Dispatch

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

Men in Black

Inside the fashion of Chinese politics.

BY NELS FRYE | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Stardust Across the Pond

Can Obama's magic rub off on David Cameron?

BY ALEX MASSIE | NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Kafka in Beijing

A tale of an alleged rape and one woman's futile quest for justice in modern China.

BY JOHN GARNAUT, SANGHEE LIU | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Huville

My trip to the hometown of China’s soon-to-be ex-leader.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Reform or Perish

The Communist Party knows what it needs to do. What's missing is the will.

BY MICHAEL PETTIS | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

It's the Brazilians, Stupid

Meet Brazil's James Carville -- and the other political consultants who are shaking up Latin America's electoral landscape.

BY MAC MARGOLIS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Austrian Miracle

What's the secret of Austria's singular success, while the rest of Europe's economies founder?

BY DARDIS MCNAMEE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack

Sensitive documents found amid the wreckage of the U.S. consulate shine new light on the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

BY HARALD DOORNBOS, JENAN MOUSSA | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Winter Is Coming

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are living in dire conditions, and the aid the world is providing is nowhere near enough.

BY DAVID KENNER | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Why Obama and Romney are both afraid to talk about the mess in Europe.

BY NICK SCHIFRIN | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Tourists and Terrorists

Residents of Syria's capital stare into the abyss.

BY JOHN PEDRO SCHWARTZ | OCTOBER 29, 2012

Georgia Versus the Forces of Chaos

In the wake of this month’s watershed election in Georgia, a new prime minister and an incumbent president are figuring out how to keep their personal enmity from breaking into open warfare.

BY MOLLY CORSO | OCTOBER 26, 2012

UnBonJuif

The return of French anti-Semitism is a lot scarier than just a few nasty tweets.

BY ERIC PAPE | OCTOBER 25, 2012

The War for Free Kurdistan

Can Syria's Kurds take advantage of the civil war to form their own government? Or are they too busy starting their own civil war?

BY LOVEDAY MORRIS | OCTOBER 25, 2012

The Battle for Britain

Will David Cameron be the prime minister who lost the United Kingdom as we know it?

BY ALEX MASSIE | OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Creation Myth of Xi Jinping

What do we really know about China's new leader?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | OCTOBER 19, 2012

Swiss Cheese

The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | OCTOBER 18, 2012

Afghanistan's Fiscal Cliff

Kabul-watchers are rightly worried about what the withdrawal of Western aid money will mean for one of the most impoverished countries on the planet. But everyone's asking the wrong questions.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | OCTOBER 17, 2012

The Ground Truth from Benghazi

The politicians in Washington are beating each other up over the Benghazi consulate attack. But they don't seem to be paying much attention to the evidence from the scene of the crime.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | OCTOBER 16, 2012

Guerrilla Country

Welcome to Free Syria, where the ammunition is scarce and roving packs of wild dogs subsist on corpses.

BY DAMIEN SPLEETERS | OCTOBER 15, 2012

The New Sheriff in Town

At an outpost on the Turkish-Syrian border, rebel fighters are the law.

BY SARAH A. TOPOL | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Return of the Czech Communists

Vaclav Havel is turning over in his grave.

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Holding Civil Society Workshops While Syria Burns

Inside the State Department's very nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition.

BY JUSTIN VELA | OCTOBER 10, 2012