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Walking the Talk

How Pope Francis can really help the poor -- and why he'll help the Catholic Church, too, in the process.

BY CHRIS BAIN | MARCH 27, 2013

'Face' and Something 'Delicious'

What Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip to see Vladimir Putin.

BY SERGEY RADCHENKO | MARCH 27, 2013

Can the Marines Survive?

If America's amphibious force doesn't adapt, it'll be dead in the water.

BY LT. COL. LLOYD FREEMAN | MARCH 26, 2013

The Final Frontier

For savvy investors looking to diversify their portfolios, there’s only one place left to go: sub-Saharan Africa.

BY TODD MOSS , ROSS THUOTTE | MARCH 26, 2013

Springtime for Salafists

Rampaging Islamist vigilantes are cracking down on free expression -- and ruining Tunisia's Arab Spring.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | MARCH 26, 2013

The Appeal of the Courts

Actually, we've already figured out how to win the legal war on terrorism.

BY PHILLIP CARTER, DEBORAH PEARLSTEIN | MARCH 25, 2013

Beggaring Thy Neighbors

Poorer countries no longer have rich ones to blame for inequalities in trade. Now they're the ones pulling the strings.

BY GREG RUSHFORD | MARCH 25, 2013

The Disease Next Door

How the world’s nastiest and least-known outbreaks are afflicting some of the world’s wealthiest countries.

BY PETER HOTEZ | MARCH 25, 2013

Demonstration Effect

Obama shows Netanyahu and Abbas -- and their people -- how it's done.

BY WARREN BASS | MARCH 22, 2013

Cowboys vs. Kippot

The awesome sci-fi novel about U.S. relations with Israel -- in an alternate acid-trip universe.

BY MICHAEL PECK | MARCH 22, 2013

Rabid Response

Is the Pentagon crazy enough to bring nukes to a cyberfight?

BY YOUSAF BUTT | MARCH 22, 2013

Who Is "Whois"?

Was North Korea behind the cyberattack on the South?

BY JAMES LEWIS | MARCH 21, 2013

Crowdsourcing Peace

By going over the heads of Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Obama is demanding that their people step up.

BY HUSSEIN IBISH | MARCH 21, 2013

Zero Problems in a New Era

Realpolitik is no answer to the challenges posed by the Arab Spring.

BY AHMET DAVUTOGLU | MARCH 21, 2013

Nice Speech, Mr. President

Obama said all the right things in Jerusalem. Now what?

BY DANIEL LEVY | MARCH 21, 2013

Egypt's Financial High Noon

Cairo needs to tackle its subsidy addiction. And yes, it’s not going to be easy.

BY ISOBEL COLEMAN | MARCH 21, 2013

Syria Is Already More Violent Than Iraq

And its destruction will define the Middle East for years to come.

BY DAVID KENNER | MARCH 20, 2013

Going Clear

Drone critics wanted greater transparency. Careful what you wish for.

BY MATTHEW WAXMAN | MARCH 20, 2013

Seoul Mates?

How North Korea’s threats of brimstone and fire are driving a wedge between the United States and its South Korean ally.

BY SUNG-YOON LEE | MARCH 20, 2013

The First Step

Why America needs to beat itself up a little more over the Iraq War.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MARCH 19, 2013

What Obama Must Do in Israel

It’s time to stop focusing on personalities and get down to the more important business of identifying common interests.

BY SAMUEL R. BERGER | MARCH 19, 2013

Lessons Learned from Kenya’s Election

Kenya’s general election wasn’t perfect -- but it was peaceful. Here’s why.

BY KRISTIN M. LORD , JACQUELINE WILSON | MARCH 19, 2013

Turdblossom to the Rescue?

When Karl Rove is your white knight in shining armor, your party has a serious problem.

BY JOHN NORRIS | MARCH 18, 2013

The Best of All Possible Bailouts

Don’t listen to Paul Krugman (and definitely don’t listen to Vladimir Putin). The European plan is Cyprus’s best chance for recovery.

BY ANDERS ASLUND | MARCH 18, 2013

Alaskan Folly

We've doubled down on a defense that doesn't work against missiles that don't exist.

BY JOE CIRINCIONE | MARCH 18, 2013

No Books Were Cooked

Mistakes were made in the lead-up to war in Iraq ten years ago. But fabricating intelligence on weapons of mass destruction to serve policy wasn’t one of them.

BY CHARLES DUELFER | MARCH 18, 2013

Awakening the Demons

There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.

BY DAVID ALPHER | MARCH 18, 2013

Why the Color Revolutions Failed

Toppling dictators isn't enough. Successful revolutions also embrace the rule of law.

BY MELINDA HARING, MICHAEL CECIRE | MARCH 18, 2013

Unilateral Peace

It's time for Israel to move toward a two-state solution, alone if necessary.

BY AMOS YADLIN, GILEAD SHER | MARCH 18, 2013

Preserve the Reserves

Why America needs its citizen-soldiers now more than ever.

BY CHRISTOPHER HOLSHEK | MARCH 15, 2013