International Relations
Blood Law
Does it matter that the Red Cross now says Syria is technically in a state of "civil war"?
BY DAVID RIEFF | JULY 17, 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
Not Quite the Holy Grail
The changing global picture of foreign direct investment.
BY PETER PASSELL | JULY 13, 2012
Talking a Great Game
So far, Washington's pivot to Asia has included a lot of work on security and trade. Democracy, not so much.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 11, 2012
Moscow's Marines Head for Syria
The Russians have dispatched a naval task force to Syria. As if the place wasn't enough of a mess already.
BY MARK KATZ | JULY 10, 2012
Dereliction of Duty
A new U.N. report has highlighted Rwanda's responsibility for continuing conflict in the Congo. Washington's inaction is an outrage.
BY JEFFREY TAYLER | JULY 10, 2012
Latin America's Paraguayan Hangover
Some Latin American leaders have peculiar ideas about what constitutes an assault on democratic principles.
BY MAC MARGOLIS | JULY 9, 2012
Arafatuous
Al Jazeera's new investigation into the not-so-mysterious death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat is little more than baseless speculation.
BY HUSSEIN IBISH | JULY 5, 2012
Fortress America
Playing the new Cold War board game is a trip back to the 1980s. So why is the theme of an America being invaded still so popular?
BY MICHAEL PECK | JULY 3, 2012
Unipolar Disorder
Why are American voters so all over the place when it comes to foreign policy?
INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JULY 3, 2012
Reach Out to Morsy
Egypt's new president may be no moderate, but he deserves a chance to prove he's no enemy.
BY YOSSI BEILIN | JULY 2, 2012
The Court of Last Resort
Will the ICC's next decade see the court expand the stop-start gains of its first 10 years?
BY RICHARD DICKER | JUNE 29, 2012
Battle Rial
To end Iran's nuclear program, it's time for America to step up its economic warfare.
BY MARK DUBOWITZ | JUNE 28, 2012
Fish Story
The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is real. But not for the reasons you might think.
BY STEPHANIE KLEINE-AHLBRANDT | JUNE 25, 2012
The Twisted Arc of History
In the land of no-good-options, is Barack Obama doing enough to push the cause of human rights in the Middle East?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 22, 2012
The Great Caspian Arms Race
Inside the petro-fueled naval military buildup you've never heard of: It's Russia versus Iran, with three post-Soviet states -- and trillions of dollars in oil -- in the middle.
BY JOSHUA KUCERA | JUNE 22, 2012
Debating Hillary
Has Hillary Clinton -- the subject of a major new profile in Foreign Policy -- been a good secretary of state? Seven top foreign-policy watchers assess her legacy.
JUNE 20, 2012
For Multilateralism, Is This the Dark Moment Before the Dawn?
Let's hope so.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 18, 2012
Drachmail and the New Democrats
Can Germany's Angela Merkel hold fast against Greek brinksmanship?
BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | JUNE 18, 2012
The Underestimated Prince Nayef
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is dead. He will be missed far more than most observers of the kingdom will admit.
BY MICHAEL STEPHENS | JUNE 18, 2012
Head of State
Hillary Clinton, the blind dissident, and the art of diplomacy in the Twitter era.
BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | JULY/AUGUST 2012
No More Half Measures
A compromise solution that removes Syria's Bashar al-Assad but replaces him with a crony is now fully off the table. It's time for Washington to back the opposition.
BY DANIEL BYMAN | JUNE 14, 2012
Limbo Land
A journey into the heart of Mali, a nation divided, with no good end in sight.
BY PETER CHILSON | JUNE 14, 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
Cold War
Why are India and Pakistan sacrificing hundreds of soldiers' lives over an uninhabitable icy wasteland?
BY MYRA MACDONALD | JUNE 11, 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
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 Real Reason to Intervene in Syria
Cutting Iran's link to the Mediterranean Sea is a strategic prize worth the risk.
BY JAMES P. RUBIN | 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
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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