South Asia
What the U.S. Is Leaving Behind in Pech
As the Army pulls out of a region that was once considered a success story, some clues as to what the larger drawdown may eventually look like.
BY NEIL SHEA | MARCH 3, 2011
Echoes of the Soviet Surge
The West's war in Afghanistan increasingly resembles the Soviet Union's.
BY NIELS ANNEN | MARCH 2, 2011
Slash and Burn
Congressional Republicans are bent on all but eliminating the U.S. government's foreign aid budget. And Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be the only one who can stop them.
BY JAMES TRAUB | FEBRUARY 18, 2011
The Great Invention Race
Whatever we do, China and India will train more scientists and engineers. But America's still got the best environment for ideas to grow.
BY ADAM SEGAL | JANUARY 27, 2011
Raj to Riches
A literary festival sparks a fierce debate about Britain's colonial legacy -- and shows that Indian authors have much to offer the world.
BY HENRY FOY | JANUARY 24, 2011
The Definition of Insanity
Nine years of engaging and bribing Pakistan haven't succeeded in getting Islamabad to reform its ways. So why does Biden think that this trip will produce different results?
BY SUMIT GANGULY, DAVID P. FIDLER | JANUARY 12, 2011
AfPak's Strategic Blinders
One month after the Obama administration's strategic review of the Afghan war, it's become clear that there's little willingness to change what increasingly looks like a failure in the making.
BY T.X. HAMMES | JANUARY 11, 2011
How Cricket Explains Pakistan
Forget England and its bold Test series victory over Australia. If you cared about cricket this year, you were watching Pakistan's slow implosion, played out on pitches from Islamabad to Dubai.
BY RAHUL BHATTACHARYA | JANUARY 7, 2011
The General Wants Back into His Labyrinth
Pakistan's former military leader has announced he's returning from exile and wants his old job back. Here's what he would do differently -- and why he wouldn't want Hamid Karzai as his counterpart next door.
INTERVIEW BY LAURA WELLS | JANUARY 6, 2011
The AK-47 of the Cell-Phone World
Forget iPhones and Droids: The Nokia 1100 is the most important cell phone on the planet.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011
Out of House Arrest, Into the Fire
Aung San Suu Kyi's release is great news for the dissident and her supporters -- but it's not going to mean anything for democracy in Burma.
BY STEVE FINCH | DECEMBER 15, 2010
WikiFailed States
What the cables reveal about the world’s toughest places.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | DECEMBER 14, 2010
Let There Be Light
How a new kind of bulb will transform the developing world.
BY CHARLES KENNY | DECEMBER 13, 2010
The Sunshine Policy
The United States has quietly asked allies like Yemen and Pakistan for some extraordinary favors in its war on terrorism. Is it really so terrible if WikiLeaks forces them to explain those demands?
BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 10, 2010
What's Next for Burma's Democrats?
Aung San Suu Kyi is no longer under house arrest, but the Burmese junta's insidious co-option of "democracy" highlights that real change is still a long way off.
BY AUNG DIN | DECEMBER 10, 2010
Planet Gulag
The world has many Liu Xiaobos. Here are 15 who matter.
TEXT BY FREEDOM HOUSE | DECEMBER 9, 2010
Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy
Is franchising a successful way to build a global terror network?
BY DANIEL BYMAN | DECEMBER 7, 2010
Failing Afghanistan
Barack Obama's strategy won't succeed unless he realizes that Hamid Karzai is neither the problem nor the solution.
BY DANIEL MARKEY | DECEMBER 3, 2010
The Land of No Good Options
The WikiLeaks cables show a U.S. diplomatic corps adept at diagnosing the big problems of American foreign policy -- and a country hopeless at solving them.
BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 3, 2010
Exclusive: A Video Message from Aung San Suu Kyi
The newly released Burmese democracy advocate speaks about her selection as an FP Top Global Thinker of 2010.
BY AUNG SAN SUU KYI | NOVEMBER 30, 2010
In Afghanistan, It's Only Chinese Takeout
NATO wants more Chinese assistance in stabilizing the region. But as ever, Beijing won't step up to the plate without a nod from Islamabad.
BY RAFFAELLO PANTUCCI | NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Rethinking Objectives in Afghanistan
The United States invaded Afghanistan to defeat al Qaeda. It should stay that way.
BY PHILIP MUDD | NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Triumph in New Delhi
Critics have assailed Obama's Asia trip as a failure. They're ignoring the strategic victory that the president won in India.
BY ASHLEY J. TELLIS | NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The Road to Kabul Runs Through Kashmir
Why the key to winning in Afghanistan is peace between Islamabad and New Delhi.
BY AHMED RASHID | NOVEMBER 10, 2010
How to Win Back Pakistan
Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, the United States should have a clear idea of Pakistan's interests there. It's time to take these lessons to heart -- and start applying the right incentives.
BY MICHAEL O'HANLON | NOVEMBER 8, 2010
India Rising
From the economy to Afghanistan to grand strategy, six looks at an emerging superpower.
NOVEMBER 5, 2010
A New 'New Beginning'
What Barack Obama should tell the world in his Asia speech.
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 5, 2010
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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