Media

Obama's Plumbers

This time, a secretive president has gone too far.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 17, 2013

A Few Good Saudi Men

Saudi Arabia hounded this lawyer out of the country because he stood up for human rights. Now, he explains how the kingdom is launching a new crackdown on dissent.

BY MARC LYNCH | MAY 17, 2013

It’s a Nice Place to Visit, But I Wouldn’t Want to Be a Reporter There

How did Turkey become the world's leading jailer of journalists?

BY CHRISTOPHE DELOIRE, JOEL SIMON | MAY 15, 2013

Is This the Most Disgusting Atrocity Filmed in the Syrian Civil War?

What we know about the Syrian rebel commander captured on video ripping out and eating the heart of a pro-Assad fighter.

BY PETER BOUCKAERT | MAY 13, 2013

It's Morning in Islamabad

Yes, it’s broke, violent, and tumultuous. But here are five reasons Pakistan is better off than you think.

BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MAY 10, 2013

Oh, You Silly Man

How John Kerry got rolled by Vladimir Putin on a plan to save Syria.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | MAY 9, 2013

Iron Man vs. the Super Censors

In China, even Tony Stark can’t get around the culture police.

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | MAY 9, 2013

The 10 Worst Countries for Journalists

Freedom House ranks the world's most repressive media climates.

BY ARCH PUDDINGTON | MAY 1, 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

11 BuzzFeed Lists That Explain the World

The viral Internet isn't just for stupid pet tricks anymore.

BY BEN SMITH | MAY/JUNE 2013

You Can't Go Home Again

An exiled journalist returns to a changed Burma.

BY MIN ZIN | MAY/JUNE 2013

Who’s Afraid of Cyberoptimism?

Why David Rieff’s cynical attack on “cyberutopians” misses the point.

BY ETHAN ZUCKERMAN | APRIL 29, 2013

China’s Black Hole

Let's face it: We have little idea what's actually going on in Xinjiang and Tibet.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | APRIL 26, 2013

Why the Sheikhs Will Fall

The Gulf monarchies were once thought immune to the uprisings sweeping the Arab world. Not anymore.

BY CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIDSON | APRIL 26, 2013

The Wanderer

Meet Degi Dudayev. It's not easy being the son of independent Chechnya's dead president.

BY YULIA YUZIK | APRIL 24, 2013

YaLa Young Leaders

How a Facebook organization could transform the Middle East.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 24, 2013

Inspiration Inflation

We're all to blame for giving al Qaeda's magazine more credit than it's due.

BY J.M. BERGER | APRIL 23, 2013

Bashar's War

For the Syrian regime's faithful mouthpieces, victory is always around the corner.

BY SAM HELLER | APRIL 23, 2013

The Wealthy Elizabethan Merchant Who Explains CNN’s Bad Boston Coverage

Jeff Zucker, meet Sir Thomas Gresham.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 22, 2013

The Middle East's Kings of Cowardice

Why are the Gulf's leaders so afraid of a few jokes?

BY MARC LYNCH | APRIL 18, 2013

Resistance Isn't Futile

Powerful photos of defiance from Freedom House's "Images of Freedom and Repression."

CAPTIONS BY FREEDOM HOUSE | APRIL 18, 2013

Keep Calm and Shut the Bleep Up

Dear Americans, stop patting yourselves on the back for 'not letting the terrorists win.'

BY ROSA BROOKS | APRIL 18, 2013

The Plot to Block Internet Freedom

Autocrats are trying to limit free speech online. Here's why we need to make sure they fail.

BY JULIUS GENACHOWSKI, LEE C. BOLLINGER | APRIL 16, 2013

What Extremists Are Saying About the Boston Massacre

A guide to the Internet blame game.

BY J.M. BERGER | APRIL 16, 2013

The Outsider

Meet Sayed Kashua, Israel's most popular writer, comedian, critic -- and Arab.

BY DEBRA KAMIN | APRIL 12, 2013

David Stockman’s Dystopia

Why Reagan’s former budget chief is like a crazy person howling in the wind. Let’s ignore him.

BY JARED BERNSTEIN | APRIL 5, 2013

Russia’s Digital Underground

How the Kremlin is waging war on information freedom.

BY ANDREI SOLDATOV, IRINA BOROGAN | APRIL 5, 2013

Why Pro Wrestling Is Perfect for the Modern Middle East

It’s safer than sex.

BY JUSTIN D. MARTIN | MARCH 22, 2013

The Jihadist from Phoenix

Eric Harroun claims to have joined up with an al Qaeda-linked group fighting in Syria’s brutal civil war. We tracked him down, but getting the truth was more difficult.

BY GREG TEPPER, ILAN BEN ZION | MARCH 22, 2013

What's Missing from the Iraq Debate

Iraqis.

BY MARC LYNCH | MARCH 21, 2013