Human Rights
On Assad's Doorstep
The revolution is finally coming to the once quiet, now tense streets of inner Damascus.
BY JULIEN BARNES-DACEY | JUNE 7, 2012
Egypt's Revolutionary Soul-Searching
Cairo's revolutionaries take to the streets during a chaotic weekend.
JUNE 4, 2012
The Obama Paradox
A conversation with David Sanger, author of a new book on Obama's secret wars.
INTERVIEW BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 4, 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
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
Syria Is Not a Problem from Hell
But if we don't act quickly, it will be.
BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | MAY 31, 2012
Target: Iran
A closer look at the six facilities that could mean the difference between war and peace.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 31, 2012
Kill the Kill List
The Obama administration is grossly misreading international law when it comes to targeting terrorists.
BY DAPHNE EVIATAR , GABOR RONA | MAY 31, 2012
What the Hell Should We Do About Syria?
FP asked five smart observers to offer their solutions for the quagmire in Damascus.
MAY 30, 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
A Family Affair
China's princelings are running amok. And Bo Xilai is just the tip of the iceberg.
BY JOHN GARNAUT | MAY 30, 2012
Jobs for Billionaires
A few problems back here on Earth in need of some serious capital.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 24, 2012
Why Libya Matters
If the international community doesn't help Libya build a democratic society now, it'll have no one but itself to blame for the consequences of failure.
BY GIULIO TERZI | MAY 22, 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
The World in Photos This Week
France fetes a new president, Spanish activists take to the streets, and Ratko Mladic finally goes to trial.
MAY 18, 2012
Portrait of The Hague as a Young Court
As Ratko Mladic goes on trial for war crimes at The Hague today, graphic artist Joe Sacco takes us back to the international tribunal's early days.
BY JOE SACCO | MAY 16, 2012
Anatomy of a Massacre
Investigating the worst war crime in modern Europe.
BY MICHAEL DOBBS | MAY 15, 2012
The Miracle of Midland
How a West Texas oil town became an unlikely champion of human rights.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 15, 2012
The Value Proposition
Candidates like to preach the preeminence of American values on the campaign trail, but it's interests that dominate inside the White House.
BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | 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
Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen
The Obama administration has doubled down on the use of drones to go after bad guys. How long until the blowback comes?
BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 11, 2012
Getting Ready for Life after Castro
Managing the transition to a democratic Cuba: A user’s guide.
BY JAIME SUCHLICKI | MAY 11, 2012
Terror in Damascus
The Syrian uprising enters a new phase as a deadly blast kills dozens.
MAY 10, 2012
The Syrian Exodus
Today's gruesome car bomb attack in Damascus only adds to the worries of Syrians agonizing over whether to stay or flee.
MAY 10, 2012
The Silence in Sudan
Why did the United Nations stop reporting atrocities in Darfur?
BY COLUM LYNCH | MAY 7, 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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