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The United Petrostates of America

Ordinary Americans are about to find out why they call it the “resource curse.”

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Does Hollywood Have a Foreign Policy?

Tinseltown’s biggest films tend to be highly critical of American power, but also reinforce the idea that the rest of the world is a place best avoided.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Handle with Care

Japan is Washington's most important Asian ally. But in some ways it's also the trickiest.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 21, 2013

House of Cards Is a House of Cards

Why can't Americans do political intrigue like the Brits?

BY EMMA G. KELLER | FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Sink or Swim

Why doesn't America train its diplomats?

BY NICHOLAS KRALEV | FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Don't Fear the Migrants

What America really needs to worry about is when they stop coming.

BY FRANK JACOBS | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Forget the Flowers and Candy

Images from the women's rights rallies that have been taking place around the world this week.

BY NEHA PALIWAL | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

What George W. Bush Did Right

The 43rd president of the United States did a great thing for humankind -- but most Americans have no idea.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Concrete Action

How President Obama can get more bang for America's infrastructure renewal buck.

BY RICHARD DOBBS, JAN MISCHKE, ROBERT PALTER | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The Case for TAFTA

Why Obama's call for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe could be a game-changer.

BY KATI SUOMINEN | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Escape Velocity

The president's State of the Union address is the best place to focus responsibility and re-launch the American economy. Because the real problem is Washington. 

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

If Obama Were a Truth-Teller

Here’s what he would say on Tuesday night.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Whoppers of the Union

Fact-checking a decade's worth of the president's big speech.

BY DANIEL W. DREZNER | FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The Wisdom of the Market

Forget politics and ideology. It's the Dow that should guide America's path to renewed prosperity.

BY PETER BLAIR HENRY | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Obama Embraces Big Nuke Cuts

Obama and his advisors agree the U.S. needs fewer weapons.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH, THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The World’s Best Post Offices

The much-maligned U.S. Postal Service stacks up surprisingly well in international rankings.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Enhance This Interrogation

The Senate confirmation hearings need to get to the bottom of the truth about CIA chief nominee John Brennan.

BY ANDREA J. PRASOW | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Can Kerry Fill Clinton's Shoes?

Times have changed when the foreign policy world is wondering if a man can do a woman’s job.

BY TAMARA COFMAN WITTES | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

America’s Game

Why don't other countries like football?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Second Time's the Charm?

Congratulations, John Kerry. You own the peace process now. Here's how not to screw it up.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The People's Republic of Hacking

China’s campaign of cyber attacks has reached epidemic proportions. Can anything be done to stop it?

BY ADAM SEGAL | JANUARY 31, 2013

Atomic Bond

Does Hagel’s nomination mean Obama will cut the nuclear arsenal?

BY KINGSTON REIF | JANUARY 30, 2013

Not Just Another Movie

Zero Dark Thirty lies. End of story.

BY AMY ZEGART | JANUARY 30, 2013

Why Combat Matters

Are you kidding me? Of course it's important that Hagel fought in Vietnam.

BY LAWRENCE J. KORB | JANUARY 30, 2013

Think Again: Immigration

After Republicans' election-year drubbing, the United States has an historic opportunity to fix its broken immigration system. And the arguments against reform simply don't hold up anymore.

BY SHANNON O’NEIL | JANUARY 29, 2013

The Next Appointments

Obama is about to name a new international economic team. Will he use this opportunity wisely?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JANUARY 29, 2013

Hands Across the Atlantic

It's high time for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe. In fact, it's exactly what our economies need.

BY CHRIS BRUMMER, FREDERICK KEMPE | JANUARY 29, 2013

Combat Roles

Women have been fighting and dying in America’s wars for years. Here are eight who were killed in action last year.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 24, 2013

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

It's not just Obama -- the entire world is ready to get serious about climate change. 

BY AMY MYERS JAFFE, DANIEL SPERLING | JANUARY 24, 2013

Rainbow Coalition

A gay rights revolution is sweeping across the Americas. It's time for Washington to catch up.

BY J. LESTER FEDER | JANUARY 24, 2013