Corruption
The Lies They Tell Us
Can the Pakistani government's web of deceit survive the death of Osama bin Laden?
BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MAY 2, 2011
Show Me Everything But the Money
Why we should spend less time worrying about what people in developing countries think about government corruption, and more time looking at everything else.
BY CHARLES KENNY | MAY 2, 2011
Russia's Crime of the Century
How crooked officials pulled off a massive scam, spent millions on Dubai real estate, and killed my partner when he tried to expose them.
BY JAMISON FIRESTONE | APRIL 20, 2011
Thug Democracy
Nigeria is cheering its first legitimate and internationally praised election. But violent protests in the north make it clear just how divided the country still is.
BY MAGGIE FICK | APRIL 19, 2011
Cup Half-Empty
Why we all wanted to believe what Greg Mortenson was selling.
BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | APRIL 19, 2011
Twisting Assad's Arm
U.S. diplomats are always complaining they have no leverage over Syria. They're wrong.
BY ANDREW J. TABLER | APRIL 14, 2011
How Many Investigators Does It Take to Catch a Kleptocrat?
Since 2007, U.S. officials have been investigating the rampant corruption of Equatorial Guinea's dangerously debauched president-in-waiting. They haven't gotten far.
BY KEN SILVERSTEIN | APRIL 7, 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
The Young and the Restless
Morocco's young masses are frustrated with the monarchy's grip over the economy. And new promises of reform haven't been enough to quell a rising current of dissent.
BY RACHEL NEWCOMB | MARCH 25, 2011
WikiLosers
Julian Assange said WikiLeaks would change the world. At the very least, it changed these people's lives forever.
BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 25, 2011
The Drama in Delhi
India's government has been rocked by scandal after scandal. So why hasn't it fallen?
BY HENRY FOY | MARCH 18, 2011
Understanding Libya's Michael Corleone
The international community saw Muammar's Western-educated, reform-minded son as the best hope for a freer, more democratic Libya. Did they get him wrong?
INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MARCH 7, 2011
Harvard for Tyrants
How Muammar al-Qaddafi taught a generation of bad guys.
BY DOUGLAS FARAH | MARCH 4, 2011
Roman Ruins
How Muammar al-Qaddafi hoodwinked Italy for decades.
BY MAURIZIO MOLINARI | MARCH 3, 2011
Oman's Renaissance Man
As reform protests grow in the Sultanate, it's worth remembering that its ruler doesn't deserve to be mentioned among the worst of the Arabian autocrats.
BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | MARCH 1, 2011
Oman's Days of Rage
A sleepy little sultanate erupts in unexpected anger.
BY JACKIE SPINNER | FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Solitary Man
An FP slide show of Hamid Karzai's tumultuous nine years as president of Afghanistan.
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
It’s getting harder and harder to cheat at the elections game these days. So what’s a Ugandan strongman to do?
BY MICHAEL J. WILKERSON | FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Echoes of Belgrade
From Minsk to Cairo, the nonviolent democratic uprisings of the past decade have been influenced by the tactics and imagery of Serbia's 2000 Bulldozer Revolution.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Egypt's Cauldron of Revolt
It was striking workers that first inspired the Egyptian uprising. And they're still at it.
BY ANAND GOPAL | FEBRUARY 16, 2011
The Ripple Effect
From Algeria to Iran and the countries in between, a look at how revolution fever is spreading across the Middle East.
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
So Long, Saleh
Let's be honest: We don't need the Yemeni president to fight al Qaeda.
BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Getting on the Right Side of History
It seems that every autocratic regime that Washington has backed for decades -- save for the monarchies of the Persian Gulf -- is on the outs.
BY PARAG KHANNA | FEBRUARY 3, 2011
Gimme Shelter
Why is Hosni Mubarak clinging to power? Maybe because the life of an exiled dictator isn't what it used to be.
BY SCOTT HORTON | FEBRUARY 2, 2011
The Arab World's Youth Army
Meet the chronically unemployed twenty-somethings fueling social and political upheaval across the Middle East.
BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | JANUARY 27, 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
The Ghosts of Duvalier
Baby Doc's return to Haiti is a potent reminder that his legacy of poverty and corruption lives on.
BY ELIZABETH ABBOTT | JANUARY 19, 2011
Justice for a Spy
It's time for Obama to grant Jonathan Pollard clemency for his crimes.
BY LAWRENCE KORB | JANUARY 12, 2011
Forget the Aftershocks
Plenty of factors are holding back Haiti's development, but last year's earthquake isn't one of them.
BY CHARLES KENNY | JANUARY 3, 2011
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
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