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Investigate the FBI
The real Petraeus scandal is why the bureau was rummaging around in his private communications in the first place.
BY TREVOR TIMM | NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Broken Record
David Petraeus had critics before scandal struck -- they just tended to fly under the radar.
BY URI FRIEDMAN, ELIAS GROLL, TY MCCORMICK | NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Draft Dodgers
The little Gmail trick that David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell used to communicate is actually old spycraft.
BY JEFF STEIN | NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Dempsey's Paradox
The world is getting less violent. So why do we feel so threatened?
BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Good While It Lasted
Did David Petraeus leave his mark at the CIA?
BY PAUL R. PILLAR | NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Does It Matter Who the Next Secretary of State Is?
Whether Kerry, Rice, Donilon, or somebody else is named America's top diplomat, there will be one man in charge in Foggy Bottom -- Barack Obama.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The Awakening
Why white nationalists are thrilled with Obama's victory
BY J.M. BERGER | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Texas of the North
Hey, Republicans: Feeling like outcasts after Obama's re-election? Come on up to Canada!
BY NAHEED MUSTAFA | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Shaken, Not Stirred by CIA 'Values'
Why do the CIA director's peccadilloes rile us more than his policies?
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Stardust Across the Pond
Can Obama's magic rub off on David Cameron?
BY ALEX MASSIE | NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Secretary Kerry
Would John Kerry do a good job of filling Hillary Clinton’s shoes?
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Why the World Can't Have a Nate Silver
The quants are riding high after Team Data crushed Team Gut in the U.S. election forecasts. But predicting the Electoral College vote is child's play next to some of these hard targets.
BY JAY ULFELDER | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Relationship Advice
Don't believe the loose talk of Barack Obama exacting vengeance on Benjamin Netanyahu -- the two leaders need each other too much to let old grudges get in the way.
BY DAVID MAKOVSKY | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
The Corruption Pandemic
Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
The Dream Team
Barack Obama's election triumph is only days old, but already the buzz has shifted from the horserace to the coming shakeups among his top aides and cabinet secretaries. To help the president out, we asked seven top thinkers to select the brain trust that Obama should have at his side as he retools his foreign policy for a second term.
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Brace Yourself
The U.S. may well go off the fiscal cliff. Is that so bad?
BY DAVID W. BARNO, NORA BENSAHEL, JOEL SMITH, JACOB STOKES | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Nate Silver vs. Kim Jong Un
Why we can't figure out what North Korea will do next.
BY AMY B. ZEGART | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Network News
Sandy turned off the lights, the phones, and the heat. A cyber attack could make it all happen again.
BY JOEL BRENNER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
How the Middle East Could Make Or Break Obama's Legacy
Congratulations, Mr. President. You've got four more years of dealing with the world's most dysfunctional region.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Worst Predictions: Election Edition
The 10 dumbest calls of the campaign.
BY JOSHUA KEATING | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
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
Time for a Reset on Human Rights
Obama’s record has been a disappointment. Now he has a second chance to get it right.
BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Notes
The only things you need to know about the coming budget fight.
BY GORDON ADAMS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
8 Ways the World Has Changed Since Obama's Election
With Election Day finally upon us, it's worth reflecting on what a difference four years makes.
BY TY MCCORMICK, URI FRIEDMAN | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Rights and Responsibility
The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines.
BY KENNETH ROTH | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
No Game Change
The bipartisan consensus in Washington about expanding ties with India may be good for New Delhi, but it's turned the election into a snoozer.
BY SADANAND DHUME | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Back to Africa
If Barack Obama is reelected, he'll have to deliver on his promises to Africa -- and act more like Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush.
BY MVEMBA PHEZO DIZOLELE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
A Tale of Two Mitts
We know where Barack Obama stands on the world's most dangerous weapons. But what's Mitt Romney's nuclear policy?
BY JOE CIRINCIONE | NOVEMBER 5, 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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