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How Do You Say 'Quagmire' in Farsi?
Why Syria could turn out to be Iran's Vietnam -- not America's.
BY THANASSIS CAMBANIS | MAY 13, 2013
The Great Sino-Indian Alpine Tent Party of 2013
China's latest border squabble with India might seem trivial, but the consequences could set Asia on edge.
BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | MAY 8, 2013
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
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
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 indispensable nation's indispensable weapon
BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism
BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?
BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?
BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
BY MARYA HANNUN
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