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The World According to Ron Paul

Republicans are freaked out about what a libertarian isolationist in the White House would do to American power -- but not all Democrats are.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | DECEMBER 23, 2011

The Mall of the World

What a Hong Kong shopping complex tells us about the true nature of globalization.

BY GORDON MATHEWS | NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Tour the South China Sea

A visual guide to understanding the conflict.

BY PHILIP WALKER | AUGUST 15, 2011

The South China Sea Is the Future of Conflict

The 21st century's defining battleground is going to be on water.

BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | SEPT/OCT 2011

This Week at War: Outsourcing the Drug War

Can U.S. private contractors turn the tide in Mexico's violent drug war?

BY ROBERT HADDICK | AUGUST 12, 2011

Here Comes the FARC

The once-dead guerrilla war returns to Colombia.

JULY 26, 2011

Less Is More

Cutting U.S. military aid to Pakistan might be just what the world's most frustrating alliance needs.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 22, 2011

Europe's Economic Meltdown: How Did We Get Here?

A look back at the missteps and bailouts, in pictures.

BY CAMERON ABADI | JULY 20, 2011

Nationalism Rules

It’s the most powerful political force in the world and ignoring it will come at a price.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | JULY 15, 2011

This Week at War: Petraeus's Next Campaign

The new CIA chief will take on the covert war in Pakistan.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | JULY 15, 2011

Redrawing the Map

South Sudan may be independent, but new countries are becoming increasingly rare.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 13, 2011

The World's Most Dangerous Borders

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

BY PHILIP WALKER | JUNE 24, 2011

Think Again: Failed States

On 9/11, the West woke up to the threat posed by failed states. But did we actually understand it?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY/AUGUST 2011

Fortress India

Why is Delhi building a new Berlin Wall to keep out its Bangladeshi neighbors?

BY SCOTT CARNEY, JASON MIKLIAN, KRISTIAN HOELSCHER | JULY/AUGUST 2011

The Fall of the House of Assad

It's too late for the Syrian regime to save itself.

BY ROBIN YASSIN-KASSAB | JUNE 10, 2011

Beijing's Blue-Water Navy

Is China building an empire on the sea?

BY PHILIP WALKER | JUNE 3, 2011

Blinded by the Right

The GOP's blatantly partisan love for Bibi obscures a dangerous reality: that unwavering support for Israel actually hurts wider U.S. interests in the Middle East.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 24, 2011

The Arab Spring Comes to Israel

Thousands of Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops during protests marking the anniversary of Israel's founding.

MAY 16, 2011

Khyber Impasse

How long can the United States and Pakistan keep pretending that they actually have any interests in common?

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 15, 2011

Think Again: The Afghan Drug Trade

Why cracking down on Afghanistan's opium business won't help stop the Taliban -- or the United States' own drug problems.

BY JONATHAN P. CAULKINS, JONATHAN D. KULICK, AND MARK A.R. KLEIMAN | APRIL 1, 2011

Arrival Cities

A look at nine places defining life on the margins for the new century, from Chongqing to California.

BY DOUG SAUNDERS | MARCH 23, 2011

West Africa Lurches Toward War

As the world watches the tsunami in Japan and the uprising in Libya, another part of the world is on the brink of disaster. Is anyone paying attention?

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | MARCH 11, 2011

Invasion of the Alien Cattle

Why does the United States allow more foreign cattle to immigrate than it does people?

BY CHARLES KENNY | FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Welcome to Juba U.

Southern Sudan's premiere university, relocated to the north during years of civil war, is finally back. Is it up to the task of training a new country's next leaders?

BY PIOTR ZALEWSKI | FEBRUARY 7, 2011

The Rest of the Story

Al Jazeera's Palestine Papers have been a PR disaster for the Palestinian Authority. But it's Israel's American supporters who really need to read them.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 28, 2011

More Sudans, More Problems?

If and when Southern Sudan becomes independent, it may mean two troubled Sudans instead of just one.

BY MAGGIE FICK | JANUARY 25, 2011

After the Break Up

Sudan has 99 problems, but secession isn't one.

BY CHARLES KENNY | JANUARY 25, 2011

I Was a Rare Earths Day Trader

How a naval confrontation in the South China Sea created a global investment bubble -- and cost me half my life savings.

BY JASON MIKLIAN | JANUARY 21, 2011

Voice of Terror

Anwar al-Awlaki has emerged as the most persuasive supporter of jihad for Muslims in the West.

BY ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS | JANUARY 18, 2011

A High Price for War

How much would it cost if conflict erupted in Sudan once again?

BY NICK DONOVAN, MATTHEW BELL, VICTORIA BARR | JANUARY 11, 2011