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Metternich in Baghdad

No, America hasn't "lost" Iraq. But a dangerous realpolitik is the new normal in Baghdad.

BY RAMZY MARDINI | MAY 20, 2013

What the Hell Was That All About?

After scaring the world witless, has North Korea slunk back into its cave?

BY AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER | MAY 20, 2013

Curing America's Fear of Commitment

Karzai is an ingrate, but the Afghans need us.

BY MARC CHRETIEN | MAY 20, 2013

The Moscow Rules Still Rule

The Cold War may be over, but spycraft hasn’t changed much since the good old days.

BY MILTON BEARDEN | MAY 17, 2013

Give Them Our Huddled Masses

Why America should swap its retirees, patients, and students for skilled immigrant labor.

BY AADITYA MATTOO, ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN | MAY 17, 2013

Dead on Arrival

I co-wrote the Arab Peace Initiative. And I doubt Kerry's good-faith attempt to revive it will succeed.

BY MARWAN MUASHER | MAY 16, 2013

Yes, Iraq Is Unraveling

And it's about to become Obama's problem all over again.

BY MICHAEL KNIGHTS | MAY 15, 2013

It’s a Nice Place to Visit, But I Wouldn’t Want to Be a Reporter There

How did Turkey become the world's leading jailer of journalists?

BY CHRISTOPHE DELOIRE, JOEL SIMON | MAY 15, 2013

Too Many Stakeholders Spoil the Soup

Broadening global governance of the Internet sounds like a reasonable aim, but it’s actually cover for some very undemocratic behavior.

BY ELI DOURADO | MAY 15, 2013

Obama's Self-Inflicted Scandal

The only thing transparent about the White House is its perverse penchant for secrecy.

BY RICHARD A. EPSTEIN | MAY 15, 2013

A Liberal Case for Drones

Why human rights advocates should stop worrying about the phantom fear of autonomy.

BY JOSHUA FOUST | MAY 14, 2013

This Alliance Is Brought to You by the Letter 'M'

Introducing the world's most unlikely political grouping.

BY BRETT FORREST | MAY 14, 2013

Erdogan's Great Gamble

Will embracing the Kurds make Turkey's prime minister the country's most influential figure since Ataturk?

BY JOHN HANNAH | MAY 14, 2013

Is This the Most Disgusting Atrocity Filmed in the Syrian Civil War?

What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter.

BY PETER BOUCKAERT | MAY 13, 2013

Sharifistan

The winner of Pakistan’s monumental election can celebrate democracy in action, but there’s still a long way to go.

BY ARIF RAFIQ | MAY 13, 2013

The Trust Deficit

How the U.S. 'pivot' to Asia looks from Beijing.

BY HE YAFEI | MAY 13, 2013

The 'Go Slow' Caucus

As pressure builds for a military option in Syria, can the White House afford to keep quiet?

BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON | MAY 10, 2013

It's Morning in Islamabad

Yes, it’s broke, violent, and tumultuous. But here are five reasons Pakistan is better off than you think.

BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MAY 10, 2013

Oh, You Silly Man

How John Kerry got rolled by Vladimir Putin on a plan to save Syria.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | MAY 9, 2013

Iron Man vs. the Super Censors

In China, even Tony Stark can’t get around the culture police.

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | MAY 9, 2013

No More Doing Business As Usual

Why World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is right to subject the Bank’s global business report to fresh scrutiny.

BY CHRISTINA CHANG | MAY 9, 2013

Morsy and the Muslims

Is Egypt’s government getting more Islamist?

BY SHADI HAMID | MAY 8, 2013

Russia's New Tip of the Spear

What's got the Kremlin so worried that it created a Special Operations Command?

BY DMITRI TRENIN | MAY 8, 2013

The Great Sino-Indian Alpine Tent Party of 2013

China's latest border squabble with India might seem trivial, but the consequences could set Asia on edge.

BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | MAY 8, 2013

No, the Spanish Can’t Be More German

And other myths of the euro crisis.

BY MICHAEL PETTIS | MAY 7, 2013

Leave Bad Enough Alone

The United States should forget about intervening in Syria. Asia's what matters.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | MAY 7, 2013

Who Are We Again?

Have Republicans totally forgotten what the 'national interest' means?

BY DANIELLE PLETKA | MAY 7, 2013

It's Time for Burma's President to Act

The civil war in Burma goes on. But the government seems powerless to stop it.

BY DAVID SCOTT MATHIESON | MAY 7, 2013

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