Politics

Armenia's California Dream

The unlikely candidate shaking up the country's political establishment.

BY EMIL SANAMYAN | MARCH 4, 2013

Missing in Action

Extremists are destroying the fabric of Pakistani society. Where is the government?

BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MARCH 4, 2013

Preventing the Next Mali

Why Washington can’t just sit by and let another full-fledged war break out in Sudan.

BY JOHN PRENDERGAST | MARCH 4, 2013

Russia's New Vigilantes

How anti-immigrant passions are shaping Russia's political scene.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | MARCH 4, 2013

The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan

"My time in the Obama administration turned out to be a deeply disillusioning experience."

BY VALI NASR | MARCH 4, 2013

Battle-Tested

Insiders debate America's misfires in Iraq and Afghanistan.

MARCH 4, 2013

The Prince of the White House

Eleven rules for how Barack Obama, or any U.S. president, can have his way on national security.

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS | MARCH 4, 2013

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Democracy is in retreat. And there's a surprising culprit.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MARCH 4, 2013

Obama's Grand Strategy

America's relative decline means that defense and social spending will have to compete head to head, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. 

MARCH 4, 2013

Republican Reincarnation

The GOP needs to let go of myths about its past to move forward.

MARCH 4, 2013

On the Stump with Kenya's Leading Man

As Kenya's election nears its climax, an intimate look at candidate -- and prime minister -- Raila Odinga on the campaign trail.

PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE KNOWLES-COURSIN | MARCH 2, 2013

The Fall and Rise of Raila Odinga

In Kenya's contested election, the tortured past of family dynasty is alive but not quite well.

BY JAMES VERINI | MARCH 2, 2013

Let Them Eat Subsidies

The Obama administration could revolutionize aid and save billions -- if only Congress would stand up to the farm lobby.

BY JOHN NORRIS | MARCH 1, 2013

Want to Work in the White House?

The unofficial guide to getting a job in the Obama administration.

BY ROSA BROOKS | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Welcome to the Middle East, Mr. Secretary

What John Kerry needs to know about his first assignment.

BY MARC LYNCH | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The Kenya Puzzle

In Kenya, progress and dysfunction go hand in hand.

BY DANIEL BRANCH | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

26 Days Later

On March 27, the sequester will rise from the dead.

BY GORDON ADAMS | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Don't Trust Anyone Over 70

Why old leaders are dangerous.

BY GAUTAM MUKUNDA | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Power Shot

A rare photograph sheds new light on China’s most important social network.

BY JOHN GARNAUT | FEBRUARY 27, 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

Tribes With Flags

How the Arab Spring has exposed the myth of Arab statehood.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Stuck in the Swamp

Italy’s election has produced an ungovernable political wasteland. Can anyone rise above the muck?

BY GIANNI RIOTTA | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Vote M for Murder

In Kenya, politics is simply the continuation of war, by other means.

BY JAMES VERINI | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Most. Dangerous. World. Ever.

The ridiculous hyperbole about government budget cuts.

BY MICAH ZENKO | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

A Place of One's Own

Land is more than real estate. In many parts of the world, it’s the key to survival, belonging, and identity.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

You Can't Hack a Steakhouse

What China doesn't get about how Washington works.

BY HALEY BARBOUR, ED ROGERS | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

You Can Leave Your Shoes On

Why sequester could make air travel a whole lot better.

BY JUSTIN HIENZ | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The First Rule of Drone Club

The bad lessons Turkey learned from Obama's war from above.

BY AARON STEIN | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Cutting Off Your Nose

The impending sequester won't just do short-term damage to the U.S. government. In fact, it's already hurt it more than you think.

BY NORM ORNSTEIN | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Return of the Gandhis

In the new India, everything is moving a mile a minute. Except politics.

BY JAMES TRAUB | FEBRUARY 22, 2013