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The LWOT: Ghailani receives life sentence in embassy bombings; U.K. announces counterterrorism reforms

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 28, 2011

Can the Nuclear Talks With Iran Be Saved?

Perhaps not, but here's a proposal worth trying.

BY OLLI HEINONEN | JANUARY 27, 2011

The LWOT: Ghailani faces life at sentencing today; Alleged al Qaeda figure could be deported to U.S.

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 25, 2011

While You Were Reading About Ukrainian Nurses …

Real news was buried in WikiLeaks -- like this revealing cable on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

BY GARY SICK | JANUARY 19, 2011

The Unfree World

Freedom House's 2011 list highlights an ongoing democratic decline.

JANUARY 12, 2011

Persia's Little Prince

You don't have to be an apologist for the Shah to mourn the early death of his youngest son.

BY KARIM SADJADPOUR | JANUARY 7, 2011

The Iran X-Files

George Kennan wanted to invade Iran, not contain it, Martin Kramer argues.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011

The Stories to Watch in 2011

For every totally out-of-the-blue crisis that seizes the international agenda, there are some that everyone should have seen coming. Here are five foreign-policy stories to watch in 2011.

BY CAMERON ABADI | DECEMBER 30, 2010

New Year's Resolutions for World Leaders

What Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and Hu Jintao should be promising to do in 2011 -- but probably won't.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Shah's Atomic Dreams

More than three decades ago, before there was an Islamic Republic, the West sought desperately to prevent Iran's ruler from getting his hands on the bomb. New revelations show just how serious the crisis was -- and why America's denuclearization drive isn't working.

BY ABBAS MILANI | DECEMBER 29, 2010

Thank God It's Over

Before we say say goodbye to 2010, a look back at the year's achievements and disasters, natural and otherwise.

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The Missing Assassin

A U.N. panel promises to shed new light on the unsolved murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. But one major suspect won’t be available to comment -- he’s been killed, too.

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | DECEMBER 20, 2010

The LWOT: Sweden looks for accomplices in suicide bombing; Abdulmutallab hit with more charges

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 17, 2010

Planet Gulag

The world has many Liu Xiaobos. Here are 15 who matter.

TEXT BY FREEDOM HOUSE | DECEMBER 9, 2010

Watching Iran

How the WikiLeaks disclosures could put a sweeping U.S. effort to monitor the Islamic Republic in jeopardy.

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | DECEMBER 6, 2010

The Nuclear Bazaar

Stopping Iran from getting the bomb may require embracing a Middle East tradition: haggling over the price.

BY MICHAEL ADLER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

Who's Who in WikiLeaks

The world leaders embarrassed by Cablegate.

BY MAX STRASSER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

Why Can't Arabs and Iranians Just Get Along?

The 14 centuries of bad blood behind the WikiLeaks cables.

BY JOHN LIMBERT | DECEMBER 1, 2010

10 Conversations That Just Got a Little More Awkward

What WikiLeaks hath wrought.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 30, 2010

How's That New World Order Working Out?

The multipolar moment has arrived -- and it's nothing like Americans imagined.

BY PARAG KHANNA | DECEMBER 2010

The Soft-Power Power

Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy's editor in chief, met Foreign Minister Celso Amorim in Brasilia for a wide-ranging conversation on Brazil's role as the rest rises. Below, the edited excerpts.

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN GLASSER | DECEMBER 2010

Mr. 'Zero Problems'

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sat down with Foreign Policy's managing editor Blake Hounshell in Doha, Qatar, this fall to discuss his side of the Iran-Brazil-Turkey triangle. Edited excerpts follow.

INTERVIEW BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | DECEMBER 2010

Is This Really the End for Ahmadinejad?

Beset by sanctions and isolated internationally, Iran decides to test its system of checks and balances.

BY JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The Fog of Containment

George Kennan shouldn't be our Cold War guide to dealing with Iran. Try Richard Nixon.

BY FLYNT LEVERETT, HILLARY MANN LEVERETT | NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Want to Defuse the Iran Crisis?

Here's how President Barack Obama can begin to reverse 30 years of enmity.

BY TRITA PARSI, REZA MARASHI | NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The Cedar Resistance

If the Obama administration is serious about confronting Iran, it must stand up for America's allies in Lebanon.

BY JOSH BLOCK | NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Delusion Points

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

We Need an Indian Civilian Surge

The United States is still struggling to bring stability to Afghanistan. Why not ask India to help?

BY RICHARD FONTAINE | NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The End of Christianity in the Middle East?

The brutal bombing of a church in Baghdad may be the final straw for this 2,000 year old minority community.

BY EDEN NABY, JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Supreme Leader's Not-So-Grand Tour

Ayatollah Khamenei's latest bid to shore up his religious credentials was a miserable failure.

BY ART KELLER | NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 28, 2011

Perhaps not, but here's a proposal worth trying.

BY OLLI HEINONEN | JANUARY 27, 2011

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 25, 2011

Real news was buried in WikiLeaks -- like this revealing cable on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

BY GARY SICK | JANUARY 19, 2011

Freedom House's 2011 list highlights an ongoing democratic decline.

JANUARY 12, 2011

You don't have to be an apologist for the Shah to mourn the early death of his youngest son.

BY KARIM SADJADPOUR | JANUARY 7, 2011

George Kennan wanted to invade Iran, not contain it, Martin Kramer argues.

For every totally out-of-the-blue crisis that seizes the international agenda, there are some that everyone should have seen coming. Here are five foreign-policy stories to watch in 2011.

BY CAMERON ABADI | DECEMBER 30, 2010

What Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and Hu Jintao should be promising to do in 2011 -- but probably won't.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 30, 2010

More than three decades ago, before there was an Islamic Republic, the West sought desperately to prevent Iran's ruler from getting his hands on the bomb. New revelations show just how serious the crisis was -- and why America's denuclearization drive isn't working.

BY ABBAS MILANI | DECEMBER 29, 2010

Before we say say goodbye to 2010, a look back at the year's achievements and disasters, natural and otherwise.

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A U.N. panel promises to shed new light on the unsolved murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. But one major suspect won’t be available to comment -- he’s been killed, too.

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | DECEMBER 20, 2010

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 17, 2010

The world has many Liu Xiaobos. Here are 15 who matter.

TEXT BY FREEDOM HOUSE | DECEMBER 9, 2010

How the WikiLeaks disclosures could put a sweeping U.S. effort to monitor the Islamic Republic in jeopardy.

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | DECEMBER 6, 2010

Stopping Iran from getting the bomb may require embracing a Middle East tradition: haggling over the price.

BY MICHAEL ADLER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

The world leaders embarrassed by Cablegate.

BY MAX STRASSER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

The 14 centuries of bad blood behind the WikiLeaks cables.

BY JOHN LIMBERT | DECEMBER 1, 2010

What WikiLeaks hath wrought.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The multipolar moment has arrived -- and it's nothing like Americans imagined.

BY PARAG KHANNA | DECEMBER 2010

Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy's editor in chief, met Foreign Minister Celso Amorim in Brasilia for a wide-ranging conversation on Brazil's role as the rest rises. Below, the edited excerpts. $(document).ready(function() { $("#thinkers-nav").insertBefore("#tool-bar"); $("#thinkers-nav").show(); });

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN GLASSER | DECEMBER 2010

INTERVIEW BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | DECEMBER 2010

Beset by sanctions and isolated internationally, Iran decides to test its system of checks and balances.

BY JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 24, 2010

George Kennan shouldn't be our Cold War guide to dealing with Iran. Try Richard Nixon.

BY FLYNT LEVERETT, HILLARY MANN LEVERETT | NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Here's how President Barack Obama can begin to reverse 30 years of enmity.

BY TRITA PARSI, REZA MARASHI | NOVEMBER 12, 2010

If the Obama administration is serious about confronting Iran, it must stand up for America's allies in Lebanon.

BY JOSH BLOCK | NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The United States is still struggling to bring stability to Afghanistan. Why not ask India to help?

BY RICHARD FONTAINE | NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The brutal bombing of a church in Baghdad may be the final straw for this 2,000 year old minority community.

BY EDEN NABY, JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Ayatollah Khamenei's latest bid to shore up his religious credentials was a miserable failure.

BY ART KELLER | NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy's editor in chief, met Foreign Minister Celso Amorim in Brasilia for a wide-ranging conversation on Brazil's role as the rest rises. Below, the edited excerpts.