The List

Why the U.S. Can't Abandon Afghanistan

These five principles should guide the U.S.-Afghan relationship after 2014.

BY DAVOOD MORADIAN | JANUARY 10, 2013

Four Surprises That Could Rock Asia in 2013

Are we paying attention to the wrong crises?

BY MICHAEL MAZZA | JANUARY 3, 2013

The Nudgy State

How five governments are using behavioral economics to encourage citizens to do the right thing.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 2, 2013

Babies Wanted

A look at the 10 countries with the lowest fertility rates in the world.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | JANUARY 2, 2013

What to Read in 2013

Plotting your Kindle downloads for the coming year? From war memoirs to digital manifestos, here are 25 new books that will be hot off the presses in the months ahead.

BY MARGARET SLATTERY | DECEMBER 31, 2012

The Global Races to Watch Next Year

Eight elections that could change the world in 2013.

BY TY MCCORMICK | DECEMBER 31, 2012

FP's Most Popular Articles of 2012

From true spy stories to the sex lives of ayatollahs, here’s what you wanted to read in the past year.

DECEMBER 27, 2012

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013

From Turkey to Congo, next year's wars threaten global stability.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR | DECEMBER 27, 2012

The Top 10 National Security Stories of the Year

From Obama and the generals to women in combat, here are the big issues that mattered in 2012.

BY KEVIN BARON | DECEMBER 26, 2012

The World War on Christmas

Five places where Santa really does have to watch his back.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | DECEMBER 24, 2012

Naughty or Nice

Which world leaders will be getting coal in their stocking this year?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 21, 2012

Tomorrow's Weapons Today

Five weapons to watch in 2013.

BY JOHN REED | DECEMBER 21, 2012

The 10 Worst Predictions for 2012

Who got it wrong this year?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 21, 2012

People's Power

Eight ways China's military is catching up to the United States.

BY JOHN REED | DECEMBER 20, 2012

Stocking Stuffers for Wonks

Fifteen gift suggestions for that special international relations nerd in your life.

BY ELIAS GROLL, URI FRIEDMAN | DECEMBER 19, 2012

America’s Exceptional Gun Culture

Four reminders about just how entrenched guns are in American society.

BY ELIAS GROLL | DECEMBER 19, 2012

A League of Our Own

The NRA is wrong -- gun culture in Israel and Switzerland isn't anything like it is in the United States.

BY JANET ROSENBAUM | DECEMBER 19, 2012

FP's Favorite Reads of 2012

This year's great books about the world, selected by our editors, columnists, and bloggers.

DECEMBER 19, 2012

5 Reasons the Japanese Elections Matter

The results of Sunday's contest could rock the global economy and destabilize Asia. Maybe the world should pay attention?

BY MICHAEL CUCEK | DECEMBER 14, 2012

You Didn't Build That

Is the future of manufacturing really in America?

BY JAMES MANYIKA, JAANA REMES, LOUIS RASSEY | DECEMBER 7, 2012

How to Build an Army in Your Basement

From homemade rockets to car bombs, take a look at the weapons that Syria’s rebels are using to defeat Bashar al-Assad.

BY ELIOT HIGGINS | DECEMBER 4, 2012

Why Do We Keep Digging Up Dead World Leaders?

Exhuming the remains of the powerful rarely changes what we know about their deaths.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The FP Global Thinkers Twitterati

A who's who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse in 2012.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The Stories You Missed in 2012

Ten events and trends that were overlooked this year, but may be leading the headlines in 2013.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 2012

The Best Small Ideas of 2012

In our search for dramatic solutions to poverty, we sometimes miss the small innovations that could make a big difference in reducing inequality.

BY TINA ROSENBERG | DECEMBER 2012

4 Digital Threats to Worry About

From hacktivism to cyberwarfare, the dangers that define the digital age.

BY EUGENE KASPERSKY | DECEMBER 2012

Rise of the MOOCs

The Internet is revolutionizing universities, giving pretty much anyone, anywhere access to a world-class education. Here are seven massive online open course providers you need to know about.

BY TY MCCORMICK, ELIAS GROLL | NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The New Breakout Nations

Forget the BRICs. Meet seven unheralded countries to watch.

BY RUCHIR SHARMA | DECEMBER 2012

Printing Innovation

Seven 3D-printable objects that will change the world.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Five Myths about the Chinese Internet

The Great Firewall is neither great, nor a firewall. Discuss.

BY EVELINE CHAO | NOVEMBER 20, 2012