Development
The Africa Surprise
From deadly cross-border conflicts to emboldened terrorist franchises, Barack Obama will confront a host of challenges in Africa during his second term.
BY JOHN PRENDERGAST | NOVEMBER 9, 2012
The Hu Era, in Pictures
In 10 years under Hu Jintao, China has changed to an extent unprecedented in history.
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Back to Africa
If Barack Obama is reelected, he'll have to deliver on his promises to Africa -- and act more like Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush.
BY MVEMBA PHEZO DIZOLELE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth
Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.
BY PETER PASSELL | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
The Man Who Brought the Black Flag to Timbuktu
A new Islamist strongman has taken the stage in North Africa. His rising power is giving him a lot of bad ideas.
BY WILLIAM LLOYD-GEORGE | OCTOBER 22, 2012
Vanishing Shanghai
Meet the people left behind amid the boom in China's largest city.
BY HOWARD W. FRENCH | OCTOBER 15, 2012
Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Pick
China's most famous dissident never wanted the honor.
BY YU JIE | OCTOBER 11, 2012
The Third Industrial Revolution
Why yesterday's plan for the economy won't work for tomorrow.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | NOVEMBER 2012
These 7 Countries
The rise of China and India has long since become a cliche. In fact, neither country has done all that well since the crash of 2008 -- but these emerging powerhouses have cleaned up.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2012
Murder Most Foul
The world's 10 deadliest cities.
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER, ELIAS GROLL | OCTOBER 8, 2012
The Changing Face of AIDS
The people most at risk today are not always who you'd expect.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2012
Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The "Black Swan" theorist reflects on the most stable country in human history and the folly of the European Union.
INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | NOVEMBER 2012
Too Cool
Bjorn Lomborg missed the mark in his attacks on a new report about the costs of climate change.
BY MATTHEW MCKINNON | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Mr. 3.75 Percent
Paul Ryan wants to cut federal discretionary spending to the level of Equatorial Guinea. Yes, that's as crazy as it sounds.
BY DANIEL ALTMAN | OCTOBER 1, 2012
Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
The Republican candidate gave us a tantalizing hint this week of what his foreign policy might actually look like -- but does he have the guts to actually do what we think he thinks?
BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
Not So Hot
The new climate-change study getting all the headlines is deliberately misleading. Too bad so many in the media got fooled.
BY BJORN LOMBORG | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
The Gangnam Phenom
A South Korean video is making waves on the Web. But the West is actually late to the party.
BY MARK JAMES RUSSELL | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Finding the Right Take-Off Speed
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to transition economies. But slow and steady often wins the race.
BY JUSTIN YIFU LIN | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Turkey's Fragile Success
Turkey has undeniable economic potential, but there is still a lot of work to do.
BY CENK SIDAR | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Think Again: Burma’s Economy
Burma is open for business, and foreign investors are champing at the bit. Time for a reality check.
BY JARED BISSINGER | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Taking on the Gangs in Cape Town
How local officials in a township in post-apartheid South Africa confronted the challenge of gang violence.
BY RICHARD BENNET | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Buddhism Problem
Why isn't Burma's democracy icon speaking up for minorities -- and against her country's nationalistic, racist, xenophobic, and occasionally violent Buddhist majority?
BY WILLIAM MCGOWAN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
India, Meet Icarus
Why no one should be surprised that the emerging economic superpower is getting cut back down to size.
BY PETER PASSELL | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
The City with a Short Fuse
How a shrewd politician defused ethnic tension and improved public services in one of Indonesia’s most dysfunctional cities.
BY RUSHDA MAJEED | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Russia’s Bridge to Nowhere
A facelift ahead of this year's Asia-Pacific summit can't mask the fact that Vladivostok, Russia's easternmost city, is slowly dying.
BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Burma's President Shakes Up the Chessboard
Why the president's cabinet reshuffle portends a new move toward reform.
BY LARRY JAGAN | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Lions on the Move
10 things you don't know about Africa's booming economy.
BY SUSAN LUND, AREND VAN WAMELEN | AUGUST 31, 2012
Weapons of Mass Urban Destruction
China's cities are making the same mistake America made on the path to superpower status.
BY PETER CALTHORPE | SEPT/OCT 2012
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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