Human Rights

Votes Versus Rights

The debate that's shaping the outcome of the Arab Spring.

BY CHARLES KURZMAN | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

No Joke

Burma's famous comedian-cum-activist explains why he can forgive but refuses to forget.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Immunizing the Body Politic

Want to promote democracy in Burma? Start by making sure people are well enough to vote.

BY JACK C. CHOW | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The Georgian Paradox

As Georgia's recent experience demonstrates, fighting corruption and building democracy are two different things.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 31, 2012

The Lesson of Bani Walid

In post-Gaddafi Libya, the dream of a stable central government is fading. Militias are filling the gap.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | JANUARY 28, 2012

The Slow Death of 'Asian Values'

Why the latest news from Malaysia helps to undermine authoritarianism throughout the region.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 18, 2012

Making Up Is Hard to Do

As the Arab Spring countries are about to learn, reconciliation is hard, grinding work.

BY CHARLES VILLA-VICENCIO | JANUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: U.S. citizen charged with terrorism offense in Florida

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 10, 2012

Occupy Everywhere

In this year of protests, is it really fair to compare the grievances of the Occupy movement to the courage of the Arab Spring?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 30, 2011

Crackdown in Cairo

Why is Egypt's military shutting down NGOs? I thought we had a revolution.

BY SARAH CARR | DECEMBER 29, 2011

The (B)end of History

Francis Fukuyama was wrong, and 2011 proves it.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | DECEMBER 27, 2011

Next Year's Wars

Ten conflicts to watch in 2012.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR | DECEMBER 27, 2011

The Spirit of Wukan

Can a small farming town's remarkable protest against corrupt officials spread across China?

BY RACHEL BEITARIE | DECEMBER 23, 2011

Turkey's War on Journalists

As Prime Minister Erdogan's government grows increasingly intolerant of dissent, the media is bearing the brunt of its effort to silence its critics.

BY ALIA MALEK | DECEMBER 22, 2011

Vaclav Havel, Man of Whimsy

In memory of a natural dissident -- and an accidental president.

BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | JAN/FEB 2012

The Real Mohamed Bouazizi

One year on, a team of researchers uncovers the man behind the martyr and the economic roots of the Arab Spring.

BY HERNANDO DE SOTO | DECEMBER 16, 2011

The LWOT: Senate, House edit detainee provision in defense bill

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 14, 2011

The Anti-Putin Brigade

Portraits of Russia's would-be revolutionaries -- and their intimate thoughts on Vladimir Putin and the country's dark political future.

PHOTOS BY KIRILL NIKITENKO | DECEMBER 5, 2011

Realpolitik and the Myanmar Spring

Wondering why Hillary Clinton is in Myanmar right now? Hint: it's all about China.

BY BERTIL LINTNER | NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The General's Luck Runs Out

Does the killing of the notorious guerrilla leader Kishenji mean the end of India's four-decade Maoist insurgency, or the beginning of its next chapter?

BY JASON MIKLIAN | NOVEMBER 30, 2011

What Do Saudi Women Want?

It's not as simple as driving, voting, and property.

BY EMAN AL NAFJAN | DECEMBER 2011

Twitter vs. the KGB

Can social media save a journalist in trouble in a place like Kyrgyzstan?

BY NATALIA YEFIMOVA-TRILLING | NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sins of Commission

After nine years, the alleged al Qaeda mastermind of the USS Cole bombing is finally getting his day in court. But does anyone still think a military commission at Gitmo is a fair trial?

BY LAURA PITTER | NOVEMBER 11, 2011

First, They Came for the Journalists

One year after Oleg Kashin was brutally attacked in Moscow, the noted journalist looks back on the clownishly futile investigations -- and the climate of fear that threatens his profession.

BY JULIA IOFFE | NOVEMBER 9, 2011

WikiWorld

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about censorship, biased journalism, and the Arab Spring.

Interview by BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 3, 2011

No Apology Necessary

Barack Obama shouldn't have to make excuses for sending troops to Uganda.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 28, 2011

Up in Smoke

Did the idea of a legal war die along with Muammar al-Qaddafi?

BY SCOTT HORTON | OCTOBER 25, 2011

Outside the Law

From flawed beginning to bloody end, the NATO intervention in Libya made a mockery of international law.

BY ERIC A. POSNER | OCTOBER 25, 2011

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Libyans may be celebrating the killing of Muammar al-Qaddafi, but you'd better believe that Western governments are breathing a sigh of relief themselves.

BY DAVID RIEFF | OCTOBER 24, 2011

Exodus

Is there a place for Christians in the new Middle East?

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 21, 2011