The List
The Cairo 19
A look at some of the NGO workers who now find themselves at the center of a diplomatic showdown between Egypt and the United States.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Dissidents to Watch in 2012
Five notable Chinese activists who are pushing the boundaries of dissent ... and on whom China is pushing back.
BY ISAAC STONE FISH | FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Social Networks in Exile
The $100 billion Facebook juggernaut is going public. But remember Friendster and LiveJournal? They never died. They just fled overseas.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 1, 2012
The Harvard of Hong Kong, and 8 Other Great International Schools
Didn’t get into the college of your dreams? Don’t want to bankrupt your parents? Here’s where to go.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY | JANUARY 31, 2012
Internationally Supercharged
The U.N. has a long history of comic heroes and villians.
BY KEDAR PAVGI | JANUARY 26, 2012
The Complete Obama
A pre-State of the Union guide to Barack Obama's favorite foreign-policy themes -- and how they've evolved over time.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | JANUARY 24, 2012
Slipping Past the Censors
What controversial cinematic history can explain about Iran.
BY ABEL KEREVEL | JANUARY 23, 2012
The Not-So-Magic Kingdoms
Forget Disney. If Barack Obama wants to know where the world goes to play, here are five global theme parks he should visit.
BY STEFAN ZWANZGER AND ISAAC STONE FISH | JANUARY 19, 2012
What the World Makes of Mitt
Romney's rise may be producing yawns at home, but the Republican frontrunner has touched a nerve (make that several nerves) overseas.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | JANUARY 16, 2012
The Problem Prisoners
Ten of the most controversial detainees still held at Guantánamo.
JANUARY 10, 2012
How Romney Will Attack Obama
Looking ahead to the biggest foreign-policy debates of the general election.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 10, 2012
The Ten Biggest American Intelligence Failures
BY URI FRIEDMAN | JANUARY 3, 2012
The Best-Laid Plans
What do Richard Nixon, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all have in common? The decades long dream of energy independence.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | JAN/FEB 2012
8 Geopolitically Endangered Species
Meet the weaker countries that will suffer from American decline.
BY ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI | JAN/FEB 2012
21 Books to Read in 2012
Foreign Policy picks the books that will matter in the year ahead. Get that Kindle warmed up.
BY MARGY SLATTERY | DECEMBER 30, 2011
It's Not Just Obama
Twenty elections that could change the world in 2012.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY, URI FRIEDMAN | DECEMBER 30, 2011
FP's Most Popular Articles of 2011
From congressional dysfunction to kleptocrats to cow jokes, here’s what you wanted to read in the past year.
DECEMBER 29, 2011
War Dogs, Boomtowns, and Dead Dictators
Foreign Policy’s most popular photo essays of 2011.
DECEMBER 28, 2011
The Damage Done
The 10 big takeaways from America's adventure in Iraq are also clues to its uncertain future.
BY IAN LIVINGSTON, MICHAEL O'HANLON | DECEMBER 21, 2011
7 Holiday Games for Wonks
What to get the serious gamer on your shopping list.
BY MICHAEL PECK | DECEMBER 20, 2011
The Worst Predictions for 2011
From dictatorships to elections to the rapture, 2011 was another banner year for bone-headed prognosticators.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 19, 2011
A Few of Kim's Favorite Things
The late North Korean leader was known around the world as much for his personality quirks as the tyranny of his rule. Here are a few of his main obsessions.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 19, 2011
Poking Fun at the Dear Leader
Whether portrayed as a hopelessly lonely egomaniac or a wannabe Batman, Kim Jong Il has long been a favorite target for comedians.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | DECEMBER 19, 2011
FP's Favorite Reads of 2011
23 great books about the world, chosen by Foreign Policy's editors and bloggers.
DECEMBER 16, 2011
The 14 Biggest Lies of 2011
The big fibs that defined our year.
BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 16, 2011
Newt Skywalker and the Moon Mirror
A guide to the Republican front-runner's far-out, futurist vision of warfare.
BY SHARON WEINBERGER | DECEMBER 15, 2011
Iraq's War Stories
As the United States leaves Mesopotamia, these are the articles that defined the conflict.
BY DAVID KENNER | DECEMBER 15, 2011
Game Change
From reciprocal nuclear reductions to making nice with Iran, 5 bold moves that could change the world.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | DECEMBER 13, 2011
Does Steve Walt love international law?
BY DAVID BOSCO
British MP flatters Assad's media advisor
BY DAVID KENNER
BY MICHAEL DOBBS
The perils of leaderless jihad
BY RAFFAELLO PANTUCCI
Former U.S. base opened to Iranian terrorist group
BY JOSH ROGIN
Why healthy countries are more democratic
BY JACK C. CHOW
Jan/Feb 2012
-
Cover Story
-
Feature
-
Inbox
