North Africa
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
Save Benghazi
How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
The White House's Benghazi Problem
Under pressure from the right, the Obama administration has declared the killing of its ambassador in Libya a "terrorist attack." The trouble is, its explanations just don't make sense.
BY LOUIS KLAREVAS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
The Revolution in Tunisia Stalls
Even before last week's riots at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, the progress of Tunisia's revolution was beginning to look rocky. Here's why.
BY FADIL ALIRIZA | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
An Open Letter to the United States of America
Some unsolicited thoughts from an Egyptian revolutionary.
BY MAHMOUD SALEM | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Wait, You Still Don't Like Us?
Why the Muslim world hasn't warmed toward America over the past four years.
BY RICHARD WIKE | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
It Wasn't Us
In an exclusive interview, the Islamic radical group accused of masterminding the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi protests its innocence.
INTERVIEW BY MARY FITZGERALD | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Why the Embassy Riots Won't Stop
The world has become one big crowded theater, and anyone with a laptop can now yell "fire" and set off a stampede.
BY MICHAEL KOPLOW | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Honoring Chris Stevens
How the U.S. ambassador killed this week in Benghazi would have handled Libya.
BY JASON PACK | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Libya's Downward Spiral
The country has been going to hell in a handbasket for months now. We just weren't paying attention.
BY CHRISTOPHER S. CHIVVIS | SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
The Tragic Optimism of an American Diplomat
Remembering Ambassador Chris Stevens and reflecting on the power of the United States to shape the new Middle East.
BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The Battle of the Shrines
The attack on the U.S. diplomats in Benghazi isn't the first time that Libya's ultraconservative Islamists have tried to shake things up. Can the country's nascent democracy rise to the challenge?
BY SHARRON WARD | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
When Libya Loved America
Photos of a time when Libya's rebels proudly waved the stars and stripes.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
It Ain't 1979 Anymore
Why this week's attacks on American embassies aren't the Iran hostage crisis all over again.
BY TY MCCORMICK | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The Salafi Moment
As the death of a U.S. ambassador in Libya demonstrates, the ultraconservative Salafi movement is pushing to the forefront in the politics of the Middle East. The West should be careful how it reacts.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Leftist Planet
Why do so many travel guides make excuses for dictators?
BY MICHAEL MOYNIHAN | SEPT/OCT 2012
The Reformer in Rabat
Is Morocco’s King Mohammed VI the savviest ruler in the Arab world?
BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 10, 2012
Brother Knows Best
How Egypt's new president is outsmarting the generals.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | AUGUST 9, 2012
Climate of Failure
Environmentalists are just now waking up to the reality that if we're going to stop global warming, we're going to have to be a lot more politically savvy.
BY ROGER PIELKE JR. | AUGUST 6, 2012
Our Brothers in Arms
Will the Pentagon continue to support Egypt's military under a new Islamist government?
BY KEVIN BARON | JULY 31, 2012
A Country with Fourteen Psychiatrists
Libya is trying to build a new democracy. But that's a tall order for a society plagued by bad memories.
BY PORTIA WALKER | JULY 26, 2012
Hometown of a Terrorist
Images of a rare journey to Tesawa, the isolated Libyan village that reared Aby Yahu al-Libi, al Qaeda's once-feared second-in-command.
JULY 23, 2012
Baby Steps
With the slow but steady consolidation of militias and the success of moderate democratic parties, despite all odds, it seems like Libya might be on the right path.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 20, 2012
Democracy, Salafi Style
One of Saudi Arabia's most popular hardline clerics just embraced democracy. Should we worry, or applaud?
BY AARON Y. ZELIN | JULY 20, 2012
Arab League
A unique look at the Middle East's aspiring women Olympians.
PHOTOS BY BRIGITTE LACOMBE | JULY 19, 2012
"The Elite Isn't Going to Lose Control"
Middle East scholar Joshua Stacher explains why democratization in Egypt is only skin deep.
BY PAUL STAROBIN | JULY 19, 2012
Tales of Omar Suleiman
Egypt's feared domestic enforcer is dead, but not the regime he left behind.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | JULY 19, 2012
Plague of Thugs
Why Mideast dictators use hoodlums to suppress dissent.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 18, 2012
Just How Deadly Is Assad's Arsenal?
From anti-aircraft guns to chemical weapons, a close look at what Syria's strongman has up his sleeve.
BY JOHN REED | JULY 16, 2012
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
May/June 2013
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