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Bucking the Odds in North Korea
Why Kim Jong Un might just dare to be different.
BY JAY ULFELDER | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Bullish on the Bear
It’s hard to find people who are optimistic about the future of Russian democracy. Leon Aron explains why he’s one of them.
BY PAUL STAROBIN | SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
The Extraordinary League of Accidental Revolutionaries
You might think the Egyptian revolution is dead, but the Tahrir faithful are still chipping away at the Old Guard -- one YouTube video at a time.
BY TY MCCORMICK | AUGUST 30, 2012
Sound and Sensible
Mitt Romney’s foreign policy would echo the best of America’s bipartisan traditions. But the desperate Obama caricature of it is just a sad indication of how much the president has failed.
BY PETER D. FEAVER | AUGUST 30, 2012
Lonely Planet Responds to 'Leftist Planet'
The quotes in Michael Moynihan's article are taken out of context and mischaracterize Lonely Planet's mission.
BY STEPHEN PALMER | AUGUST 22, 2012
When Your Whole Country Is a Closet
Powerful images of gay Uganda.
BY TADEJ ZNIDARCIC | AUGUST 2, 2012
Burma's Lost Boys
The government in Burma is promising to clean up its act. But the army is still recruiting child soldiers.
BY PATRICK BODENHAM | AUGUST 2, 2012
Local Bloodshed, Global Headache
Sectarian conflict in Burma is once again spurring talk of a “global war against Islam.”
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 1, 2012
Burma's Misled Righteous
How Burma’s pro-democracy movement betrayed its own ideals and rehabilitated the military
BY FRANCIS WADE | JULY 5, 2012
The Year in Unfreedom
Nineteen countries where liberty and justice are not for all.
CAPTIONS BY FREEDOM HOUSE | JULY 3, 2012
The Old Grey Lady in Red China
Will the just-launched New York Times Chinese-edition get censored by Beijing's media watchers?
BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JUNE 28, 2012
The Sudanese Stand Up
The best way to help the protesters in Sudan? Cover the story.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 27, 2012
Build Burma from the Ground Up
Relying only on the state to implement democratic reforms in Burma is a fool’s errand. But there’s a better way.
BY ELLIOTT PRASSE-FREEMAN | JUNE 22, 2012
The Martyrdom of Al Qusayr
Images from photojournalist Robert King’s recent visit to a Syrian community under siege.
JUNE 21, 2012
"The Wounded Will Be Killed"
An American photojournalist describes what he saw during the month he spent in a Syrian village under siege.
BY ROBERT KING | JUNE 21, 2012
Her Work Isn’t Done
This week the world is celebrating Aung San Suu Kyi’s achievements as a pro-democracy activist. Now the question is: Can she finish the job?
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 20, 2012
Was the Arab Spring Worth It?
The people of the Middle East have paid a steep price to overthrow their dictators.
BY HUSSEIN IBISH | JULY/AUGUST 2012
The Freedom to Hate
As sectarian violence lashes Burma, the media are using their newfound freedom for destructive ends.
BY HANNA HINDSTROM | JUNE 14, 2012
Egypt's Constitutional Chaos
The process of drafting a new constitution is a train wreck. But there’s a way to get it back on track.
BY MARA REVKIN, YUSSUF AUF | JUNE 14, 2012
Sit this One Out
Why Obama shouldn't use drones to go after Mali's Islamic radical separatists.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 8, 2012
Too Hot for Tehran
The ayatollahs are going after a new generation of satirists. But that hasn't stopped Iran's best cartoonists-in-exile from exposing the country's deepest taboos.
JUNE 1, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
An ex-president is convicted, England celebrates, and Angela Merkel feeds a penguin.
JUNE 1, 2012
U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Actual Human Rights Abusers!
Or, in praise of small victories.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 1, 2012
Betting on a Cambodian Spring
Why Cambodia’s opposition faces a steep uphill battle in its effort to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen.
BY THOMAS MANN MILLER | JUNE 1, 2012
The Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think
Don't count the tyrants out. They've still got plenty of tricks up their sleeves.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 30, 2012
The Curious Case of Benjamin Netanyahu
Will Israel’s prime minister turn out to be a great man, or just a great maneuverer?
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 30, 2012
Romney: Year One
What would happen if you took Mitt Romney's foreign-policy promises extremely literally?
BY DANIEL DREZNER | MAY 25, 2012
5 Things the Pentagon Isn't Telling Us About the Chinese Military
Here's what you won't find in the Defense Department’s latest report on China's military rise.
BY TREFOR MOSS | MAY 23, 2012
Obama's Debacle
The president has protected his right flank for now, but history won’t be so kind.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MAY 21, 2012
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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