Drugs & Crime

There Will Not Be Blood

Across the world, crime is down -- and in a big way. Are violent movies to thank for less real blood and gore?

BY CHARLES KENNY | FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The Battle for Bihar

Sleaze still plagues India. But one place is fighting back.

BY SUDIP MAZUMDAR | JANUARY 25, 2012

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

The LWOT: Norway's anti-terrorism laws tested in conspiracy case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Gateway Interventions

Drones along the Mexican border, commandos in Central America -- the war on drugs looks more than ever like a real war. But do Americans have any idea what they're getting into?

BY JAMES POULOS | NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The End of FARC?

Why the killing of the Colombian insurgency's leader is a real chance for peace.

BY SILKE PFEIFFER | NOVEMBER 8, 2011

No Apology Necessary

Barack Obama shouldn't have to make excuses for sending troops to Uganda.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 28, 2011

A Brief History of Plan Colombia

Is the U.S.-backed anti-drug war in Colombia really a success worth replicating in Afghanistan?

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 28, 2011

Conflict Graffiti

The art of war.

BY PAUL SALOPEK | NOVEMBER 2011

The Price of Failure

How much has the collapse of Somalia cost the world? $55 billion -- and here's where it went.

BY JOHN NORRIS, BRONWYN BRUTON | OCTOBER 5, 2011

New Jack Rio

Six years ago, crack cocaine was virtually unheard of in Brazil. Now it's out of control.

BY KRISTINA ROSALES, TAYLOR BARNES | SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Cocacabana

Brazil may be rising, but in Rio's favelas, drugs, crime, and killing are a way of life. A Hipstamatic tour -- deep inside the gritty, gang-ridden streets -- where few outsiders dare to tread.

BY JARED P. MOOSSY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Ten More WikiLeaks You Missed

From the Indian April Fools cable to Hanoi's sexy discos to China's dangerous nuclear plants, Julian Assange's hits just keep on coming.

AUGUST 30, 2011

Packing Heat

Guns don't need passports to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Fog of Mexico's Drug War

After one of the worst attacks on civilians ever, President Felipe Calderón shows exactly why he can't win the war he started.

BY MALCOLM BEITH | AUGUST 26, 2011

Stopping the Fifth Column

How to end a post-Qaddafi insurgency in Libya before it starts.

BY BRIAN FISHMAN | AUGUST 24, 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

The Kids Aren't Alright

What's really behind Britain's wave of youth violence?

BY PORTIA WALKER | AUGUST 10, 2011

Gold Rush

With markets in a panic and investors fleeing to gold, Colombia's armed groups are making out like bandits.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | AUGUST 9, 2011

Guilty Until Proven Guilty

In the cage of justice, sometimes a courtroom's verdict is long foretold.

BY PHILIP WALKER | AUGUST 3, 2011

Fail, Britannia

How did the country that taught the world good governance become so corrupt?

BY CHANDRASHEKHAR KRISHNAN | JULY 28, 2011

Here Comes the FARC

The once-dead guerrilla war returns to Colombia.

JULY 26, 2011

Rumble in the Jungle

In Colombia, FARC operations are on the rise as the guerrilla movement changes strategy and returns to its insurgent roots.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY 26, 2011

Norway's 9/11?

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of Norway's Peace Research Institute Oslo, explains why the Norwegian capital might have been on a terrorist's shortlist of potential targets.

INTERVIEW BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 22, 2011

In Defense of Hacks

Britain's press is sensationalistic, sloppy, and scandal-prone -- and America would be lucky to have one like it.

BY TOBY HARNDEN | JULY 21, 2011

Assassin Nation

After more than three decades of targeted killings, is there anyone left alive who can actually run Afghanistan?

BY EDWARD GIRARDET | JULY 18, 2011

Who Killed Ahmed Wali Karzai?

The Taliban is taking credit for assassinating the Afghan president's powerful brother. But a personal feud seems more likely.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | JULY 12, 2011

Don't Be Evil

What Google doesn't get about violent extremism -- and how it can do better.

BY WILLIAM MCCANTS | JUNE 30, 2011

Legalizing Drugs Won't Stop Mexico's Brutal Cartels

Like all good multinational businesses, they've diversified.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 22, 2011

Marketing a 'Miracle'

Has Medellín's resurgence been oversold?

JULY/AUGUST 2011