Justice

Egypt's Revolutionary Soul-Searching

Cairo's revolutionaries take to the streets during a chaotic weekend.

JUNE 4, 2012

Betting on a Cambodian Spring

Why Cambodia’s opposition faces a steep uphill battle in its effort to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen.

BY THOMAS MANN MILLER | JUNE 1, 2012

Kill the Kill List

The Obama administration is grossly misreading international law when it comes to targeting terrorists.

BY DAPHNE EVIATAR , GABOR RONA | MAY 31, 2012

The Godfathers of Tunis

Tunisia’s new government has declared war on sleaze -- but that’s much easier said than done.

BY FADIL ALIRIZA | MAY 25, 2012

Power Ballad

What happens when you mix a trashy Europop spectacle with an oil-soaked Caspian dictator?

BY HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS | MAY 24, 2012

Did You Hear the One about U.S. Internment Camps?

A leaked Army document on mass detentions has extremists boiling over on both the right and the left.

BY J.M. BERGER | MAY 17, 2012

Burma Can Bring It

It’s true: Burma faces an uphill climb in its transition to democracy. But the odds may be better than you think.

BY MICHAEL ALBERTUS, VICTOR MENALDO | 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 World in Photos This Week

Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.

MAY 4, 2012

"Captains Stay with Their Crew"

Most of the Americans charged by Egypt in the NGO affair have since left the country. But one, Robert Becker, decided to stay and face the music.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | MAY 2, 2012

Obama's Committee of Salvation

Preventing genocide sounds like a worthy cause. But setting up a new White House committee isn't the way to do it.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 25, 2012

Debating the War on Women

In the May/June issue of Foreign Policy, Mona Eltahawy argues that the real war on women is in the Middle East. FP asked six smart observers to weigh in on Eltahawy's claim that many of the men of the Arab world hate women -- and the controversial cover image that accompanied it.

APRIL 24, 2012

Containing Weapons of Mass Surveillance

President Obama is on the right track with Monday's executive order, but the United States needs to get tougher on the global digital arms race.

BY REBECCA MACKINNON | APRIL 24, 2012

The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of

The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.

BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012

Why Do They Hate Us?

The real war on women is in the Middle East.

BY MONA ELTAHAWY | MAY/JUNE 2012

The Heroines of the Arab World

Twelve women challenging their societies to change the status quo.

BY ALLISON GOOD | APRIL 23, 2012

The Stubborn Past

Thirty-five years after the "Dirty War," a trial in Argentina is still struggling to shed light on a bloody legacy.

BY ALEX GIBSON | APRIL 20, 2012

The LWOT: Anders Behring Breivik on trial in Norway

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a 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 JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 20, 2012

He's Not Alone

The trial of Norway's alleged mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is only the tip of the iceberg in a rising sea of radical Islamophobia in Europe.

BY PAUL HOCKENOS | APRIL 19, 2012

Two Cheers for Malian Democracy

The West African country has a lot going for it, but sadly that's not enough.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 13, 2012

The LWOT: Britain allowed to extradite five alleged extremists

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a 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 JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 13, 2012

Bush Was Right

The former president's Freedom Agenda correctly identified the Middle East's dictatorships as the incubators of extremism.

BY GARY C. GAMBILL | APRIL 9, 2012

The Wages of 9/11

The war on terror may be over, but it's left behind a terrible human rights legacy -- and Barack Obama has done very little about it.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 6, 2012

The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a 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 JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012

We're Winning This Fight

The prime minister of Somalia, present at yesterday's deadly bombing in Mogadishu, on why terrorism won't disrupt his country's turn for the better.

BY ABDIWELI MOHAMED ALI | APRIL 5, 2012

16 Ways to Fix Burma

On the eve of the country's historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future.

MARCH 30, 2012

The LWOT: Christian militia members acquitted

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a 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 JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 30, 2012

The LWOT: French homegrown extremist shot dead

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a 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 JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 23, 2012

Don't Hire This Man

Why Jeffrey Sachs is a terrible choice to be the next head of the World Bank.

BY SCOTT GILMORE | MARCH 21, 2012

The Temperature's Dropping for Russia's Opposition

Vladimir Putin is back in the saddle, and the weather is getting chilly again for Russia's protest movement.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | MARCH 15, 2012