Security

The War for the Arab World

Sunni-Shiite hatreds are the least of the Middle East's problems -- it's the struggle within the Sunni world that will define the region for years to come.

BY MARC LYNCH | MAY 23, 2013

Too Fast, Too Soon

Why Obama's embrace of Myanmar is putting the cart before the horse.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MAY 21, 2013

The Show Trial State

Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev.

BY NINA KHRUSHCHEVA | MAY 21, 2013

The 'Cold Peace' Between Moscow and Washington Just Got Colder

The arrest of the alleged CIA agent in Moscow looks like a joke. But it actually illustrates just how tense U.S.-Russian relations have become.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | MAY 15, 2013

Out With It

Americans deserve to hear the dirty secrets of the CIA’s war on terror. We’ll all be better off with the truth.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 10, 2013

Think Again: Big Data

Why the rise of machines isn't all it's cracked up to be.

BY KATE CRAWFORD | MAY 9, 2013

It's Time for Burma's President to Act

The civil war in Burma goes on. But the government seems powerless to stop it.

BY DAVID SCOTT MATHIESON | MAY 7, 2013

Israel’s Three Gambles

Can Israel get away with its attacks on the Syrian regime?

BY DANIEL BYMAN, NATAN SACHS | MAY 7, 2013

Beirut's Bastille

The free-for-all inside Lebanon's most notorious prison.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | MAY 2, 2013

Battleground State

Photos of the country that was supposed to be the poster child for the war on drugs.

MAY 1, 2013

'The Law of Politics' According to Sergei Lavrov

An exclusive interview with Russia's top diplomat.

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | MAY/JUNE 2013

The Driver

An exclusive look inside the mysterious death and life of the world's most dangerous terrorist not named Osama bin Laden.

BY MARK PERRY | MAY/JUNE 2013

Xi's War Drums

China's new leader is using the military to consolidate his power. But has he unleashed forces beyond his control?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | MAY/JUNE 2013

1 Pentagon Weapons System That Was on Time and Under Budget

Look on the bright side: It could have been 0.

BY JOHN REED | APRIL 29, 2013

Hacktivism: A Short History

How self-absorbed computer nerds became a powerful force for freedom. 

BY TY MCCORMICK | MAY/JUNE 2013

Storming the Hill

Thomas P.M. Barnett lets the White House off the hook for the Pentagon's dysfunction.

MAY/JUNE 2013

Conversations with the General

Talking to Syria’s rebel leader about chemical weapons, jihadi rebels, and the day after Assad falls.

BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | APRIL 28, 2013

The Safe Haven Next Door

Somaliland was once part of chaotic Somalia. Today it's a thriving oasis of peace.

BY AHMED MOHAMED MOHAMOUD SILANYO | APRIL 27, 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

Intervention Escalation

Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States into doing something. But Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.

BY JAMES F. JEFFREY | APRIL 24, 2013

Weren't Buddhists Supposed to Be Pacifists?

Their religion may stress peace, but some Buddhists are showing that they’re entirely capable of violence in the name of faith.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 23, 2013

IED=WMD?

Why the Justice Department’s charge against the Boston bomber is ridiculous.

BY TIMOTHY NOAH | APRIL 22, 2013

The Stories You Missed

What happened around the world while the world was watching Boston.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 19, 2013

China's Victim Complex

Why are Chinese leaders so paranoid about the United States?

BY ELY RATNER | APRIL 19, 2013

Forget What You Think You Know

Would we even recognize an al Qaeda attack if we saw one?

BY ANDREW LIEPMAN | APRIL 18, 2013

It's Time to Act in Syria

American values and interests are at stake in stopping the country's slow-motion destruction.

BY DENNIS ROSS | APRIL 18, 2013

Mostly Quiet on the Western Front

Why isn’t terrorism in the United States a whole lot more frequent?

BY DAVID H. SCHANZER | APRIL 17, 2013

A Few Bad Men

Why America doesn’t really have a terrorism problem.

BY MAX ABRAHMS | APRIL 16, 2013

Stay the Hand of Vengeance

From Guantánamo to Boston, why Americans have a dangerous tendency to overreact to terrorism.

BY BRUCE WEINSTEIN | APRIL 16, 2013

Fault Lines, Not Red Lines

Why the earthquake near Iran's dated and unproven nuclear reactor at Bushehr should scare you.

BY ALI VAEZ | APRIL 10, 2013