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Stiff Upper Lip
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have shaved off his mustache, but it's going to take a whole lot more than that to convince the world that he's not a dictator. FP investigates the whiskers that autocrats wear.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 30, 2011
What Else Happened This Week?
The Arab world's revolutions and the Japan's earthquake fallout weren't the only major developments.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING, ELIZABETH DICKINSON | MARCH 25, 2011
WikiLosers
Julian Assange said WikiLeaks would change the world. At the very least, it changed these people's lives forever.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 25, 2011
Out with the Old, In with the Old
The six power brokers who are looking to run the new Middle East.
BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | MARCH 22, 2011
Atomic Dogs
Fukushima wasn't the only nuclear accident waiting to happen. From Bulgaria to New York, here are five other nuclear power plants to keep an eye on.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 17, 2011
FP Favorites: The Stories That Mattered in February 2011
In this month's installment of FP's most popular stories of the month, the events unfolding in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world were king.
MARCH 1, 2011
The Zoolander Effect
The fashion industry's faux pas on global issues would be funny, if they weren't so tragically inept.
BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Spinning the Revolution
From Glenn Beck to the Taliban, everyone's got something to say about the Egyptian uprising.
BY CHRISTINA LARSON | FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Happy Birthday, Dear Leader
The 4 wild ways North Koreans are celebrating Kim Jong Il's 69th (or 70th).
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Winners and Losers of the Revolution
Is Egypt's revolution bad news for Palestine and the Muslim Brotherhood?
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Who's Next?
With Hosni Mubarak stepping down in Egypt, tyrants around the world may be anxiously wondering who will be the next to fall. Here are some gentle suggestions.
BY FREEDOM HOUSE | FEBRUARY 11, 2011
I'm Outta Here!
Hosni Mubarak's exit is only the latest entry in the annals of awkward official departures. A look at the best, from the Shah's permanent vacation to King Farouk's abandoned porn collection.
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
What Else Happened This Week?
Ten stories you may have missed while you were watching the revolution in Egypt.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 11, 2011
10 Reasons Americans Should Care About the Egyptian Revolution
From the U.S. budget to Israel, from morality to Facebook, here's why you should be following the amazing events in Cairo.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | FEBRUARY 10, 2011
What Else Happened This Week?
Since the end of January, the world's attention has been focused squarely on the ongoing power struggle in Egypt and its ripple effects throughout the Middle East. But news didn't stop in the rest of the world. Here's a quick look at what you've been missing.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Really Bad Week: Egypt Edition
The world leaders (outside of Egypt) who are freaking out the most.
BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 2, 2011
FP Favorites: The Stories That Mattered in January 2011
Since our "Year in FP" feature was so popular, we'll be bringing you the monthly version, starting now. From the raging Arab streets to the very Zen halls of a Bangkok-based Buddhist cult, here's the best -- and most important -- articles of January 2011.
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
America's Other Most Embarrassing Allies
Hosni Mubarak has plenty of company.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 31, 2011
10 Global Issues Obama Won't Talk About But Should
Tuesday's State of the Union will most likely be a domestically focused speech. But if his administration is going to get serious about foreign policy, Obama might want to take a look at FP's cheat sheet.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JANUARY 24, 2011
The Audacity of What?
As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his second State of the Union address, there's still no one way to look at his foreign policy.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 24, 2011
Armed, but Not Necessarily Dangerous
Is a country violent just because it has a lot of guns?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 11, 2011
Mossad's Most Dastardly (Alleged) Plots
From Munich to the Mabhouh assassination, the secretive Israeli intelligence agency has pulled off some pretty elaborate operations in its time. But lately, Middle Eastern media outlets and politicians have been getting a bit carried away.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 4, 2011
The Stories to Watch in 2011
For every totally out-of-the-blue crisis that seizes the international agenda, there are some that everyone should have seen coming. Here are five foreign-policy stories to watch in 2011.
BY CAMERON ABADI | DECEMBER 30, 2010
New Year's Resolutions for World Leaders
What Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and Hu Jintao should be promising to do in 2011 -- but probably won't.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 30, 2010
Thank God It's Over
Before we say say goodbye to 2010, a look back at the year's achievements and disasters, natural and otherwise.
DECEMBER 27, 2010
The Year in FP
In global politics, it was a year of highs and lows. Readers were mostly interested in the lows.
BY DAVID KENNER | DECEMBER 27, 2010
Next Christmas in Chernobyl
Nuclear blast zones, floating landfills, volcanic moonscapes, and other must-visit destinations for the disaster tourist.
BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | DECEMBER 23, 2010
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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