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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
The Work of All Nations
President Barack Obama's creation of an Atrocities Prevention Board is an important step, but America can't prevent genocide alone.
BY HASHIM THACI | APRIL 27, 2012
How Not to Write About Africa
The media shamefully neglects Africa -- until it decides to swarm a story with terrible coverage.
BY LAURA SEAY | APRIL 25, 2012
Blood on His Hands
Meet the victims of Bo Xilai's Chongqing reign.
BY MATTHEW FISHBANE | APRIL 23, 2012
Back to School
Egyptian and Tunisian classrooms learn to learn in a post-dictator era.
BY URSULA LINDSEY | APRIL 23, 2012
The End of History in the New Libya
The Green Book is gone, but what will replace it?
BY CLARE MORGANA GILLIS | MAY/JUNE 2012
Smart Sanctions: A Short History
How a blunt diplomatic tool morphed into the precision-guided measures we know today.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY/JUNE 2012
Georgia on My Mind
The Georgian ambassador pushes back against Thomas de Waal's portrayal of his country.
MAY/JUNE 2012
The Stubborn Past
Thirty-five years after the "Dirty War," a trial in Argentina is still struggling to shed light on a bloody legacy.
BY ALEX GIBSON | APRIL 20, 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
May/June 2013
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