International Relations

5 Easy Ways to Solve the Greek Crisis

If, that is, the economists were in charge.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | MAY 17, 2012

Blame Canada

Why did Canada and the EU abandon Chen Guangcheng? (Hint: Pandas ain't free.)

BY MARK MACKINNON | MAY 16, 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

The Miracle of Midland

How a West Texas oil town became an unlikely champion of human rights.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 15, 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

Welcome to the New World Disorder

The G-8 is not about to save the world. It's time the United States started planning for the G-Zero.

BY IAN BREMMER | MAY 14, 2012

Getting Ready for Life after Castro

Managing the transition to a democratic Cuba: A user’s guide.

BY JAIME SUCHLICKI | MAY 11, 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 Last RINO

To the modern Republican Party, Richard Lugar was already a dead man walking. He just didn't realize it.

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | MAY 8, 2012

The Asian Arms Race That Wasn't

India and Pakistan are firing off missiles left and right. So why aren't the Chinese nervous?

BY M. TAYLOR FRAVEL, VIPIN NARANG | MAY 8, 2012

The Debacle That Wasn't

What if the Chen episode was actually a U.S.-China breakthrough?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | 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 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

Friends Like These

This week's tensions aside, China and the United States still need each other more than they admit.

BY DAN BLUMENTHAL, LARA CROUCH | MAY 4, 2012

Interview: A Business-Like Approach to Foreign Aid

A conversation with USAID administrator Rajiv Shah on expanding public-private partnerships and integrating development and emergency intervention.

BY SAMUEL LOEWENBERG | MAY 3, 2012

President Paul

Ron Paul maybe a long shot in November, but he's America's best bet on foreign policy.

BY MICHAEL SCHEUER | MAY 3, 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

What a Difference 11 Years Makes

The new U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement sends a powerful message to Afghans, al Qaeda and the Taliban, our neighbors, and the world.

BY SHAIDA M. ABDALI | MAY 1, 2012

Hi, I Killed Osama bin Laden and I Approve This Message

Can Barack Obama ride the OBL raid to victory in November?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 1, 2012

Lying to Tell the Truth

Saving the world is no excuse for fudging the facts.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 1, 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

The New Math of Geopolitics: Does It All Add Up to G-Zero?

A conversation between Ian Bremmer and David Rothkopf.

INTERVIEW BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | 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

Al Qaeda Is Doing Nation-Building. Should We Worry?

Yes. But not as much as you might think.

BY WILL MCCANTS | APRIL 30, 2012

What Lies Beneath

The mission to secure and seal off Kazakhstan's vast nuclear material -- buried deep underground -- is one of the greatest nonproliferation stories never told.

BY WILLIAM TOBEY | 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

Power Play

Egypt may think it struck a blow against Israel by canceling a gas deal between the two countries. But all it really did was shoot itself in the foot.

BY ROBIN M. MILLS | APRIL 27, 2012

Predators for Peace

Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?

BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 2012