The List

The 10 Worst Countries for Journalists

Freedom House ranks the world's most repressive media climates.

BY ARCH PUDDINGTON | MAY 1, 2013

The FP Power Map

The 500 most powerful people on the planet.

MAY/JUNE 2013

1 Pentagon Weapons System That Was on Time and Under Budget

Look on the bright side: It could have been 0.

BY JOHN REED | APRIL 29, 2013

7 Things North Korea Is Really Good At

Hey, even a basket case is good at something.

BY JOHN HUDSON | APRIL 29, 2013

36 Mustaches (and a Few Beards) That Explain Why There’s No Peace in the Middle East

A brief history of the Middle East, as told through facial hair.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 29, 2013

14 Hairless Cats That Look Like Vladimir Putin

I Can Has Vladimir?

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | APRIL 29, 2013

9 Disturbingly Good Jihadi Raps

OK, maybe not so "good."

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 29, 2013

Cities on a Hill

Today's most intriguing utopias.

BY MARGARET SLATTERY | MAY/JUNE 2013

The Stories You Missed

What happened around the world while the world was watching Boston.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 19, 2013

Shoot First, Talk Later

A who's who of North Korea hawks.

BY JOHN HUDSON | APRIL 9, 2013

Left Hook

Five ways the GOP can outflank Obama on foreign policy.

BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 3, 2013

The World's Worst Traffic Jams

Think you have the commute from hell? Here are six epic bottlenecks that might make you feel a bit better.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | APRIL 1, 2013

The 10 Commandments of Visiting Israel

The old commandments helped the Israelites survive the desert. A set of new ones may help Obama survive the Israelis.

BY OREN KESSLER | MARCH 19, 2013

The Prince of the White House

Eleven rules for how Barack Obama, or any U.S. president, can have his way on national security.

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS | MARCH 4, 2013

Democracy’s Backward March

The six countries where freedom is fading fastest.

BY ELIAS GROLL | MARCH 4, 2013

Innocents Abroad

When celebrities do diplomacy.

BY COLIN DAILEDA | MARCH 1, 2013

Scare Cuts

From an emboldened Iran to unsafe beef, the eight most hysterical warnings about how automatic spending reductions could harm U.S. national security.

BY JOHN HUDSON | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The Skeletons in Benedict's Closet

A guide to the sex abuse scandals under Pope Benedict XVI's watch.

BY ELIAS GROLL | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Self-Appreciation Day

How dictators and monarchs celebrate themselves.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

28 games for your President's Day weekend.

BY MICHAEL PECK | FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Putin Personality Disorder

Russia's president may like to look tough, but he's weaker than you think.

BY FIONA HILL, CLIFFORD G. GADDY | FEBRUARY 15, 2013

What Obama Will Say in the State of the Union

The details that have leaked about the issues the president will address -- from Afghanistan to nuclear weapons.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The World’s Best Post Offices

The much-maligned U.S. Postal Service stacks up surprisingly well in international rankings.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Combat Roles

Women have been fighting and dying in America’s wars for years. Here are eight who were killed in action last year.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 24, 2013

101 Things People Want Obama to Do in Term 2

From the merely ambitious to the sublimely ridiculous, here's an exhaustive list of all the things people want Obama to do in his second term.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | JANUARY 21, 2013

Sashes, Swords, and Swearing In

Inaugurations around the world.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 21, 2013

Unclenched Fists

When it comes to foreign policy, these are the six most significant inaugural addresses in U.S. history.

BY TY MCCORMICK | JANUARY 21, 2013

Over the Horizon

Five unlikely but extremely destabilizing global crises that Obama must prepare for now.

BY MARTIN INDYK | JANUARY 18, 2013

6 Things You Need to Know About Denis McDonough

Get up to speed on the man most likely to be the next White House chief of staff.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 16, 2013

A Binder for Obama

Has the U.S. administration become too much of a boys' club? Here are 10 women the president could appoint to top national security jobs.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 10, 2013