Slide Show

The Queen's Speech

Britain's Parliament begins its new session like no other legislature.

MAY 9, 2012

Putin Forever

He's the president of Russia. He's a race-car driver. He's a blackbelt in judo. He's Vladimir Putin.

MAY 4, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.

MAY 4, 2012

Once Upon a Time in Dubai

Amazing photographs of a time before the boom.

MAY 3, 2012

9 Ways of Looking at Chen

A human rights hero becomes a meme.

BY SOPHIE BEACH | MAY 2, 2012

May Day Madness

MAY 1, 2012

Belly Up

Is this the end for England's oldest fish market?

BY SPIKE JOHNSON | APRIL 27, 2012

Supersonic

For decades, these American jets have ruled the skies.

APRIL 26, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Sarkozy comes in second in France, tension rises in South Sudan, and Australia remembers its fallen soldiers.

APRIL 26, 2012

The Worst Places to Be a Woman

Mapping the places where the war on women is still being fought.

BY VALERIE M. HUDSON | APRIL 24, 2012

Japan's Enviable Decline

Recently, most of the news coming out of Japan is gloomy -- but the country has more going for it than you'd think.

APRIL 24, 2012

The FP Survey: Women in Politics

In a special edition of The FP Survey, top female politicians around the world -- presidents and vice presidents, cabinet secretaries and members of Congress -- told us about the worst cases of sexism in politics and the best ways to bring more women to the negotiating table.

PRODUCED BY MARGARET SLATTERY | MAY/JUNE 2012

Qaddafi's Classrooms

A tour of textbooks in Libya -- from the musings of the dictator's Green Book to the "democracy pamphlets" that have replaced it.

APRIL 23, 2012

The New al Qaeda Franchises

Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.

BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012

Night Vision

Former Peace Corps volunteer Peter DiCampo captures "Life Without Lights."

BY PETER DICAMPO | MAY/JUNE 2012

The Last Kings of Africa

On this continent, monarchs still hold considerable sway.

APRIL 23, 2012

The Many Spendors of Qatar

What the richest country on the planet looks like.

MAY/JUNE 2012

Bad Boys and Their Toys

A short look at dictators and their love of shiny supercars.

APRIL 20, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Norway's mass killer goes on trial, the space shuttle Discovery lands in Washington, and North Korea celebrates the 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung.

APRIL 20, 2012

India's Deadly Shopping Spree

A look at New Delhi's military build-up.

APRIL 19, 2012

The Pickers of Dandora

A photographic tour of the toxic otherworld in Dandora -- Nairobi's mountainous waste land.

BY MICAH ALBERT | APRIL 19, 2012

Northern Exposure

Exclusive photos from the new Foreign Policy's new eBook, Afghanistan by Donkey.

BY JAVIER MANZANO | APRIL 17, 2012

Afghanistan the Beautiful

Exclusive photos from Foreign Policy's new eBook, Afghanistan by Donkey.

BY THORNE ANDERSON | APRIL 17, 2012

Cervezagate

The ridiculous media riot over Hillary Clinton's beer in Cartagena.

APRIL 16, 2012

The Arab Spring's Best Photos

The Pulitzer committee gives a nod to the best chroniclers of the revolutions.

APRIL 16, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

North Korea launches a dud, a fragile cease-fire holds in Syria, and Rick Santorum bows out.

APRIL 13, 2012

Rock Like a Yemeni

Backstage with the hottest ticket on the Arabian Peninsula.

BY GAAR ADAMS | APRIL 13, 2012

How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth.

BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012

Meet Egypt's next president

BY MARY CASEY | APRIL 12, 2012

Land of Rockets and Bicycles

A visual tour of North Korea as the nation gears up for national celebrations -- and an international standoff.

APRIL 11, 2012