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Israel’s Three Gambles

Can Israel get away with its attacks on the Syrian regime?

BY DANIEL BYMAN, NATAN SACHS | MAY 7, 2013

Time for Kerry to Face Facts

As America's top diplomat heads to Moscow, here are some tough questions he needs to answer about the Obama administration's flawed nuclear treaty.

BY ROBERT JOSEPH, ERIC EDELMAN | MAY 6, 2013

Send the Nukes Back to South Korea

At the stroke of a pen, President Obama could reassure a key ally and put Pyongyang back in its box. Here’s how.

BY BENNETT RAMBERG | MAY 6, 2013

Russia's Energy Bully Takes a Fall

Just a few years ago, Gazprom had Europe eating out of its hand. But now, the energy giant -- and Putin's power base -- looks set for hard times.

BY ALEXANDROS PETERSEN | MAY 6, 2013

Four Arab Democrats and A Constitutional Scholar Walk Into a Bar

Some free advice for my MENA friends.

BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | MAY 6, 2013

The Most Dangerous Border in the World

Why is China picking a fight with India?

BY ELY RATNER, ALEXANDER SULLIVAN | MAY 4, 2013

Neighbors in Arms

How U.S. guns are turning Central America into one of the most dangerous places in the world.

BY COLBY GOODMAN | MAY 3, 2013

Finally, Good News from Haiti

Haiti is no economic success story. But that may be about to change.

BY ROBERT LOONEY | MAY 3, 2013

The Special Relationship Under Austerity

Increasing NATO's bang in a time of fewer bucks.

BY PHILIP HAMMOND | MAY 3, 2013

How Syria Ruined the Arab Spring

Hopes for peaceful change have been replaced by sectarian animosity and unending bloodshed.

BY MARC LYNCH | MAY 3, 2013

What a Piece of Junk!

Imperial investigators report weaknesses in Death Star management, performance.

BY MICHAEL PECK | MAY 3, 2013

Tea Leaves in Tashkent

Who will follow Uzbekistan’s aging dictator?

BY PHILIP SHISHKIN | MAY 2, 2013

How to Close Guantanamo

Why Obama doesn’t need Congress to start to make good on his promise.

BY LAURA PITTER | MAY 1, 2013

Kabul's Unlikely New Ally

Has Pakistan decided it's finally time to embrace Afghanistan?

BY DANIEL SAGALYN | MAY 1, 2013

Thick Red Line

No, we don't have enough evidence that Syria has used chemical weapons.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | MAY 1, 2013

Our Shared Islamist Enemy

From Boston to Israel, radicals are attempting to destroy Western culture.

BY YAIR SHAMIR | MAY 1, 2013

What Was Obama Thinking?

How the administration backed itself into a corner on Syria.

BY BARRY PAVEL | MAY 1, 2013

The Ghost of Iraq

How the last war is haunting the Syria debate.

BY JOHN NORRIS | MAY 1, 2013

The Mexico Bubble

Is President Enrique Peña Nieto about to fall to Earth?

BY JOHN M. ACKERMAN | MAY 1, 2013

France's Forgotten War

Mali is old news in Paris. Now it’s all gay marriage all the time.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | APRIL 30, 2013

Ghostbusters

Malaysia’s pro-democracy activists might not win Sunday’s election. But they could win the battle against electoral fraud.

BY DEBORAH LOH | APRIL 30, 2013

Can China's Top Guns Fly?

The Chinese military is aiming high. But can its Air Force break through all the red tape?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | APRIL 30, 2013

A Friend in Need

As Syria implodes, the United States and its allies need to help Jordan help itself.

BY JOSEPH P. HOAR | APRIL 29, 2013

Is Obama’s Red Line a Green Light?

It’s time for the president to back up his words with action.

BY SALMAN SHAIKH | APRIL 29, 2013

What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power

Beijing and Moscow are trying their hands at attraction, and failing -- miserably.

BY JOSEPH S. NYE | APRIL 29, 2013

The Safe Haven Next Door

Somaliland was once part of chaotic Somalia. Today it's a thriving oasis of peace.

BY AHMED MOHAMED MOHAMOUD SILANYO | APRIL 27, 2013

Assad’s Chemical Romance

How the Syrian dictator’s cynical and clever chemical weapons strategy outfoxed Obama.

BY JOSEPH HOLLIDAY | APRIL 26, 2013

China’s Black Hole

Let's face it: We have little idea what's actually going on in Xinjiang and Tibet.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | APRIL 26, 2013

It's Not Business As Usual At the World Bank

The improbable controversy over the World Bank's flagship business survey.

BY DALIBOR ROHAC, MARIAN L. TUPY | APRIL 26, 2013

Why the Sheikhs Will Fall

The Gulf monarchies were once thought immune to the uprisings sweeping the Arab world. Not anymore.

BY CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIDSON | APRIL 26, 2013