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There's a New Caliph in Town
The Muslim Brotherhood sees a conspiracy to oust it from power around every corner, and it’s prepared to strike preemptively against its enemies -- both real and imagined.
BY EVAN HILL | NOVEMBER 30, 2012
The Key to Bringing Democracy to China
It's naked self-interest, stupid.
BY YASHENG HUANG | NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Words Are Weapons of Mass Destruction
Why Hamas should watch its language.
BY DAVID KEYES | NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Human Rights Now
Six ways China's new leader could be the reformer the Chinese have been waiting for.
BY SOPHIE RICHARDSON | NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Is Bashar al-Assad Syria’s Abraham Lincoln?
The Syrian president's fans are comparing him with the hero of America's Civil War. Here's why they're wrong.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Coming Apart at the Seams
Burma’s ruling party is under stress. Democrats should be careful what they wish for.
BY LARRY JAGAN | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Kafka in Beijing
A tale of an alleged rape and one woman's futile quest for justice in modern China.
BY JOHN GARNAUT, SANGHEE LIU | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
The Corruption Pandemic
Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Nightmare Squared
Longing for the days of Kim Jong Il? Maybe it's time to transfer your affections to the delusional dictator of Equatorial Guinea.
BY PEDRO PIZANO | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Breaking the Grip of the Oligarchs
How a tragic twist of fate is fueling a revolt against Armenia’s overweening tycoons.
BY LIANA AGHAJANIAN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth
Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.
BY PETER PASSELL | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
The Collaborator's Song
We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 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
Georgia Versus the Forces of Chaos
In the wake of this month’s watershed election in Georgia, a new prime minister and an incumbent president are figuring out how to keep their personal enmity from breaking into open warfare.
BY MOLLY CORSO | OCTOBER 26, 2012
In Praise of Apathy
It's time to stop deriding the Americans who refuse to vote. They're trying to tell us something.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 24, 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
To Leave or Not to Leave
President Hugo Chávez’s victory in the presidential election has some Venezuelans wondering whether it's time to leave.
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 16, 2012
Why a Constitution Is a Bad Place for a Blasphemy Law
A constitutional ban on blasphemy might sound like a good idea to some. But it can mean less freedom for everyone.
BY KATRINA LANTOS SWETT, ROBERT P. GEORGE | OCTOBER 15, 2012
Remembering the White Terror
25 years after the end of authoritarianism, Taiwan is still struggling to come to terms with its past.
BY AMBER PARCHER | OCTOBER 12, 2012
No Exit
For the first time in many years, Venezuela’s presidential election is raising the possibility of an electoral defeat for Hugo Chávez. But if he loses, does that mean he’ll go?
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 4, 2012
An Idealist on Death Row
Why the desperate fate of a little-known Sudanese human rights activists poses some fundamental questions about what it means to be human.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 3, 2012
Unsung Heroes
Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012
How to Save the Regime in Tehran
Shirin Ebadi, Iran's leading human rights activist, explains why on attack on the country's nuclear program is just what the mullahs have been yearning for.
BY NAZILA FATHI | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
The Revolution in Tunisia Stalls
Even before last week's riots at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, the progress of Tunisia's revolution was beginning to look rocky. Here's why.
BY FADIL ALIRIZA | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Learning Europe's Lessons in Africa
Why five East African countries are trying to follow in the European Union's footsteps -- minus the common currency.
BY BLAIR GLENCORSE AND CHARLES LANDOW | SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
The Great Ballot Box Caper
How do you conduct an election when contending political forces don't agree on the rules? An unlikely study in compromise from Northern Ireland in 2005.
BY MICHAEL SCHARFF | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
No Easy Day for Secrecy
The Navy SEAL tell-all vs. our government's classification complex.
BY AMY ZEGART | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Targeted Killings: A Short History
How America came to embrace assassination.
BY URI FRIEDMAN | SEPT/OCT 2012
When Your Whole Country Is a Closet
Powerful images of gay Uganda.
BY TADEJ ZNIDARCIC | AUGUST 2, 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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