The List

Everything You Need to Know About Susan Rice

The lowdown on America's maybe-next secretary of state.

BY COLUM LYNCH | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The Making of a Cultural Icon

How Malala became an international hero.

DECEMBER 2012

Broken Record

David Petraeus had critics before scandal struck -- they just tended to fly under the radar.

BY URI FRIEDMAN, ELIAS GROLL, TY MCCORMICK | NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Back to Work

7 things the U.N. can finally get around to doing now that the U.S. election is over.

BY COLUM LYNCH | NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The Dream Team

Barack Obama's election triumph is only days old, but already the buzz has shifted from the horserace to the coming shakeups among his top aides and cabinet secretaries. To help the president out, we asked seven top thinkers to select the brain trust that Obama should have at his side as he retools his foreign policy for a second term.

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Worst Predictions: Election Edition

The 10 dumbest calls of the campaign.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

What You Missed While You Were Refreshing Drudge and FiveThirtyEight

A guide to the world news you should get caught up on now that the election is over.

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

How Ancient Plankton Elected Obama

And other crazy tales from the world's electoral maps.

BY FRANK JACOBS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Going Out Gracelessly

The six worst concessions in recent political history.

BY DAVID KENNER | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

8 Ways the World Has Changed Since Obama's Election

With Election Day finally upon us, it's worth reflecting on what a difference four years makes.

BY TY MCCORMICK, URI FRIEDMAN | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Taking the Hill

The eight races the military-industrial complex is watching.

BY GORDON LUBOLD, KEVIN BARON, JOHN REED | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Get Fat. Grow a Beard. Or Do This.

Five job ideas for Tuesday’s big loser.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING, TY MCCORMICK | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Obama's Likeliest Flip-Flops

If the president wins again on Nov. 6, he might fire up an Etch-a-Sketch of his own.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Blue Planet

What if the world could vote in the U.S. election?

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Winds of Change

From the failed Mongol invasion of Japan to Cyclone Nargis, six storms that changed the course of history.

BY TY MCCORMICK | OCTOBER 30, 2012

Clicking This Will Make You Stupider

The 10 worst foreign policy campaign ads of 2012.

BY URI FRIEDMAN, TY MCCORMICK | OCTOBER 25, 2012

Silent Treatment

The biggest global issues that weren't discussed at the debates.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Foreign Policy Superbowl

50 questions for Obama and Romney: No guys, you can't punt.

OCTOBER 20, 2012

10 Classic Newsweek Covers

That aren't about Jesus or babies.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | OCTOBER 18, 2012

The 6 Best Moments in Veep Debate History

The 2012 vice-presidential debate might not be a game-changer, but that doesn't mean it won't be entertaining.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 10, 2012

Handicapping the Nobel Peace Prize

Pundits usually do a terrible job predicting the winner of the world's most prestigious peace award. With that caveat in mind, here goes...

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 10, 2012

The Good Life

The 10 European countries that worked the least in 2011.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | OCTOBER 8, 2012

The 10 Best McDonald's Meals You Won't Find in the U.S.

From French breakfast sandwiches to Japanese shrimp burgers, the international creations that helped McDonald's win the Great Recession.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | OCTOBER 8, 2012

10 Big Data Sites to Watch

The websites that are changing the way we understand everything from higher education to climate patterns.

BY GIL PRESS | OCTOBER 8, 2012

The 50-50 Club

Why pundits love splitting the difference on their predictions.

NOVEMBER 2012

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Classic presidential foreign policy campaign gaffes.

BY JOHN NORRIS | OCTOBER 3, 2012

The All-Time Top 10 Debate Moments on Foreign Policy

From Soviet gaffes to talking snowmen, the highlights from presidential elections past.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 2, 2012

The Spies Next Door

The top 10 Beltway intel centers hiding in plain sight.

BY MATTHEW M. AID | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

5 Reasons to Believe in the Indonesian Miracle

Why this amazing archipelago is on track to be the world's seventh largest economy.

BY RICHARD DOBBS, FRASER THOMPSON, ARIEF BUDIMAN | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Know Your Ansar al-Sharia

From Sanaa to Benghazi, Cairo to Casablanca, radical new jihadi groups have adopted the same name in recent months. Is it all just a coincidence?

BY AARON Y. ZELIN | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012