Elections
Think Again: The Republican Party
The future of the GOP -- after the debacle.
BY DANIELLE PLETKA | JANUARY 2, 2013
The Global Races to Watch Next Year
Eight elections that could change the world in 2013.
BY TY MCCORMICK | DECEMBER 31, 2012
The Midlife Crisis of Bangladesh
Bangladeshis want a reckoning with their bloody past. But they can do it without partisanship?
BY JOSEPH ALLCHIN | DECEMBER 21, 2012
Exit the Conciliator
Will Iraq fall apart if its president dies?
BY PETER W. GALBRAITH | DECEMBER 21, 2012
Nothing Is Written
The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 19, 2012
The Talented Mr. Modi
Narendra Modi is still banned from the United States for his involvement in deadly anti-Muslim riots. Could he be the next leader of India?
BY SADANAND DHUME | DECEMBER 19, 2012
The Dictator's Daughter
The heir of a controversial South Korean autocrat is now the country's first female president. Can she emerge from his shadow?
BY GEOFFREY CAIN | DECEMBER 18, 2012
'These Guys Are Thugs'
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei speaks exclusively to Foreign Policy on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's political crisis.
Interview by DAVID KENNER | DECEMBER 18, 2012
Beating the Brotherhood
Egypt's long-suffering opposition is fighting back against the Islamist government. But can they get their act together in time?
BY EVAN HILL | DECEMBER 17, 2012
5 Reasons the Japanese Elections Matter
The results of Sunday's contest could rock the global economy and destabilize Asia. Maybe the world should pay attention?
BY MICHAEL CUCEK | DECEMBER 14, 2012
The Nowhere Heir
Nicolás Maduro has risen to No. 2 in Venezuela by trying to stay invisible. If Hugo Chávez dies, will this former bus driver take the country off the cliff?
BY PETER WILSON | DECEMBER 14, 2012
After Abbas
The Palestinian president will either be toppled from his throne, or die on it. And that may be Hamas's chance to pounce.
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | DECEMBER 13, 2012
Insane Clown Posse
Television comedian-cum-populist Beppe Grillo is the hottest thing in Italian politics. But is his new opposition party funny or dangerous?
BY GIANNI RIOTTA | DECEMBER 12, 2012
The Anti-Godfather
How a mayor set out to save a Sicilian city from neglect and Mafia influence.
BY LAURA BACON, RUSHDA MAJEED | DECEMBER 10, 2012
Don't Rush to Judgment on Georgia
The new Georgian government's arrests of oppositionists have critics crying foul. But they should let justice run its course.
BY MICHAEL CECIRE | DECEMBER 4, 2012
Bibi Can't Lose
It's Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel. All of his rivals just live in it.
BY NATAN B. SACHS | NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Georgian Dream Shows Its Dark Side
Georgia's president-elect is putting the country in strong danger of losing its hard won democracy.
BY JAMES KIRCHICK | NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Yes, Congress Is That Bad
America's unprecedented political paralysis is undermining the country at home and abroad.
BY THOMAS MANN, NORMAN ORNSTEIN | DECEMBER 2012
Dreams of Their Fathers
Cambodia's people want freedom. Can Obama deliver?
BY KAREN J. COATES | NOVEMBER 19, 2012
A Pillar of Problems
Eight questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict we still don't have a good handle on.
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Zombie Versus Frankenstein
Now the beleaguered Syrian opposition has two umbrella groups vying for funds and recognition. Is that really going to help?
BY MALIK AL-ABDEH | NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Is Bashar al-Assad Syria’s Abraham Lincoln?
The Syrian president's fans are comparing him with the hero of America's Civil War. Here's why they're wrong.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Coming Apart at the Seams
Burma’s ruling party is under stress. Democrats should be careful what they wish for.
BY LARRY JAGAN | NOVEMBER 12, 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 the Middle East Could Make Or Break Obama's Legacy
Congratulations, Mr. President. You've got four more years of dealing with the world's most dysfunctional region.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Going Out Gracelessly
The six worst concessions in recent political history.
BY DAVID KENNER | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
It's the Brazilians, Stupid
Meet Brazil's James Carville -- and the other political consultants who are shaking up Latin America's electoral landscape.
BY MAC MARGOLIS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Breaking the Grip of the Oligarchs
How a tragic twist of fate is fueling a revolt against Armenia’s overweening tycoons.
BY LIANA AGHAJANIAN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
What Tunisia Did Right
Strong legislatures are a key ingredient in successful democratic transitions -- and Tunisia is showing the way.
BY M. STEVEN FISH, KATHERINE E. MICHEL | NOVEMBER 2, 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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