Dispatch

The World's Baby Factory

It's already the world's second-most populous country. So why is India turning grandmothers into mothers?

BY ANUJ CHOPRA | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

France's Newt Gingrich

Why is Marine Le Pen -- the savvy far-right French firebrand politician -- trying to blow up Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of holding on to the presidency?

BY ERIC PAPE | FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sex for Sale in Beirut

Lebanon's "super nightclubs" straddle the line between brothel and strip club.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Cairo's Undercover Strongman

Meet Murad Muwafi, the most important man in Egypt you’ve never heard of.

BY MAGDY SAMAAN | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Is Putin's Fake Rival the Real Deal?

Everyone thought billionaire playboy Mikhail Prokhorov was just a patsy for Vladimir Putin to run against and crush. But what if he wins?

BY SIMON SHUSTER | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Revenge of Montozy

Is Italy's "Super Mario" prime minister poisoning the love affair between Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy?

BY AARON WIENER | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Rebels Without a Clue

Why can't the Syrian opposition get its act together?

BY JUSTIN VELA | JANUARY 31, 2012

The Prisoners' Dilemma

While Myanmar's reforms this year may appear speedy to outside observers, for its imprisoned activists, the changes are long overdue. 

BY MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN | JANUARY 30, 2012

The Lesson of Bani Walid

In post-Gaddafi Libya, the dream of a stable central government is fading. Militias are filling the gap.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | JANUARY 28, 2012

Hard Times in Hebron

Can the thriving Palestinian economy survive as millions of U.S. aid dollars slow to a trickle?

BY JACKIE SPINNER | JANUARY 27, 2012

Swimming against the Tide

Will Nicolas Sarkozy ditch the French mission in Afghanistan to save his own presidency?

BY ERIC PAPE | JANUARY 26, 2012

Egypt’s Revolutionary Narrative Breaks Down

With Hosni Mubarak long gone, a heavily Islamist parliament in place, and the military in uneasy command of the country, who speaks for the revolution?

BY LAUREN E. BOHN | JANUARY 26, 2012

Will There Be a Central Asian Spring?

Kazakhstan may not be ripe for revolution, but the West is making the same mistakes it made in the Arab world.

BY JOANNA LILLIS | JANUARY 26, 2012

The Battle for Bihar

Sleaze still plagues India. But one place is fighting back.

BY SUDIP MAZUMDAR | JANUARY 25, 2012

Soldiers of Conscience

The Egyptian military insists it supports the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. So why are these men still in prison?

BY PATRICK GALEY | JANUARY 24, 2012

Paper Tigers

Myanmar may be opening to democracy, but just how free is the country’s notoriously closed media?

BY SEBASTIAN STRANGIO | JANUARY 20, 2012

Best Friends with Benefits

How Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy got their groove on.

BY KAREN LEIGH | JANUARY 19, 2012

From Paris with Love

Dear Mitt: What's this European socialist nightmare you're so afraid of? Trust me, la belle vie ain't that bad.

BY ERIC PAPE | JANUARY 13, 2012

My Mesopotamian Getaway

Fishing with handguns and touring ancient ruins in post-American Iraq.

BY EMMA SKY | JANUARY 13, 2012

Burma's Tightrope

Burma's mysterious president insists that he wants democracy. But can he deliver?

BY AUNG ZAW | JANUARY 12, 2012

Behind Bars in the Deep State

Does a shadowy mullah in Pennsylvania really hold the reins of power in Turkey? If not, then why are the country’s leaders so intent on silencing a single investigative journalist?

BY JUSTIN VELA | JANUARY 11, 2012

Burning Our Heritage

Why is the Egyptian military letting our history go up in smoke?

BY ADEL ABDEL GHAFAR | JANUARY 10, 2012

The Skyscraper Slums of Caracas

How Hugo Chávez built a squatter city in his backyard.

BY PETER WILSON | JANUARY 6, 2012

Egypt's Salafi Surge

These guys make the Muslim Brotherhood look like latte liberals.

BY SARAH A. TOPOL | JANUARY 4, 2012

Turkey's Museum of Shame

Diyarbakir Prison is a notorious site of torture and repression. Now, activists want to transform it into a symbol of Turkey's long war against the Kurds.

BY JENNA KRAJESKI | DECEMBER 30, 2011

A Tale of Two North Koreas

China can't decide If It wants to bury Kim Jong Il or to praise him.

BY ADAM CATHCART | DECEMBER 30, 2011

Crackdown in Cairo

Why is Egypt's military shutting down NGOs? I thought we had a revolution.

BY SARAH CARR | DECEMBER 29, 2011

The Spirit of Wukan

Can a small farming town's remarkable protest against corrupt officials spread across China?

BY RACHEL BEITARIE | DECEMBER 23, 2011

Assad's Lebanese Invasion

The Syrian regime wants to crush any expression of dissent in its fragile neighbor. President Bashar al-Assad's allies in Beirut are only too happy to oblige.

BY MITCHELL PROTHERO | DECEMBER 22, 2011

Turkey's War on Journalists

As Prime Minister Erdogan's government grows increasingly intolerant of dissent, the media is bearing the brunt of its effort to silence its critics.

BY ALIA MALEK | DECEMBER 22, 2011