Politics

The Limits of Leading by Example

President Global Zero is learning the hard way that cutting back America’s nuclear weapons arsenal doesn't cut the mustard with rogue states.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 12, 2013

Why Bart Simpson Drives the Venezuelan Authorities Nuts

Venezuela's leaders give new meaning to the phrase “¡Ay, Caramba!”

BY THOR HALVORSSEN , GARRY KASPAROV | APRIL 12, 2013

The Cuba Lobby

The most powerful lobby in Washington isn't the NRA. It's the Castro-hating right wing that has Obama's bureaucrats terrified and inert.

BY WILLIAM M. LEOGRANDE | APRIL 11, 2013

Russia's Olympic City

Russia is pushing ahead with its projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics. But not everyone is happy.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | APRIL 11, 2013

Did We Get the Muslim Brotherhood Wrong?

Nope. But it's time to revise our assessments.

BY MARC LYNCH | APRIL 10, 2013

Bahrain's Continuing War on Doctors

The Bahraini government needs to stop targeting medical professionals who dare to treat injured protesters. 

BY RULA AL-SAFFAR | APRIL 10, 2013

The Princess of Reform

Why the daughter of Malaysia’s opposition leader embodies the hopes of the democratic reform movement.

BY DEBORAH LOH | APRIL 10, 2013

Mad Men

Who's more dangerous to Americans than Kim Jong Un?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | APRIL 9, 2013

Obama Proposes Shifting Funds from Nuclear Nonproliferation to Nuclear Weapons

Hundreds of millions of dollars proposed in new spending on warheads.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH, DOUGLAS BIRCH -- CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | APRIL 9, 2013

An Election for the Birds

As Venezuelans head to the polls to replace Hugo Chávez, a crazy campaign takes a turn toward the truly bizarre.

BY PETER WILSON | APRIL 9, 2013

The Most Powerful Woman in Israel

Movers and shakers in Jerusalem have learned one simple lesson: Don't cross Sara Netanyahu.

BY NERI ZILBER | APRIL 9, 2013

Science Unfairness

The war on the pursuit of knowledge is starting to hurt America.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 8, 2013

The Shadow of the Iron Lady

Why Margaret Thatcher still makes life difficult for Britain's Conservatives.

BY ALEX MASSIE | APRIL 8, 2013

Time to Face Facts

Three years in, New START has performed exactly as advertised.

BY JOHN KERRY | APRIL 8, 2013

Why Dictators Don’t Like Jokes

Pro-democracy activists around the world are discovering that humor is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against authoritarianism.

BY SRDJA POPOVIC, MLADEN JOKSIC | APRIL 5, 2013

Mongolia's Growing Pains

Mongolia's blue skies may soon be darkening. A key challenge: Putting the mining companies in their place. 

BY PETER MURRELL | APRIL 5, 2013

The Ayatollah in His Labyrinth

The competing forces in Iran's political system are poised to collide in this summer's presidential election.

BY ABBAS MILANI | APRIL 4, 2013

The Map of Death

What North Korea's missiles are really aimed at.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | APRIL 3, 2013

Left Hook

Five ways the GOP can outflank Obama on foreign policy.

BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 3, 2013

The L Word

In Washington, "leadership" is the disease, not the cure.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 2, 2013

Make Way for the Hybrids

Yes, institutions are important. But institutions that actually work are even better.

BY MATT ANDREWS | APRIL 2, 2013

From Princeton to Persia

Meet the American who wants to be Ahmadinejad.

BY KATIE CELLA | APRIL 1, 2013

The Chechen Boss

Chechnya’s president is building power in Russia. And his thugs aren't listening to the FSB.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | APRIL 1, 2013

The Most Hated Man in the Senate

What's Ted Cruz's problem?

BY ERICA GRIEDER | MARCH 29, 2013

GAO Stands by Its F-35 Report

A response to Winslow Wheeler.

BY CHUCK YOUNG | MARCH 29, 2013

Losing the Senate

Carl Levin's retirement is the latest blow to a smart foreign policy.

BY NORM ORNSTEIN | MARCH 29, 2013

Fringe Following

What does Big Data tell us about white supremacists?

BY J.M. BERGER | MARCH 28, 2013

China’s Glass Ceiling

Sure, the Middle Kingdom is becoming a superpower, but it's always going to be No. 2.

BY GEOFF DYER | MARCH 28, 2013

Who's the Most Powerful Woman in the World?

Hint: It's not Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg. She lives in Berlin and is key to solving the euro crisis.

BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | MARCH 27, 2013

Wait, Did the System Just Work?

Congress performs oversight on drones -- and gets results.

BY AMY ZEGART | MARCH 27, 2013