The List

Grumpy Old Tycoons

Rupert Murdoch isn't the only titan of industry who may have stayed on the job a bit too long.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 1, 2012

Après Moi, le Déluge

Five reasons that Europe will rue the loss of Nicolas Sarkozy.

BY JAMES POULOS | APRIL 24, 2012

Sex and the Single Mullah

Islamic scholars are prepared to answer questions and issue fatwas on almost any realm of modern life. Sometimes, it can get a little kinky.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 23, 2012

The Heroines of the Arab World

Twelve women challenging their societies to change the status quo.

BY ALLISON GOOD | APRIL 23, 2012

The World According to Glencore

"The biggest company you never heard of," as Reuters once put it, Glencore does business in dozens of countries on every continent except Antarctica. Here's a snapshot of this global empire -- and some of its murky local alliances.

BY KEN SILVERSTEIN | MAY/JUNE 2012

5 Secrets Anonymous Should Steal from China

Let’s get real, script kiddies: It's time to stop defacing websites and start going after the good stuff.

BY ADAM SEGAL | APRIL 20, 2012

5 Ways Jim Yong Kim Can Save the World Bank

If it really wants to reduce poverty, the bank will have to slaughter some of its sacred cows.

BY VISHNU SRIDHARAN | APRIL 17, 2012

How to Seize an Oil Company

Argentina's fiery president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, summarily took control of the country's biggest oil company. Here's a five-step guide for would-be dictators and leftists.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 17, 2012

Artful Dodgers

The 6 countries where everyone runs the other way when the tax man comes knocking.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 13, 2012

Not-So-Great Expectations

For 60 years, North Korean dictators have promised their people prosperity and progress. But even the best of what they can offer amounts to pretty slim pickings.

BY ADAM CATHCART | APRIL 13, 2012

Latin Leaders Behaving Badly

Summits in Latin America may not achieve many concrete results, but they sure do keep us entertained.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | APRIL 12, 2012

Mubarak's Enforcer

Omar Suleiman is running for president of Egypt -- but are voters really looking to elect a member of the former regime's inner circle?

BY DAVID KENNER | APRIL 9, 2012

The New Crossroads of History

Ten things you didn't know about Turkey.

BY ANDREW FINKEL | APRIL 9, 2012

Seven Flip-Flops Romney Needs to Make

During the bruising Republican primary, front-runner Mitt Romney has talked himself into a corner on some key foreign-policy issues. He's going to have to shake the Etch-a-Sketch one more time if he's going to win the election and actually govern as president.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 4, 2012

This Year in Political Food Fights

Mitt Romney claimed grits, David Cameron staked out meat pies, and now Rick Santorum's trying to turn the jelly belly red.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 30, 2012

Trained in the U.S.A.

The United States has a long history of inadvertently (and sometimes not so inadvertently) training future coup plotters around the world.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MARCH 28, 2012

Is This Thing On?

The 8 worst "hot mic" blunders of all time.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 27, 2012

The Great Rumor Mill of China

Something strange is going on in Beijing. Here are the five most virulent conspiracy theories making the rounds -- and a stab at the likelihood of them panning out.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | MARCH 22, 2012

Who Said It: Ron Paul or Ron Paul?

The Republican presidential candidate may be a party-switcher, but he's no flip-flopper.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 20, 2012

Top 10 Lessons of the Iraq War

Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn, what are the most important takeaways?

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | MARCH 20, 2012

Africa: Made in China

The Chinese money and manpower behind the continent's building boom.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MARCH 19, 2012

Celebretarian Intervention

When did Hollywood become Washington for good-looking people?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MARCH 16, 2012

Six International Newspaper Columnists Who Actually Like Mitt Romney

The Republican candidate has boosters in unlikely places -- from Canada to the Congo.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 8, 2012

Five Surprisingly Good Places to Be a Woman

We're always hearing about how swell it is in Sweden -- but how about Lesotho and Latvia?

BY DAVID KENNER, URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 7, 2012

Riding the Dragon

From the Norwegian Coast Guard to Israeli drone technicians, 8 surprising winners of China's massive military buildup.

BY TREFOR MOSS | MARCH 7, 2012

Who Said It: Bush or Obama?

When it comes to their rhetoric on Iran, there's less distance between the cowboy and the community organizer than you might think.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MARCH 6, 2012

Couch of Duty

Five reasons why video games are lousy propaganda.

BY MICHAEL PECK | MARCH 6, 2012

The Hit List

Nine top terrorist leaders Obama has whacked.

BY LOIS PARSHLEY AND URI FRIEDMAN | FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The New Nativists

Europe's most prominent anti-immigrant parties.

FEBRUARY 27, 2012