Dispatch

The Settlement That Broke the Two-State Solution

Ma'aleh Adumim symbolizes why Middle East peace may no longer be possible.

BY LARRY DERFNER | DECEMBER 26, 2012

Anatomy of an Air Attack Gone Wrong

In rural Yemen, a botched attack on a terror suspect kills 12 civilians and destroys a community.

BY LETTA TAYLER | DECEMBER 26, 2012

Poland's Shale Gas Dream

Polish leaders think they've found a path to energy independence, but their high hopes could prove premature.

BY DIMITER KENAROV | DECEMBER 26, 2012

From Bread Lines to Front Lines

In the latest phase of Syria's civil war, civilians have become the targets.

BY STEVEN SOTLOFF | DECEMBER 24, 2012

The Midlife Crisis of Bangladesh

Bangladeshis want a reckoning with their bloody past. But they can do it without partisanship?

BY JOSEPH ALLCHIN | DECEMBER 21, 2012

Return of the Troubles

Is Northern Ireland falling apart all over again?

BY PETER GEOGHEGAN | DECEMBER 20, 2012

The Mess We Left Behind in Libya

While Washington is busy fighting over a report, Benghazi is descending into chaos. 

BY MARY FITZGERALD, UMAR KHAN | DECEMBER 19, 2012

Keeping the Light On

Celebrating Hannukah with the last Jews in Egypt.

BY BEN GITTLESON | DECEMBER 17, 2012

The Last Stand of Somalia's Jihad

Can Kenya's invasion of Kismayo put an end to al-Shabab for good?

BY JAMES VERINI | DECEMBER 17, 2012

Beating the Brotherhood

Egypt's long-suffering opposition is fighting back against the Islamist government. But can they get their act together in time?

BY EVAN HILL | DECEMBER 17, 2012

The Nowhere Heir

Nicolás Maduro has risen to No. 2 in Venezuela by trying to stay invisible. If Hugo Chávez dies, will this former bus driver take the country off the cliff?

BY PETER WILSON | DECEMBER 14, 2012

The Yakuza Lobby

How Japan's murky underworld became the patron and power broker of the ruling party that intended to clean up politics.

BY JAKE ADELSTEIN | DECEMBER 13, 2012

Yemen's Rocky Roadmap

Yemenis hope that a planned National Dialogue will save the revolution. But what abut the guys with the guns? 

BY ADAM BARON | DECEMBER 10, 2012

The New Border: Illegal Immigration’s Shifting Frontier

As the net flow of immigrants from Mexico nears zero, violent and impoverished Central American countries have emerged as the fastest-rising source of illegal immigrants to the U.S.

BY SEBASTIAN ROTELLA | DECEMBER 6, 2012

Off with Their Heads

Has Vladimir Putin lost control of his “corruption crackdown”?

BY SIMON SHUSTER | DECEMBER 5, 2012

Waiting for the Rain

In the impenetrable Dogon highlands of Mali, the storm of war is coming.

BY PETER CHILSON | DECEMBER 4, 2012

The Mistress-Industrial Complex

Is adultery the key to solving China’s corruption problem?

BY CHRISTINA LARSON | DECEMBER 3, 2012

There's a New Caliph in Town

The Muslim Brotherhood sees a conspiracy to oust it from power around every corner, and it’s prepared to strike preemptively against its enemies -- both real and imagined.

BY EVAN HILL | NOVEMBER 30, 2012

How Israel Lost Europe

How Benjamin Netanyahu lost friends and Mahmoud Abbas influenced people.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER, BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Cancer at the Heart

With Hugo Chávez in Cuba for yet more medical treatment, will Venezuela fall apart without him?

BY PETER WILSON | NOVEMBER 29, 2012

In Rebel Country

How did 1,000 skinny militiamen in rubber boots conquer a city of 1 million people in a matter of hours?

BY JAMES VERINI | NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The Boomerang Effect

Will the civil war in Syria incite a Sunni-Shiite holy war in Lebanon?

BY PATRICK GALEY | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

That Other War

The bloody conflict you didn't read about this week is in Congo, and it threatens to redraw the map of Africa.

BY ANJAN SUNDARAM | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Strategic Overreach

Emboldened by the Arab Spring's Sunni wave, Hamas has overplayed its hand in Gaza. But can its newly empowered neighbors tamp the fire?

BY JONATHAN SPYER | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

China's Soft Power Surge

The People's Republic is no longer content with economic hegemony -- it's making a play for the hearts and minds of Southeast Asia.

BY DUSTIN ROASA | NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Emergency Routine

Israelis are once again going to war, even as they admit no sweeping victories are on the horizon.

BY NERI ZILBER | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

National Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

Meet He Di, the insider trying to save the Chinese Communist Party from itself.

BY JOHN GARNAUT | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Party Congress Diary, Day 7

What to watch for as China picks its new leaders.

BY KATHLEEN E. MCLAUGHLIN | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

You Can Check Out Anytime You Like...

Why the Cuban government's new law relaxing travel restrictions isn't what it's reported to be.

BY YOANI SÁNCHEZ | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

What Do Rural Chinese Villagers Think About Their New Bosses?

As it turns out, not much.

BY TREFOR MOSS | NOVEMBER 13, 2012