Briefing Book
Losing at the IMF
The Obama administration set out to reform the international financial system, but now finds itself on the defensive. What went wrong?
BY DOUGLAS REDIKER | OCTOBER 10, 2012
Eight Ways to Deal With Iran
The Iranian nuclear program is a complex threat to international peace and stability. In this ambitious paper, former national security advisor Stephen J. Hadley says that stopping it requires an equally complex and sophisticated strategy.
BY STEPHEN J. HADLEY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Are We Focusing on the Wrong Nuclear Threat?
Americans are wringing their hands about the grave threat that a nuclear Iran would pose to the United States. But the numbers tell a different story.
BY VICTOR ASAL AND BRYAN EARLY | MAY 24, 2012
How Obama Missed an Opportunity for Middle East Peace
Why did the president ignore the only part of the "peace process" that was working?
BY STEVEN WHITE, P.J. DERMER | MAY 18, 2012
Japan Awakens
The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again?
BY MICHAEL AUSLIN | MAY 2, 2012
The American Pivot to Asia
Why President Obama's turn to the East is easier said than done.
BY KENNETH LIEBERTHAL | DECEMBER 21, 2011
Follow the Money
A simple reform created for stopping terrorist financiers could dramatically strengthen international sanctions, and cut off the flow of funds to some of the world’s worst regimes.
BY STUART LEVEY, CHRISTY CLARK | OCTOBER 3, 2011
Is Pakistan's Army as Islamist as We Think?
New data suggest it may be even more liberal than Pakistani society as a whole.
BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Bridges to Somewhere
More austerity won't save the global economy. Building infrastructure just might.
BY JUSTIN YIFU LIN | SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Slouching Toward 2011
President Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal timetable is running up against a hard reality: Afghan forces are nowhere near ready to take responsibility for their country's security.
BY ANTHONY CORDESMAN | OCTOBER 1, 2010
Nukes Forever
Barack Obama is spending billions to maintain and upgrade America's nuclear weapons. But his opponents say it's not enough. Will they ever be satisfied?
BY PAGE VAN DER LINDEN | AUGUST 13, 2010
Why the Iran Sanctions Matter
It's easy to criticize the U.N. Security Council's new resolution targeting Iran. But it might prove a surprisingly effective tool in tightening the noose on the regime in Tehran.
BY MATTHEW LEVITT | JUNE 11, 2010
Iraq At Eye Level
As the dust settles on Iraq's pivotal election, some of the most prominent Western journalists in the country sound off on what it means for Iraq's future and the U.S. role in the region.
Edited by DAVID KENNER | MARCH 8, 2010
The Definitive Guide to the Iraqi Elections
"The Land of Two Rivers" is also the land of thousands of aspiring political leaders. Foreign Policy takes you inside the diverse parties, coalitions, and sects, from the center of power to its outermost fringes, that make up Iraq's political mosaic.
BY DAVID KENNER, ANDREW SWIFT | MARCH 4, 2010
How to Read the QDR
What the Pentagon’s most highly anticipated planning document says about the gap between its aspirations and reality.
BY TRAVIS SHARP | FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Past the Deadline on Guantánamo
A week after the deadline for closing the detention center, the United States is no closer to a satisfactory outcome.
BY SARAH E. MENDELSON | JANUARY 25, 2010
How to Help Haiti Rebuild
Five experts on nation-building, economic development, and emergency aid weigh in on how best to help devastated Port-au-Prince.
JANUARY 19, 2010
All the President's Leaks
Backed into a corner by events on the ground in Iran and a hawkish Congress that wants to enact a foolish sanctions regime, Barack Obama's administration has played the press masterfully.
BY GARY SICK | JANUARY 3, 2010
How to Whip the Afghan Army Into Shape
Much of President Barack Obama's strategy rests on the creation of a new, more competent Afghan military. Here's what he'll need to know to get the job done.
BY MARK MOYAR | DECEMBER 22, 2009
Addicted to Contractors
The United States is hooked on privatized warfare in Afghanistan. And it's more costly than you think.
BY ALLISON STANGER | DECEMBER 1, 2009
Money Can't Buy America Love
Millions of dollars are being pumped into hearts and minds projects from Kabul to Kandahar. Trouble is, it's not working. And it might even be making things worse.
BY ANDREW WILDER, STUART GORDON | DECEMBER 1, 2009
Five Things Obama Should Do in China
Here's what the U.S. president needs to do to shore up what is fast becoming the most important relationship in the world.
BY JOHN WATKINS, JR. | NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Briefing Book: Iran's Sanctions
What could sanctions against Iran really do?
BY BRIANNA ROSEN, CHARLIE SZROM, MASEH ZARIF | NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Trading With Kim
The way to Kim Jong Il’s heart is through his market.
BY SUSAN SHIRK, JOHN DELURY | OCTOBER 29, 2009
Time for an Afghan Surge
The runoff elections may be the last best chance to come up with a plan for Afghanistan. Trouble is, the Obama administration is looking for answers in all the wrong places.
BY FABRICE POTHIER | OCTOBER 22, 2009
The Case for Humility in Afghanistan
A Taliban victory would have devastating consequences for U.S. interests. But to avoid disaster, America must beware the Soviet Union’s mistakes -- and learn from its own three decades of failure in South Asia.
BY STEVE COLL | OCTOBER 16, 2009
Recipe for Failure
Why Copenhagen will be a bust, and other prophecies from the foreign-policy world's leading predictioneer.
BY BRUCE BUENO DE MESQUITA | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009
Biohazard
Why U.S. bioterror research is more dangerous than bioterrorism.
BY LYNN C. KLOTZ, EDWARD J. SYLVESTER | OCTOBER 13, 2009
The New Asianism
Since the Democratic Party of Japan won in the country's August national election, Japan watchers have worried the new government might try to upset the status quo and ease away from the United States. The DPJ is implementing a new paradigm -- but not the one people think.
BY DANIEL SNEIDER, RICHARD KATZ | OCTOBER 13, 2009
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
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