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Send the Nukes Back to South Korea

At the stroke of a pen, President Obama could reassure a key ally and put Pyongyang back in its box. Here’s how.

BY BENNETT RAMBERG | MAY 6, 2013

Standoff at 15,000 Feet

Photos of the world's highest border dispute.

MAY 3, 2013

The Void Next Door

Exclusive photos of the bizarre and barren border between North Korea and its longtime ally.

BY TOMAS VAN HOUTRYVE | APRIL 9, 2013

No Man's Land

Exclusive photos from the 38th parallel.

BY TOMAS VAN HOUTRYVE | APRIL 3, 2013

Israel's Demographic Destiny

Israel can be Jewish, democratic, or a state in control of the Palestinian territories. Choose two.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 13, 2013

Give Me Shelter

Syrians brave bombs and bullets to deliver aid to their war-torn country.

BY JUSTIN VELA | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The New Westphalian Web

The future of the Internet may lie in the past. And that's not a good thing.

BY KATHERINE MAHER | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Handle with Care

Japan is Washington's most important Asian ally. But in some ways it's also the trickiest.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 21, 2013

What Richard III Can Teach Us Today

The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. Can Shakespeare’s fallen tyrant help us set it to rights?

BY JOHN WATKINS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Think Again: Immigration

After Republicans' election-year drubbing, the United States has an historic opportunity to fix its broken immigration system. And the arguments against reform simply don't hold up anymore.

BY SHANNON O’NEIL | JANUARY 29, 2013

Has China Lost Myanmar?

As Myanmar’s messy democracy turns to the West, Beijing debates stirring up ethnic tensions to rile the government and maintain its leverage.

BY YUN SUN | JANUARY 15, 2013

Syrian Purgatory

As winter clutches northern Syria, thousands displaced by the civil war take cold comfort in a temporary tent city.

BY STEVEN SOTLOFF | JANUARY 14, 2013

Edge of the World

For one journalist embarking on a seven-year journey to retrace the footsteps of early humans, the biggest obstacles are man-made.

BY PAUL SALOPEK | JANUARY 2, 2013

Stowaway

A reporter travels the treacherous Pakistan-Afghanistan border by truck.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | JANUARY 2, 2013

The Settlement That Broke the Two-State Solution

Ma'aleh Adumim symbolizes why Middle East peace may no longer be possible.

BY LARRY DERFNER | DECEMBER 26, 2012

Yemen's Rocky Roadmap

Yemenis hope that a planned National Dialogue will save the revolution. But what abut the guys with the guns? 

BY ADAM BARON | DECEMBER 10, 2012

The 7 Deadly Sins of Congo's Peace Process

Congo is an object lesson in how not to resolve conflicts. It's time we changed that.

BY JOHN PRENDERGAST | DECEMBER 7, 2012

A Yemen Built for Two?

In their quest to unify the country after the Arab Spring, Yemen's new leaders are confronting a major obstacle: calls for secession.

BY LUKE SOMERS | DECEMBER 7, 2012

The New Border: Illegal Immigration’s Shifting Frontier

As the net flow of immigrants from Mexico nears zero, violent and impoverished Central American countries have emerged as the fastest-rising source of illegal immigrants to the U.S.

BY SEBASTIAN ROTELLA | DECEMBER 6, 2012

The Corruption Pandemic

Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

How Ancient Plankton Elected Obama

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

BY FRANK JACOBS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Problem with Patriotism

The dispute over islands in the East China Sea is stirring up nationalist passions in the region. That doesn't bode well for the future of democracy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It's Time to Act in Syria

Yes, it's true: Military involvement in Syria has its risks. But the costs of non-intervention are growing by the day.

BY MARK N. KATZ | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

5 Flashpoints in the South China Sea

Things are heating up in the Greater Pacific. Here are five key spots to watch.

BY ELIAS GROLL | JULY 26, 2012

Rumble in the Jungle

As Brazil takes the lead in bringing infrastructure development to South America, indigenous communities are fighting for their way of life.

BY NOAH FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY | JULY 20, 2012

Five Reasons Why the Two-State Solution Just Won't Die

For Middle East peace, it's the only game in town.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 16, 2012

"The Wounded Will Be Killed"

An American photojournalist describes what he saw during the month he spent in a Syrian village under siege.

BY ROBERT KING | JUNE 21, 2012

The Most Important War You Probably Know Nothing About

Gather round, children, and let me tell you about the War of 1812.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 15, 2012

The Patience Runs Out

The United States has put up with Pakistan's insidious double game for a decade now. Not anymore.

BY SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY | JUNE 12, 2012

The Battle at the Top of the World

A look at the remote glacial region where Pakistan and India are locked in a tense, and seemingly pointless, stalemate over frozen wilderness.

JUNE 11, 2012