Intelligence
Plague of Thugs
Why Mideast dictators use hoodlums to suppress dissent.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 18, 2012
July in Focus
The events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis as the Soviet military buildup in Cuba gathered momentum exactly half a century ago.
BY RACHEL DOBBS | JULY 17, 2012
Dark Soldiers of the New Order
The Soviet Union's spies haven't disappeared, they're just wearing new clothes. An exclusive excerpt from Edward Lucas's new book, Deception.
BY EDWARD LUCAS | JULY 13, 2012
Requiem for a Russian Spy
A CIA veteran remembers his Soviet counterpart.
BY MILTON BEARDEN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
The Devil They Know
Why the West shouldn't expect Russia's policy on Syria to change anytime soon.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 13, 2012
Up Close and Angry
The CIA's Sabrina De Sousa dishes on the Bush administration officials who ordered the botched extraordinary rendition operation -- or kidnapping, if you're an Italian judge -- that made her a wanted woman.
BY JEFF STEIN | JUNE 12, 2012
The War for India's Internet
Why is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google?
BY REBECCA MACKINNON | JUNE 6, 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
The World in Photos This Week
An ex-president is convicted, England celebrates, and Angela Merkel feeds a penguin.
JUNE 1, 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
This Week at War: Does the U.S. Need More Aircraft Carriers?
The Pentagon sure wants more $15 billion boats, but it may have to look for other options.
BY ROBERT HADDICK | MAY 25, 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
Israel's Spy Revolt
The war of words over an Israeli attack on Iran is splitting the political leadership from military and intelligence chiefs. And that dangerous divide in Jerusalem might well lead to real war.
BY NATAN SACHS | MAY 10, 2012
A Nation of Spies and Snitches
The United States is pretty darn good at infiltrating terrorist groups -- at home and abroad -- these days. But should we be worried about the social costs?
BY J.M. BERGER | MAY 9, 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
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
Fire in the Sky
India's missile launch isn't about China so much as it is about wounded national pride. But that doesn't mean it couldn't start an Asian arms race.
BY JASON MIKLIAN, SCOTT ROECKER | APRIL 23, 2012
The New al Qaeda Franchises
Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012
Strike Out
David Rohde says the Pakistani military finds drone strikes effective. But research suggests they increase terrorist activity in the short run.
MAY/JUNE 2012
5 Secrets Anonymous Should Steal from China
Let’s get real, script kiddies: It's time to stop defacing websites and start going after the good stuff.
BY ADAM SEGAL | APRIL 20, 2012
The LWOT: Anders Behring Breivik on trial in Norway
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 20, 2012
The LWOT: Britain allowed to extradite five alleged extremists
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 13, 2012
The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012
Spy Games
The Department of Homeland Security is trying to hack into your Xbox. Should gamers be worried?
BY MICHAEL PECK | APRIL 2, 2012
The LWOT: Christian militia members acquitted
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 30, 2012
Open Door Policy
Can the State Department's ambitious new plan to subvert autocratic regimes online actually succeed?
BY FERGUS HANSON | MARCH 29, 2012
Blurred Lines
If this administration won't tackle the vexing problems of America's vast intelligence gathering apparatus, we're all in danger.
BY JANE HARMAN | MARCH 26, 2012
Chicago street gang and Lyndon LaRouche appear in Qaddafi's FBI file
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
No, the Spanish can’t be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
Obama scolds military over sexual assaults
BY KEVIN BARON
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
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
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