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A Murder in Woolwich

Was the brutal south London killing of a British soldier actually an act of terrorism?

BY H.A. HELLYER | MAY 25, 2013

Ai Vey

A look at Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's terrible new music video.

BY JON CAMPBELL | MAY 24, 2013

The Other War on Terror

Limiting drone strikes and closing Gitmo won't stop homegrown radicals.

BY JANE HARMAN | MAY 24, 2013

Fear Factor

In defense of Obama's deadly signature strikes.

BY PHILIP MUDD | MAY 24, 2013

Shutter Island

Why does Obama think it will be easier to close Gitmo this time?

BY PHILLIP CARTER | MAY 24, 2013

Japan's Own Worst Enemy?

Shinzo Abe is at the height of his popularity. But is he too much of a right-wing nut to save the country's economy?

BY TOBIAS HARRIS | MAY 23, 2013

Freedom Begins at Home

How can the Obama administration credibly promote freedom of speech abroad while restricting it in the United States?

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | MAY 23, 2013

Spycraft for Hacks

A veteran FBI agent's rules for how to get a juicy leak in the Obama era -- and not get caught.

BY DAVID GOMEZ | MAY 22, 2013

Prepare to Start Making Things Again

Why America's natural gas boom is good news for U.S. manufacturing and bad news for China.

BY CHARLES R. MORRIS | MAY 22, 2013

Beam Us Up

Why did Star Trek get to film at a secret government laser facility?

BY STEPHEN I. SCHWARTZ | MAY 22, 2013

What Happens Overseas Should Stay Overseas

Why foreign-policy wonks shouldn't write about domestic policy.

BY DANIEL DREZNER | MAY 22, 2013

Hezbollah's Fallen Soldiers

The self-proclaimed "Party of God" is throwing its fighters into Syria's bloody war. And according to its own media sources, it has already suffered significant losses.

BY PHILLIP SMYTH | MAY 22, 2013

The Optimist’s Case for Yemen

Her country is in turmoil. But Yemen’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate believes that the revolution can still succeed.

BY JEFF GEDMIN | MAY 22, 2013

Too Fast, Too Soon

Why Obama's embrace of Myanmar is putting the cart before the horse.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MAY 21, 2013

Ship Storm

There may be valid reasons to question the wisdom of reforming U.S. food aid. But saving the Merchant Marine isn't one of them.

BY JOHN NORRIS | MAY 21, 2013

The Show Trial State

Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev.

BY NINA KHRUSHCHEVA | MAY 21, 2013

The Prickly Politics of Aid

Development aid is inherently political - and that's not a bad thing.

BY THOMAS CAROTHERS, DIANE DE GRAMONT | MAY 21, 2013

Texas Hold 'Em in Tehran

Can the Supreme Leader bluff and bully his way to getting what he wants in Iran’s crucial upcoming presidential election?

BY YASMIN ALEM | MAY 21, 2013

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