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How Not to Host a Summit
The 2000 peace talks at Camp David offer three key lessons on how not to solve the world's most intractable conflict.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 10, 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
How Did the British Press Cover the American Revolution?
And what lessons does this history hold for today’s upheavals?
BY ELIGA H. GOULD | JULY 3, 2012
British r Coming. Pls RT!
What if Twitter had been around during the American Revolution?
JULY 3, 2012
Mexico's Bright Light
Even as the country around it sinks into a morass of drug-fueled crime, Mexico City has remained surprisingly safe.
BY LARRY KAPLOW | JUNE 29, 2012
The Prince vs. the 'Paupers'
Liechtenstein's billionaire royal family is threatening to literally abandon its tiny, wealthy principality over a referendum to curtail its power. Is this the coming of the Liechtenspring?
BY MICHAEL Z. WISE | JUNE 29, 2012
The Missing 50 Percent
There’s no real democracy without full representation for women.
BY SUSAN A. MARKHAM | JUNE 29, 2012
Tale of the Dragon Lady
The long, sordid history behind China's blame-the-woman syndrome.
BY PAUL FRENCH | JUNE 26, 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 Twisted Arc of History
In the land of no-good-options, is Barack Obama doing enough to push the cause of human rights in the Middle East?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 22, 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
A Requiem for Calderon
The outgoing Mexican president had a golden opportunity to change his country for the better -- and he blew it.
BY ALINA ROCHA MENOCAL | JUNE 18, 2012
What's Wrong with Pakistan?
Why geography -- unfortunately -- is destiny for South Asia's troubled heartland.
BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
Famous KGB Spies: Where Are They Now?
The strange-but-true life stories of seven Soviet spooks.
BY KATIE CELLA | JUNE 18, 2012
General Mladic in The Hague
A report on evil in Europe -- and justice delayed.
BY MICHAEL DOBBS | JULY/AUGUST 2012
The Most Important War You Probably Know Nothing About
Gather round, children, and let me tell you about the War of 1812.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 15, 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
Cold War
Why are India and Pakistan sacrificing hundreds of soldiers' lives over an uninhabitable icy wasteland?
BY MYRA MACDONALD | JUNE 11, 2012
A Failure to Communicate
Why is the Obama administration using its radio station to attack the Cuban Catholic Church?
BY FULTON T. ARMSTRONG | 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
Diamonds Are a Queen's Best Friend
The sun may have set on the British Empire, but the royals still throw a hell of a party.
MAY 29, 2012
Status Update
With the stroke of a pen, a new bill in Congress could slash the number of Palestinian refugees -- and open a world of controversy.
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | MAY 21, 2012
The Government We Deserve
Americans are sick and tired of Washington's dysfunctional politics. But it's not Congress they should be angry at -- Americans got exactly the system of government they asked for.
BY ALASDAIR ROBERTS | MAY 21, 2012
The FP Survey: The Future of NATO
Does the 63-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.
MAY 14, 2012
Burma Can Bring It
It’s true: Burma faces an uphill climb in its transition to democracy. But the odds may be better than you think.
BY MICHAEL ALBERTUS, VICTOR MENALDO | MAY 14, 2012
Getting Ready for Life after Castro
Managing the transition to a democratic Cuba: A user’s guide.
BY JAIME SUCHLICKI | MAY 11, 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
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
Inside Saudi Arabia's new crackdown on dissent
The Army is looking for a few good drone backhoes
BY JOHN REED
Meet the movement standing up to Libya's extremists
BY MOHAMED ELJARH
EU protects citizens from dangers of unregulated olive oil bottles
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER
British Foreign Office to drunk Britons everywhere: No, we can't translate that tattoo for you
BY ELIAS GROLL
Why do some groups choose nonviolence?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
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