The List

Riot of Opportunity

The most outlandish international reactions to Britain's violence.

BY PHILIP WALKER | AUGUST 10, 2011

Nothing to See Here

Japan's Fukushima coverup is only the latest government hush job when citizens' lives are at risk.

BY TY MCCORMICK | AUGUST 9, 2011

From Bad to Worse

It's not just a double-dip recession we should be worried about. Here are ten ways the world could get a whole lot scarier ... and why Barack Obama shouldn't run in 2012.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | AUGUST 9, 2011

Trouble in Triple-A World

Are the remaining countries with rock-solid credit scores as stable as they seem?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | AUGUST 9, 2011

A Revolutionary Ramadan

Where the uprisings in the Arab world stand today.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Who's to Blame if We Double-Dip?

Five people, places, and things everyone's wagging their fists at as the markets crash.

BY CAMERON ABADI | AUGUST 5, 2011

Amazing Grace

To paraphrase the old adage, there are no atheists in NATO-besieged pleasure palaces. FP looks at the dictators and warlords who've embraced a higher power once they ran low on the earthly kind.

BY EDMUND DOWNIE | AUGUST 5, 2011

This Fight Ain't Over

Think the debt ceiling gridlock was ugly? Congress is just getting warmed up. Here are eight more foreign-policy battles right around the corner.

BY JOSH ROGIN | AUGUST 4, 2011

The Sweet Smell of Schadenfreude

The world is crowing over America's near-economic meltdown.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | AUGUST 2, 2011

Dark Rumblings

Could sub-Saharan Africa have its own Arab Spring?

BY TY MCCORMICK | JULY 28, 2011

From Gridlock to Crash

The debt ceiling debate is surely not Congress’s finest hour. But here are five times that the legislative branch has really gotten in the way of the White House’s foreign policy.

BY ROBERT ZELIGER | JULY 27, 2011

Men in Tights

From peace-loving Captain Euro to Canada's killer lumberjack, Captain America's got company.

BY EDMUND DOWNIE | JULY 22, 2011

The Arab Recession

They may be cheering for democracy, but for most countries affected by the Arab Spring the economic news will have them crying.

BY TY MCCORMICK | JULY 22, 2011

Parliamentary Funk

The United States isn't the only country whose legislature just doesn't work.

BY CAMERON ABADI | JULY 20, 2011

Send the Hill to Hogwarts

10 reasons why Washington should take a page from Harry Potter.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | JULY 14, 2011

Welcome to Murdochia

Britain is in an uproar over the News of the World revelations. But Murdoch's controversial media empire extends far beyond the English Channel -- and it's been no stranger to scandal across the globe.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 11, 2011

Houston, We Have a Problem

The end of the space shuttle program is a big step back for the United States, and a giant leap forward for everyone else.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 7, 2011

The 5 Biggest Losers of L'Affaire DSK

No one has exactly covered themselves in glory during the arrest and aborted prosecution of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but it's been particularly bad for some.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 6, 2011

The WikiLeaks You Missed

From blatant bribery in India to Hugo Chávez’s war on Domino’s pizza, here are the highlights from the last four months of the secret State Department cables.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 1, 2011

The Most Notable Revolutionaries of 2011

Right, wrong, or otherwise -- these freedom fighters haven't let the powers-that-be block them, and we're (mostly) better off for it.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | JULY 1, 2011

The World's Most Dangerous Borders

Thirteen places you don't want to be stuck at.

BY PHILIP WALKER | JUNE 24, 2011

After the Fall

The 15 countries of the former Soviet Union have taken radically different political paths over the last two decades.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JUNE 24, 2011

The Hall of Shame

For millions, life in a failed state is a daily dose of misery. Here are seven countries that stand out for their wretchedness.

BY CAMERON ABADI | JUNE 22, 2011

The FP Twitterati 100

A who's who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse in 2011.

BY FOREIGN POLICY | JUNE 20, 2011

False Spring

Can we please stop calling every protest an Arab Spring?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JUNE 16, 2011

Welcome to Tent City

Syria's refugees join millions of others already in limbo.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JUNE 15, 2011

Underground and in the Closet

The state of the gay Middle East.

BY DAVID KENNER | JUNE 15, 2011

Straight Guy in Scotland

What the "Gay Girl in Damascus" hoax tells us about ourselves and the media in the era of the Arab Spring.

BY DAVID KENNER | JUNE 13, 2011

Beach Books for Wonks

Looking for some good summer reading? We asked our favorite contributors to suggest what books to pack along for a sunny afternoon.

JUNE 10, 2011

Tweeter Beware

Anthony Weiner isn't the only politician who needs a lesson in Twitter-etiquette.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JUNE 7, 2011