Libya
Four Arab Democrats and A Constitutional Scholar Walk Into a Bar
Some free advice for my MENA friends.
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | MAY 6, 2013
How Syria Ruined the Arab Spring
Hopes for peaceful change have been replaced by sectarian animosity and unending bloodshed.
BY MARC LYNCH | MAY 3, 2013
In Defense of Leading from Behind
So what if it's a terrible slogan? It's still the right strategy.
BY LESLIE H. GELB | MAY/JUNE 2013
How Not to Repair a Broken Pot
The lesson of Iraq isn't that American intervention only makes things worse; it's that there's a smarter way to do it.
BY JAMES TRAUB | MARCH 8, 2013
There is no Indonesia Model for the Arab Spring
Yes, Muslim-majority Indonesia has made a successful transition to democracy. But no, that doesn’t make it an example for the Arab Spring.
BY TOM PEPINSKY | FEBRUARY 27, 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
Beyond Al Qaeda
As Western countries rush into Africa's troubled Sahel region, are we once again forgetting history?
BY HOWARD W. FRENCH | JANUARY 18, 2013
Putting Freedom Back on the Agenda
Now is no time for America to go wobbly on democracy.
BY DAVID J. KRAMER, ARCH PUDDINGTON | JANUARY 15, 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 Things They Carried: The Third Amiga
What rising GOP star Kelly Ayotte takes with her to the Senate.
INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | JANUARY 2, 2013
The Mess We Left Behind in Libya
While Washington is busy fighting over a report, Benghazi is descending into chaos.
BY MARY FITZGERALD, UMAR KHAN | DECEMBER 19, 2012
Overdone Turkey
The hype about Ankara as a regional leader is way overblown.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | NOVEMBER 21, 2012
The Hot Seat
What you need to know about Benghazi going into this week's congressional hearings.
BY TY MCCORMICK | NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The Inconvenient Revolution
An interview with a leading human rights activist from Bahrain
BY AZZURRA MERINGOLO | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Scenes From a Forgotten War
What happened the last time America got bogged down in North Africa.
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
What We Found in Benghazi
The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."
NOVEMBER 1, 2012
'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack
Sensitive documents found amid the wreckage of the U.S. consulate shine new light on the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
BY HARALD DOORNBOS, JENAN MOUSSA | NOVEMBER 1, 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
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
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
Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch.
BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | OCTOBER 3, 2012
The Libya Surprise
Like it or not, the Arab Spring is Obama's foreign policy legacy. And the aftermath of Benghazi could actually turn out to be great for America.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 2, 2012
Save Benghazi
How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
Requested Page Could Not Be Found
Seven countries where Internet freedom is under threat.
BY SANJA KELLY, SARAH COOK | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
The White House's Benghazi Problem
Under pressure from the right, the Obama administration has declared the killing of its ambassador in Libya a "terrorist attack." The trouble is, its explanations just don't make sense.
BY LOUIS KLAREVAS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
It Wasn't Us
In an exclusive interview, the Islamic radical group accused of masterminding the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi protests its innocence.
INTERVIEW BY MARY FITZGERALD | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Bunker Mentality
Can the U.S. keep diplomats safe without turning embassies into fortresses?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
How 'Casablanca' explains the sequester
BY GORDON ADAMS
The 'Onion' latest victim of Syrian Electronic Army's fat jokes
Video: The Navy's stealth drone makes its first arrested landing
BY JOHN REED
Is U.S. credibility really on the line in Syria?
BY DARYL G. PRESS AND JENNIFER LIND
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