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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
Will India Ever Really Be America's Partner?
Ten big things Washington is still waiting on from New Delhi.
BY CHRISTOPHER CLARY | JUNE 11, 2012
Where Have All the Blue Helmets Gone?
A look at the Third World troops who fight the U.N.'s wars.
BY COLUM LYNCH | JUNE 6, 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
Syria Is Not a Problem from Hell
But if we don't act quickly, it will be.
BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | MAY 31, 2012
Are We Focusing on the Wrong Nuclear Threat?
Americans are wringing their hands about the grave threat that a nuclear Iran would pose to the United States. But the numbers tell a different story.
BY VICTOR ASAL AND BRYAN EARLY | MAY 24, 2012
Two Worlds, One Climate
Forget Kyoto. There’s a much better way to persuade the developing world to fight climate change.
BY PETER PASSELL | MAY 23, 2012
In the Crosshairs
Why controlling the international arms trade can help to build stable societies.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 22, 2012
Dereliction of Duty
Despite the rhetoric, the NATO summit offers no concrete plan to protect Afghan rights.
BY KENNETH ROTH | MAY 22, 2012
Europe's Big Fat Greek Heart Attack
A diet can't save them now. Time to get that defibrillator ready.
BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | MAY 21, 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
Promise Keepers
It's time for the leaders of the G-8 nations to live up to their commitment to help the world's poor help themselves.
BY RAYMOND C. OFFENHEISER | MAY 17, 2012
Lost at Sea
Can the Obama administration succeed where its predecessors failed on the Law of the Sea treaty?
BY JAMES KRASKA | MAY 16, 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
The Global Middle Class Is Bigger Than We Thought
A new way of measuring prosperity has enormous implications for geopolitics and economics.
BY SHIMELSE ALI, URI DADUSH | MAY 16, 2012
Kick Russia Out of the G-8
If Putin doesn't want to come to Camp David, fine. He doesn't belong there anyway.
BY ANDERS ÅSLUND | MAY 15, 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
The Ravenous Dragon and the Fruits of Adversity
Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.
BY PETER PASSELL | MAY 7, 2012
The Silence in Sudan
Why did the United Nations stop reporting atrocities in Darfur?
BY COLUM LYNCH | MAY 7, 2012
The Accidental Peacemaker
China now finds itself on the side of peace in a brewing border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. But is it really committed to stopping its old buddy, Bashir?
BY JAMES TRAUB | 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
Lying to Tell the Truth
Saving the world is no excuse for fudging the facts.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 1, 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
Predators for Peace
Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?
BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 2012
The New, New World Order
Do Americans still hate the United Nations?
BY SCOTT CLEMENT | APRIL 26, 2012
Away From the Handouts
The argument for a new approach to development aid.
BY PETER PASSELL | APRIL 26, 2012
Only Germany Can Save Europe
The euro crisis is back with a vengeance -- and only Berlin can pull the continent from its economic doldrums.
BY HELEEN MEES | APRIL 24, 2012
Inside Saudi Arabia's new crackdown on dissent
The Army is looking for a few good drone backhoes
BY JOHN REED
Meet the movement standing up to Libya's extremists
BY MOHAMED ELJARH
EU protects citizens from dangers of unregulated olive oil bottles
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER
British Foreign Office to drunk Britons everywhere: No, we can't translate that tattoo for you
BY ELIAS GROLL
Why do some groups choose nonviolence?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
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