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France on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Think Americans hate their politicians? The moody French are disgusted -- and looking for a new de Gaulle.
BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
The Egyptian Treadmill
Why Washington isn’t panicking about Egypt’s latest crisis.
BY MARC LYNCH | JANUARY 31, 2013
The First Lab Results Are In
Democracy Lab is celebrating its first anniversary. Here are some of the things we've learned over the past year -- and where we're headed in year two.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 31, 2013
The Republic of Port Said
An insurrection along the Suez Canal represents the greatest threat yet to the Muslim Brotherhood's rule in Egypt.
BY EVAN C. HILL | JANUARY 30, 2013
Mali Is Not a Stan
When it comes to covering Africa's latest conflict, it's suddenly amateur hour.
BY LAURA SEAY | JANUARY 30, 2013
Think Again: The Muslim Brotherhood
How did so many Western analysts get Egypt's Islamist movement so wrong?
BY ERIC TRAGER | JANUARY 28, 2013
The Man Who Brought Down Bibi
Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself besieged by a resurgent Israeli left and an old ally-turned-rival on the right.
BY NICOLAS PELHAM | JANUARY 23, 2013
The Eradicateurs
Why Algeria doesn't talk to terrorists -- even if that means killing hostages.
BY GEOFF D. PORTER | JANUARY 18, 2013
A More Sacred Union
How two words -- forged nearly a century ago -- help explain France's military intervention in Mali.
BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | JANUARY 17, 2013
The Year in Unfreedom
An encouraging number of the world's people voted in 2012. But voting does not a democracy make.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 4, 2013
The Year the Arab Spring Went Bad
Hopes for a democratic Middle East have faltered amid sectarian animosities and ideological divisions. Did it have to be this way?
BY F. GREGORY GAUSE, III | DECEMBER 31, 2012
Feeling the Pain in Tehran
As sanctions bite, some of Iran's leaders are signaling a willingness to come back to the negotiating table.
BY NAZILA FATHI | DECEMBER 21, 2012
The Midlife Crisis of Bangladesh
Bangladeshis want a reckoning with their bloody past. But they can do it without partisanship?
BY JOSEPH ALLCHIN | DECEMBER 21, 2012
Moving On Up
Turkey is now a solidly middle-income state. But there are still plenty of roadblocks on the path ahead.
BY HILTON L. ROOT | DECEMBER 21, 2012
What Africa Did Right in 2012
Africans are getting better at finding their own solutions to African problems.
BY JON TEMIN | DECEMBER 20, 2012
Beating the Brotherhood
Egypt's long-suffering opposition is fighting back against the Islamist government. But can they get their act together in time?
BY EVAN HILL | DECEMBER 17, 2012
Born Free, But Not Indifferent
Yes the government should protect free speech. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t speak out.
BY COREY BRETTSCHNEIDER | DECEMBER 12, 2012
Yemen's Rocky Roadmap
Yemenis hope that a planned National Dialogue will save the revolution. But what abut the guys with the guns?
BY ADAM BARON | DECEMBER 10, 2012
Turkey's Weakest Export
Turkey says it wants to be a model for democracy in the Middle East. But so far its actions lag behind its achievements.
BY GAMZE COŞKUN | NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Words Are Weapons of Mass Destruction
Why Hamas should watch its language.
BY DAVID KEYES | NOVEMBER 19, 2012
The Secret of Islamist Success
Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.
BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012
The Not-So-Funny Papers
Exclusive cartoons from the Afghan mujahideen.
BY MATTHEW TREVITHICK | OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Changing Face of Mecca
Artist Ahmed Mater returns to Islam's holiest site to capture the enormous changes as modernity meets tradition.
BY AHMED MATER VIA CREATIVE TIME REPORTS | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Beware the Tyranny of the Mob
The growing insecurity of religious and ethnic minorities is one of the biggest problems arising from the Arab Spring. But much can be done to protect them.
BY JAMSHEED CHOKSY, EDEN NABY | OCTOBER 26, 2012
UnBonJuif
The return of French anti-Semitism is a lot scarier than just a few nasty tweets.
BY ERIC PAPE | OCTOBER 25, 2012
The March to Mecca
Millions of Muslims from around the world begin the hajj -- a journey to the holy city of Mecca.
OCTOBER 23, 2012
The Man Who Brought the Black Flag to Timbuktu
A new Islamist strongman has taken the stage in North Africa. His rising power is giving him a lot of bad ideas.
BY WILLIAM LLOYD-GEORGE | OCTOBER 22, 2012
Where the Arab Spring Has Not Yet Sprung
The spirit of rebellion continues to simmer in the Middle East and North Africa. But you won’t see much about it in the headlines.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 17, 2012
The Ground Truth from Benghazi
The politicians in Washington are beating each other up over the Benghazi consulate attack. But they don't seem to be paying much attention to the evidence from the scene of the crime.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | OCTOBER 16, 2012
A Revolutionary Foreign Policy
The Muslim Brotherhood's political party promises to transform Egypt's place in the world.
BY AMR DARRAG | OCTOBER 16, 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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