The List
Libyan Limbo
Six reasons why it's been so tough to get Qaddafi to quit.
BY DANIEL BYMAN, MATTHEW WAXMAN | JUNE 2, 2011
Who's Who in Yemen
As Yemen veers toward civil war, a look at the players that may determine the country's future.
BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | MAY 26, 2011
Victor's Justice
As Egypt prepares to prosecute Hosni Mubarak, here's a look at five other countries that have -- with mixed success -- put former leaders on trial for their crimes.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 25, 2011
Who’s in the Running to Run the IMF?
A look at the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 19, 2011
Speaking Truth to Power
Activists from around the Middle East tell FP what they'd like to hear from Obama's speech on Thursday.
MAY 18, 2011
State of the Arab Spring
On the eve of President Obama's address, the Middle East's restive countries are experiencing everything from measured success to incipient civil war. Here's where things stand.
BY DAVID KENNER | MAY 18, 2011
Affairs of State
The French public may claim to be above prying into the personal lives of their leaders, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest isn't the first time a politician's sex life has made headlines.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 16, 2011
Fighting Words
From Gingrichian Red-baiting to Palinian Tea-Partyism, a quick primer on the GOP's foreign-policy punch lines.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 11, 2011
Cultural Revolutionaries
Ai Weiwei isn't the only contemporary Chinese artist pushing the boundaries -- and making Beijing nervous.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 10, 2011
No-Drama Osama
Top politicians in Washington spent years telling us that catching bin Laden didn't matter…until it did.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 5, 2011
Kill Teams
A short history of the most memorable state-ordered hits in foreign lands.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 3, 2011
Osama bin Who?
A decade of denials and downplaying from Pakistani leaders.
BY CHARLES HOMANS, JOSHUA KEATING, DAVID KENNER | MAY 2, 2011
Who’s Who in the Syrian Opposition
Meet the brave souls who dare to stand up to the guns of Bashar al-Assad.
BY DAVID KENNER | APRIL 29, 2011
What Else Happened This Week?
While the media fixated on Kate, Will, and birth certificates, there was some pretty big news in the world this week.
APRIL 29, 2011
Wishful Thinking
Top 10 examples of the most unrealistic expectations in contemporary U.S. foreign policy.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | APRIL 29, 2011
Princess Brides (and Grooms)
From Bhutan to Swaziland, other countries' royal weddings are more fun.
BY AYLIN ZAFAR | APRIL 26, 2011
The Art of the Parachute
Great moments in overseas political grandstanding.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 25, 2011
Armed Advice
A brief history of military advisors in foreign lands.
BY CAMERON ABADI | APRIL 22, 2011
The Unfriendly Skies
Think American airlines are dangerous? At least you aren't flying in these five places.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 20, 2011
What Not to Wear
Five countries where the term "fashion police" is meant literally.
BY SUZANNE MERKELSON, JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 11, 2011
Bad Politics, Worse Prose
From suicidal astronauts to bestiality, you can learn a lot about what makes the world's worst tyrants tick from the terrible books they write.
BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | APRIL 8, 2011
The Mind of Muammar
What can we learn from reading the Libyan dictator's Green Book?
BY CHRISTINA LARSON | APRIL 5, 2011
China's Crackdown Grows
Noted contemporary artist Ai Weiwei hasn't been heard from since being detained on April 3. His detention is but the most prominent in Beijing's widening crackdown on civil unrest.
APRIL 4, 2011
Is America Addicted to War?
The top 5 reasons why we keep getting into foolish fights.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | APRIL 4, 2011
A Decade of Wishful Thinking
Western policymakers and pundits tried for years to convince themselves that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was a reformer. He's not.
APRIL 4, 2011
FP Favorites: The Stories That Mattered in March 2011
In March's installment of FP's most popular stories of the month, events in Libya and Japan had us glued to our screens, while March Madness was one place where democracy triumphed over dictatorship.
APRIL 1, 2011
The YouTube Revolutions
Twitter and Facebook have received all the attention, but it's the popular video uploading site that provides the best window into what's happening on the Arab street.
BY DAVID KENNER | MARCH 30, 2011
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Cuba's greatest export? Medical diplomacy
BY ELIAS GROLL
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
Obama scolds military over sexual assaults
BY KEVIN BARON
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
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