Germany

The LWOT: NYPD arrests two in plot against synagogue; U.S. finds bin Laden "diary"

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 13, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. releases bin Laden videos; AQIM lauds bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 10, 2011

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

The LWOT: Massive cache of Gitmo docs released

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 26, 2011

Stiff Upper Lip

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have shaved off his mustache, but it's going to take a whole lot more than that to convince the world that he's not a dictator. FP investigates the whiskers that autocrats wear.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 30, 2011

Stage Fright

Just when Europe is in desperate need of a strong, forward-thinking leader, Germany is nowhere to be found.

BY CAMERON ABADI | MARCH 25, 2011

WikiLosers

Julian Assange said WikiLeaks would change the world. At the very least, it changed these people's lives forever.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 25, 2011

The LWOT: Obama lifts Gitmo trials freeze, signs indefinite detention order

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 8, 2011

The LWOT: Gunman kills two U.S. Airmen at Frankfurt Airport; Two NJ men plead guilty to attempting to join al-Shabaab

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 4, 2011

Green Is the New Black

Germany's Green Party was always loudly left-wing and proudly anti-establishment. So why, in the midst of an economic crisis, are they more popular than ever before?

BY PAUL HOCKENOS | MARCH 1, 2011

The LWOT: House fails to pass Patriot Act extensions; Top officials testify on terrorist threat

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The LWOT: Lieberman criticizes Army, FBI over Ft. Hood; Possible fifth 9/11 cell revealed

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Can the Nuclear Talks With Iran Be Saved?

Perhaps not, but here's a proposal worth trying.

BY OLLI HEINONEN | JANUARY 27, 2011

Epiphanies from Tariq Ramadan

The Swiss-born grandson of the Muslim Brotherhood's founder made his career trying to prove that the West and Islam, secularism and belief, can coexist peacefully. With his George W. Bush-era travel ban revoked, Tariq Ramadan has now journeyed back to the United States, where his faith in faith has been put to the test by a painful year for American Muslims.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011

The Stories to Watch in 2011

For every totally out-of-the-blue crisis that seizes the international agenda, there are some that everyone should have seen coming. Here are five foreign-policy stories to watch in 2011.

BY CAMERON ABADI | DECEMBER 30, 2010

The LWOT: Suicide bomber targets Sweden; Holder pushes back against criticism of stings

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 14, 2010

Who's Who in WikiLeaks

The world leaders embarrassed by Cablegate.

BY MAX STRASSER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

The LWOT: AQAP releases new "Inspire" magazine; Germany attack fears intensify

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Germany's Age of Anxiety

German multiculturalism was dead long before Angela Merkel buried it for good this week.

BY ROGER BOYES | OCTOBER 22, 2010

Silent Partner

An American drone killed eight German citizens in Pakistan this week. Germany's non-reaction says volumes about its role in the war on terror.

BY CAMERON ABADI | OCTOBER 6, 2010

Women in Control

While it's true that more than 75 percent of parliaments worldwide are more than three-quarters male, in recent years some high-powered female heads of state have bucked the trend. If Dilma Rousseff is elected as Brazil's first female president, she'll be joining a small, but elite, cohort.

BY SUZANNE MERKELSON, ANDREW SWIFT | OCTOBER 1, 2010

Soccer Explains Nothing

Stop looking to the World Cup for history lessons. It’s just a game and, frankly, that’s good enough.

BY SIMON KUPER | JULY 21, 2010

Papandreou’s Odyssey

The Greek prime minister has gone from leader of the socialist party to wielding the axe against entitlements -- and his long journey has just begun. In an exclusive interview, George Papandreou looks to the future and talks to FP about the Herculean tasks ahead.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | JULY 19, 2010

Too Darn Hot

As record-breaking temperatures plague cities all over the world, everyone's trying to keep cool. 

JULY 13, 2010

The War Over Germany's Imams

Sent by Turkey as a check on Western influence as well as Islamist radicalism, Germany's holy men are at the heart of the battle over the future of Islam in Europe.

BY PAUL HOCKENOS | JULY 2, 2010

'Stinginess Is Cool'

Berlin has been portrayed by Washington as the selfish bogeyman of the global recession. But Germans aren't being cheap: They're being themselves.

BY MARK SCHIERITZ | JULY 1, 2010

Couples Retreat

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have long had a testy relationship, but at the EU Summit they'll need to patch things up quickly to save the union -- and possibly their own governments.

BY MIRA KAMDAR | JUNE 17, 2010

Big Brotherhood Is Watching

America's clumsy, misguided attempts to reach out to European Muslims.

BY IAN JOHNSON | MAY 26, 2010

Frau Germania

How Angela Merkel's selfishness is killing Europe.

BY CAMERON ABADI | MAY 24, 2010

Europe Bought Time and Not Much Else

The bailout may soothe markets, but it won't fix the fundamental problems that have pushed Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy to the brink.

BY URI DADUSH, MOISÉS NAÍM | MAY 11, 2010