Dispatch

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

The Contest in Caracas

The Venezuelan election is too close to call. But one thing seems clear: No one expects Hugo Chávez to go down without a fight.

BY PETER WILSON | OCTOBER 5, 2012

The New Titan of Tbilisi

Eccentric billionaire (and exotic-pet enthusiast) Bidzina Ivanishvili just won a shock election in Georgia. But is he too crazy to actually govern?

BY SHAUN WALKER | OCTOBER 2, 2012

In Defeat, Georgia's President Confounds his Critics

Mikheil Saakashvili's conciliatory reaction to his party's loss in the election seems to prove his critics wrong. Now let's see if the winner can do as well.

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | OCTOBER 2, 2012

Georgia's Electoral Showdown

Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Save Benghazi

How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Bachelor Padding

How lonely single men created China's dangerous real estate bubble.

BY ROSEANN LAKE | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Georgia Holds Its Breath

Rocked by a prison scandal and allegations from all sides over illicit campaigning, this tiny country's election has become a brawl between political heavyweights.

BY THOMAS DE WAAL | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Breakfast with Ahmadinejad

Iran's president meets the press.

BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

China's Brainwashed Youth

The protests against Japan didn't get us our islands back, but they made one thing clear: The people are puppets of the Chinese Communist Party.

BY QI GE | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Commandos for Jesus

Meet the former Green Berets delivering aid to some of the most blighted corners of Burma, and saving souls along the way.

BY DANIEL LOVERING | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Turkey's Men in Syria

How the Gaza flotilla organizers became the best hope of Syrian refugees abandoned by the world.

BY JUSTIN VELA | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Das Gift

How Angela Merkel's bold plan to save Europe may have just saved Barack Obama.

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Silent Hand of Saleh

Was the security lapse at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa a move by Yemen's former president to show America who still calls the shots?

BY IONA CRAIG | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Brother of Al Qaeda Leader Offers Peace Plan

Mohamed al-Zawahiri was behind the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, but what he really wants is to make peace with the West.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Playing Defense

Barely 100 days into his presidency, Francois Hollande is already trying to persuade France that his administration isn't sinking. 

BY ERIC PAPE | SEPTEMBER 13, 2012