International Relations

Scared Tactics

Why America will be paying for decades for a foreign policy based on fear.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 18, 2013

The Road to Nowhere Good

When Syria's rebels need more than just weapons, America may well find itself in the middle of a civil war.

BY DAVID W. BARNO | JUNE 18, 2013

Time to Pull Our Troops from Europe

It'll help solve the Eurozone crisis. Seriously.

BY SEAN KAY | JUNE 18, 2013

G Is for Grab Bag

On the march with the motley crew of G-8 protesters in Belfast.

BY PETER GEOGHEGAN | JUNE 17, 2013

The Real Reason You're Mad at the NSA

Imagine the civil-military divide -- but much, much bigger.

BY JOHN MCLAUGHLIN | JUNE 17, 2013

The Evolution of an Interventionist

How John McCain became America's unofficial ambassador of leading from the front.

BY JOHN NORRIS | JUNE 14, 2013

Regime Change in Qatar

Knee-deep in Syria's civil war and surrounded by family quarrels, Qatar's emir is looking to hand over the country to his 33-year-old son.

BY SIMON HENDERSON | JUNE 14, 2013

Intel Outside

Could the NSA just use foreign governments to spy on Americans?

BY DAVID COLE | JUNE 12, 2013

'Freedom' Island

Is Hong Kong free, or does Beijing really call the shots?

BY ADAM ROSE | JUNE 12, 2013

'We Face a Very Serious Chinese Military Threat'

Japan's former defense minister talks to FP about cyberattacks, the East China Sea face-off, and whether North Korea's Kim Jong Un is a puppet dictator.

INTERVIEW BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JUNE 10, 2013

How to Protect Yourself from the Online Axis of Evil

What has happened to the notion of cyberdefense?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JUNE 10, 2013

Do Two Dreams Equal a Nightmare?

Why Xi Jinping’s vision of a future China cannot coexist with the American Dream.

BY MARCO RUBIO | JUNE 7, 2013

Can Tunisia Save the Arab Spring?

Of all the Arab Spring countries, little Tunisia is the one that's making the most progress toward full-fledged democracy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 7, 2013

Rice, Power, and Hope

Did Obama just change Washington from the inside?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JUNE 6, 2013

The Combative Consigliere

Will Susan Rice bring out a more muscular side of Barack Obama?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 6, 2013

Mission: Assassination

The CIA's a lot better at targeted killing now than it used to be.

BY MALCOLM BYRNE, JEFFREY RICHELSON | JUNE 6, 2013

How Obama Tried and Failed to Make Friends with China

Don't expect much from the upcoming summit -- we've been down this road before.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JUNE 5, 2013

The No-Plan Zone

Modest measures to aid the Syrian rebels won't topple Assad. And despite protestations, even Washington's hawks don't want to go further.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JUNE 5, 2013

A Body in Search of a Head

The EU can't get its act together when it comes to a common foreign policy. But it's common economics that's screwed the Syrian rebels.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | JUNE 3, 2013

How to Negotiate Like a Pashtun

A field guide to dealing with the Taliban.

BY JONAH BLANK | JUNE 3, 2013

Reforming the Democracy Bureaucracy

Washington's democracy promotion community is a mess. Here's how to fix it.

BY MELINDA HARING | JUNE 3, 2013

To Boldly Go Across the Hexagonal Board

We play the board game in which Starfleet is a bunch of imperialist jerks.

BY MICHAEL PECK | MAY 31, 2013

Kerry's Syrian Quagmire

As the secretary of state tries to get the rebels and the regime to the negotiating table, a State Department official says it would take "sarin gas being lobbed at Tel Aviv" for Washington to take military action.

BY GAYLE LEMMON | MAY 31, 2013

Arms Twisting

Why won't Obama sign his own weapons treaty next week?

BY RACHEL STOHL | MAY 30, 2013

Hey, Larry King: Have You Ever Watched Russia Today?

7 crazy clips the former CNN host should have checked out before joining Kremlin TV.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | MAY 29, 2013

The Bomb Didn't Beat Japan... Stalin Did

Have 70 years of nuclear policy been based on a lie?

BY WARD WILSON | MAY 29, 2013

New Asia, Old Europe

Does one obscure Austrian philosopher have the blueprint for the U.S. pivot to Asia?

BY FRANK JACOBS | MAY 28, 2013

Think Again: A Nuclear Iran

Why it won’t be the end of the world if the mullahs get the bomb.

BY ALIREZA NADER | MAY 28, 2013

What I Left Out

I wrote a book about 1979, but I left out the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Here’s why.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 24, 2013

What Happens Overseas Should Stay Overseas

Why foreign-policy wonks shouldn't write about domestic policy.

BY DANIEL DREZNER | MAY 22, 2013