Human Rights
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
Prison Island
Bahrain has badly botched its local version of the Arab Spring. And there seems to be no way out.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | MAY 7, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.
MAY 4, 2012
"Captains Stay with Their Crew"
Most of the Americans charged by Egypt in the NGO affair have since left the country. But one, Robert Becker, decided to stay and face the music.
BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | MAY 2, 2012
Where Democracy Is America’s Second Choice
For Washington, democracy promotion in Yemen continues to take a back seat to the fight against Al-Qaeda.
BY FRANCISCO MARTIN-RAYO | MAY 2, 2012
The Shawshank Prevention
As the blackout on news of Chen Guangcheng shows, Chinese censors are getting better at what they do. Can U.S. government-funded tools help China's netizens break free?
BY REBECCA MACKINNON | MAY 2, 2012
Out of the Embassy and Into the Fire
U.S. officials cut a dramatic deal for the freedom of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, but the agreement appears to contain few hard assurances that China will keep its end of the bargain.
BY SUSAN GLASSER | MAY 2, 2012
Gimme Shelter
So, how do you take refuge in an embassy, anyway?
BY URI FRIEDMAN AND JOSHUA KEATING | APRIL 30, 2012
Why America Must Save Chen Guangcheng
Now is one of those times when the United States must live up to its ideals.
BY FRANK WOLF | APRIL 30, 2012
Congratulations and Condolences
The conviction of Charles Taylor is welcome news. But don’t be fooled: The international criminal justice system is in deep trouble.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | APRIL 30, 2012
Abbas's Police State
The Palestinian Authority is taking aggressive new measures to squelch dissent -- and the White House is missing in action.
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | APRIL 30, 2012
Exit Taylor
The former Liberian leader is going to jail for war crimes. But he leaves behind a host of unanswered questions.
BY JOHNNY DWYER | APRIL 27, 2012
Predators for Peace
Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?
BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 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
Ostriches and Automatic Weapons
My surreal afternoon with Charles Taylor.
BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 26, 2012
Obama's Committee of Salvation
Preventing genocide sounds like a worthy cause. But setting up a new White House committee isn't the way to do it.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 25, 2012
Debating the War on Women
In the May/June issue of Foreign Policy, Mona Eltahawy argues that the real war on women is in the Middle East. FP asked six smart observers to weigh in on Eltahawy's claim that many of the men of the Arab world hate women -- and the controversial cover image that accompanied it.
APRIL 24, 2012
The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of
The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.
BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012
The Bedroom State
The new politics of sex -- from Iran to India and 7 countries in between.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY/JUNE 2012
Why Women Are a Foreign Policy Issue
The most pressing global problems simply won't be solved without the participation of women. Seriously, guys.
BY MELANNE VERVEER | MAY/JUNE 2012
What we've learned from the Obama administration's past drone speeches
BY J. DANA STUSTER
Wait, there are riots in Sweden?
BY ELIAS GROLL
Charts: What inequality looks like around the world
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
What is the U.S. really doing in Syria?
What we know so far about the brutal attack in London
BY ELIAS GROLL
The newspaper article that has shaken up Ugandan politics
BY JACKEE BATANDA
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