRO SCHWARTZ | OCTOBER 29, 2012
Do Ceasefires Ever Work?
Why the tenuous Syrian truce could end up being a step back for peace.
BY PAGE FORTNA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Not-So-Funny Papers
Exclusive cartoons from the Afghan mujahideen.
BY MATTHEW TREVITHICK | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Strategic Misdirection
Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?
BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Backfire in Baghdad
How ExxonMobil's God Pod beat Iraq's oil chieftains at their own game.
BY BEN VAN HEUVELEN | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Changing Face of Mecca
Artist Ahmed Mater returns to Islam's holiest site to capture the enormous changes as modernity meets tradition.
BY AHMED MATER VIA CREATIVE TIME REPORTS | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Beware the Tyranny of the Mob
The growing insecurity of religious and ethnic minorities is one of the biggest problems arising from the Arab Spring. But much can be done to protect them.
BY JAMSHEED CHOKSY, EDEN NABY | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Rhetorical Questions
Tough talk couldn't have saved Ambassador Stevens.
BY JAMES DOBBINS | OCTOBER 25, 2012
The War for Free Kurdistan
Can Syria's Kurds take advantage of the civil war to form their own government? Or are they too busy starting their own civil war?
BY LOVEDAY MORRIS | OCTOBER 25, 2012
Running Toward Danger
Why the world still needs war correspondents.
BY TERRY ANDERSON | OCTOBER 25, 2012
Why Is Qatar Mucking Around in Gaza?
Doha's meddling in Palestinian affairs is much more about Iran than it is about Israel.
BY DAVID B. ROBERTS | OCTOBER 25, 2012
The Spymaster
Eleven questions for Israel's legendary Efraim Halevy.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 24, 2012
The March to Mecca
Millions of Muslims from around the world begin the hajj -- a journey to the holy city of Mecca.
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Caught in the Crossfire
If the United States wants to save Lebanon, it should get off the sidelines and help topple Bashar al-Assad's bloody dictatorship.
BY FIRAS MAKSAD | OCTOBER 22, 2012
Ladyboys in the Gulf
The riches of the United Arab Emirates hold promise for transgender sex workers, but also danger and unspeakable cruelty.
BY SULOME ANDERSON | OCTOBER 19, 2012
Choose Your Own Adventure for Policy Wonks
Gaming out a military strike on Iran.
BY MARK JACOBSON | OCTOBER 19, 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
Afghanistan's Fiscal Cliff
Kabul-watchers are rightly worried about what the withdrawal of Western aid money will mean for one of the most impoverished countries on the planet. But everyone's asking the wrong questions.
BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | OCTOBER 17, 2012
Where the Arab Spring Has Not Yet Sprung
The spirit of rebellion continues to simmer in the Middle East and North Africa. But you won’t see much about it in the headlines.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 17, 2012
Want Closure? Go Talk to Dr. Phil.
You won't find it on the Iranian nuclear issue.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 17, 2012
Inside and Upside Down
Why the Pentagon's ad hoc plans to prevent green-on-blue attacks could backfire.
BY SIMON KLINGERT | OCTOBER 16, 2012
The Kingdom of Silence and Humiliation
Looking back on life under the Assad dynasty.
BY AHED AL HENDI | OCTOBER 16, 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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