Science & Technology

What the Doctor Orders

The United States and Russia face strikingly similar health-care challenges -- providing a rare opportunity to strengthen their bilateral relationship.

BY WILLIAM H. FRIST | SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Why Europe Needs Star Wars

Obama's bid to scale back Eastern European missile defense systems is meant to ease tensions with Russia while protecting against Iranian aggression -- but in fact it just threatens regional security.

BY A. WESS MITCHELL, JAMIE M. FLY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

How High Will It Go?

How the price of oil might superspike once again.

BY THE MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE | SEPT. / OCT. 2009

How Big Is Your Rocket?

There's a new global space race on, as countries spend billions to join the nine that have successfully launched rockets into orbit. Here's a look at four of the contenders.

BY JAMES DOWNIE | SEPT. / OCT. 2009

The FP Quiz

Are you a globalization junkie? Then test your knowledge of global trends, economics, and politics with 8 questions about how the world works.

SEPT. / OCT. 2009

Foreign Policy's Twitterati 100

Twitter enables breaking news and  ideas to travel at the speed of your fingers. Here, in no particular order, are the 100 best Twitter users in international affairs.

BY FOREIGN POLICY | AUGUST 7, 2009

Think Again: Africa's Crisis

As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Africa, the continent is in far better shape than most experts think.

BY CHARLES KENNY | JULY 31, 2009

Assassination: A Brief History

When we go to war, what happens when we make our enemies faceless?

BY GEORGE JONAS | JULY 20, 2009

In Praise of Rejects

Today's failed study could lead to tomorrow's smart policy—if we let it.

BY DAVID LEHRER | JULY/AUG 2009

The Science of Diplomacy

U.S. President Barack Obama has won over the scientific community. Now, he should adopt their resources and influence for a novel use: bolstering America's foreign policy.

BY VAUGHAN TUREKIAN, KRISTIN M. LORD | MAY 5, 2009

South Korea's Clone Wars

A disgraced scientist reinvents himself as a commercial pet duplicator.

BY JAMES CARD | FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Space Debris: From Nuisance to Nightmare

When satellites collide in space, should ordinary people be worried? Here's a scenario for global doom that should have your hair standing on end.

BY MIKE MOORE | FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Picture (Im)perfect

A picture may be worth a thousand words. But, as it turns out, it takes almost 100 million pictures to make a map.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | JANUARY 5, 2009

Sticker Shock

Remember the $100 laptop? Turns out, when you add up the total costs of ownership, the tab can actually top $2,600.

BY JEROME CHEN | JANUARY 5, 2009

The Dark Art of Cyberwar

Are cyberattacks warfare? It’s a lot more complicated than you think.

BY ALASTAIR GEE | NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Expert Sitings: Chris Anderson

BY CHRIS ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 1, 2008

Future Perfect

For years, prediction markets have forecast elections with eerie accuracy. Now, they’re coming soon to a policy near you.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | OCTOBER 28, 2008

Text for the Cure

BY PATRICK FITZGERALD | OCTOBER 15, 2008

Rebels with a Server

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | OCTOBER 15, 2008

Development 2.0

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | OCTOBER 15, 2008

This Is Your Brain on War

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Expert Sitings: Howard Rheingold

BY HOWARD RHEINGOLD | JUNE 16, 2008

Filtering on the Fly

BY CAROLYN O'HARA | JUNE 16, 2008

SMS an SOS

BY LUCY MOORE | JUNE 16, 2008

Red Revival

BY MATT SIEGEL | JUNE 16, 2008

iPhone Underground

BY CAROLYN O'HARA | APRIL 10, 2008

Cell Division

BY LUCY MOORE | APRIL 10, 2008