Elections

The World in Photos This Week

France gets a new president, neo-Nazis make gains in Greece, and Putin hits the ice.

MAY 11, 2012

A Land Without a Rudder

Greeks are clearly relieved to have crushed a corroded old political system, but now there's nothing workable to replace it.

BY JOANNA KAKISSIS | MAY 9, 2012

Vox Pop: Egyptians Prepare to Choose a President

Everyone's talking about Egypt's presidential election. But what do the voters think?

BY MAGDY SAMAAN | MAY 9, 2012

The Last RINO

To the modern Republican Party, Richard Lugar was already a dead man walking. He just didn't realize it.

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | MAY 8, 2012

Spring Is Over

Has the Russian protest movement fatally weakened Vladimir Putin? Don’t bet on it.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 8, 2012

Auf Wiedersehen, Mon Ami

As her buddy, Nicolas Sarkozy, leaves office, Angela Merkel is now left all alone. Can she still steer the European ship without a first mate?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | MAY 7, 2012

Mr. Nice Guy

France has chosen François Hollande, but can she fall in love with a man who lacks the passion of leaders past?

BY ERIC PAPE | MAY 7, 2012

Medvedev the Phony

Russia's outgoing president was never the liberal reformer he claimed to be. But don't just take our word for it -- he said so himself.

BY LILIA SHEVTSOVA, DAVID J. KRAMER | MAY 7, 2012

A Kremlin Made of Sand

Vladimir Putin may not be as secure as he thinks.

BY LEON ARON | MAY 4, 2012

President Paul

Ron Paul maybe a long shot in November, but he's America's best bet on foreign policy.

BY MICHAEL SCHEUER | MAY 3, 2012

The OBL Blowback

Is Obama's chest thumping a turnoff?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MAY 2, 2012

"Captains Stay with Their Crew"

Most of the Americans charged by Egypt in the NGO affair have since left the country. But one, Robert Becker, decided to stay and face the music.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | MAY 2, 2012

President Sarkozy's Desperate Mayday

With friends and foes ganging up on him, Nicolas Sarkozy's run for a second term is looking bleak.

BY ERIC PAPE | MAY 1, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Sarkozy comes in second in France, tension rises in South Sudan, and Australia remembers its fallen soldiers.

APRIL 26, 2012

Après Moi, le Déluge

Five reasons that Europe will rue the loss of Nicolas Sarkozy.

BY JAMES POULOS | APRIL 24, 2012

Containing Weapons of Mass Surveillance

President Obama is on the right track with Monday's executive order, but the United States needs to get tougher on the global digital arms race.

BY REBECCA MACKINNON | APRIL 24, 2012

The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of

The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.

BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012

Feminism, Brotherhood Style

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have their own take on women's liberation.

BY SARAH A. TOPOL | APRIL 23, 2012

5 Ways Jim Yong Kim Can Save the World Bank

If it really wants to reduce poverty, the bank will have to slaughter some of its sacred cows.

BY VISHNU SRIDHARAN | APRIL 17, 2012

Meet Egypt's next president

BY MARY CASEY | APRIL 12, 2012

The Lesson from Mali: Do No Harm

An African success story is in trouble. Is the West's intervention in Libya to blame?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 11, 2012

After Chávez, the Narcostate

There are powerful men in Venezuela who are far worse than Hugo Chávez. And if Obama keeps "leading from behind" in Latin America, that's who we very well might get.

BY ROGER F. NORIEGA | APRIL 11, 2012

Sarko's Romney Problem

As the French election heats up, everyone's playing class warfare.

BY ERIC PAPE | APRIL 6, 2012

Finish What You Start

Getting rid of a dictator is a great achievement. But it's only the beginning of a successful transition to democracy.

BY SRDJA POPOVIC, ROBERT HELVEY | APRIL 6, 2012

Scot Free

A guided tour of Scotland, as the country debates its looming vote on independence.

BY TIM JUDAH | APRIL 3, 2012

16 Ways to Fix Burma

On the eve of the country's historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future.

MARCH 30, 2012

The Lady's Leap of Faith

Why Aung San Suu Kyi's decision to participate in a flawed election could be the biggest gamble of her career.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 30, 2012

The Lady and the Peacock

An exclusive excerpt from the new biography on Burma's democratic opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

BY PETER POPHAM | MARCH 26, 2012

Filling Saleh's Shoes

Yemen's new president has his work cut out for him. Is he up to the task?

BY TOM FINN | MARCH 21, 2012

Lessons for America from the Global War on Sleaze

When it comes to fighting corruption, it turns out there’s a lot that the U.S. can learn from developing countries.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 20, 2012