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FP's Best Covers of 2012

The inspired (if we do say so ourselves) and sometimes silly covers from the year in ForeignPolicy.com.

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The Photos That Mattered in 2012

A look back at the images that defined an unforgettable year.

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Newtown mourns, the Indian army shows off its wares, and a lone pig explores a Spanish village.

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Asia's Power Clans

From North Korea to Asia's thriving democracies, a last name is a powerful political brand.

DECEMBER 20, 2012

On the Front Line in Kismayo

Photos from the crucial Somali port city, after its liberation from the hands of al-Shabab.

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

North Korea launches a missile, tragedy strikes Sandy Hook, and a Chinese farmer prepares for the apocalypse.

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The Dark Side of Oscar Niemeyer

Brazil's most celebrated architect leaves behind a decidedly mixed legacy.

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Anti-Morsy protests intensify across Egypt, rebels forces advance in Syria, and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal returns to Gaza.

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Back to Tahrir

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Cairo this week -- again -- this time to protest President Mohamed Morsy's power grab.

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Egypt's Tahrir Square fills with protestors again, Palestinians win a bid toward U.N. statehood, and Obama has lunch with Romney.

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Paris on the Yangtze

A look at the Western villages and monuments that are popping up all over China.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The Battle for Goma

Once again, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has descended into chaos.

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Photos from the first North American retrospective of China's most famous dissident artist, Ai Weiwei.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd

FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.

DECEMBER 2012

The Cult

Afghanistan's national hero has started a craze on the streets of Kabul.

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Turkey for the Troops

Sixty years of Thanksgivings for American soldiers abroad.

BY KEVIN BARON, J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Africa's Forever War

Haunting scenes from Congo's ongoing conflict.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Bearing Witness

Exclusive photographs from inside besieged Gaza.

BY MOSA'AB ELSHAMY | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Gaza Burning

Scenes from the latest flare-up in the forever war.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Back in the Light

The year Burma turned upside down. 

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Israel strikes back at Gaza, China picks a new leader, and Southeast Asia readies itself for Obama's visit.

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The Cult of David Petraeus

The rise and fall of an American hero.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fashion Tips from the Politburo

What to wear when you're climbing the Chinese leadership ladder.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

No, Mr. Bond. I Expect You to Die...

7 real people who would make good 007 villains.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Four more years for Obama, austerity protests blaze across Greece, and China's 18th Party Congress begins.

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The Hu Era, in Pictures

In 10 years under Hu Jintao, China has changed to an extent unprecedented in history.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Oh, The Places He's Been

A look back at Barack Obama's globe-hopping first term. 

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Hurricane Sandy slams New York, Syrian air strikes pummel Aleppo, and Big Ben grows a mustache.

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Scenes From a Forgotten War

What happened the last time America got bogged down in North Africa.

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

What We Found in Benghazi

The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."

NOVEMBER 1, 2012