Security
Death by Loophole
Obama's legal rationale for whacking Americans is so broad you could fly a drone through it.
BY ROSA BROOKS | FEBRUARY 5, 2013
We Shall Return
Don't be too sure there won't be another U.S. war in the Middle East.
BY RICHARD L. RUSSELL | FEBRUARY 5, 2013
What to Expect from a North Korean Nuclear Test
Pyongyang is about to make some more trouble. Here's what to look for when Kim Jong Un debuts his new bomb.
BY SIEGFRIED S. HECKER | FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Doomsday Preppers
At a new center in Cambridge, a philosopher, an astronomer, and a software pioneer are looking for ways to save humanity from itself.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 4, 2013
The Team of Buddies
Is President Obama’s national security team too like-minded and conservative about the limits of American power?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 31, 2013
The People's Republic of Hacking
China’s campaign of cyber attacks has reached epidemic proportions. Can anything be done to stop it?
BY ADAM SEGAL | JANUARY 31, 2013
Atomic Bond
Does Hagel’s nomination mean Obama will cut the nuclear arsenal?
BY KINGSTON REIF | JANUARY 30, 2013
The Republic of Port Said
An insurrection along the Suez Canal represents the greatest threat yet to the Muslim Brotherhood's rule in Egypt.
BY EVAN C. HILL | JANUARY 30, 2013
A Maritime Balkans of the 21st Century?
East Asia is a tinderbox on water.
BY KEVIN RUDD | JANUARY 30, 2013
Investigate This
The U.N. will pry America's drones out of our cold, dead hands.
BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 29, 2013
Is America Training Too Many Foreign Armies?
Events in Mali show why it’s time to take a fresh look at the Pentagon’s military assistance programs.
BY JOHN NORRIS | JANUARY 28, 2013
Learning to Live with Bibi
Netanyahu's back, and Barack Obama needs to find a way to work with him this time around.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 23, 2013
Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours
The saga of U.S. diplomatic security in Afghanistan continues.
BY ADAM ZAGORIN, DAVID HILZENRATH | JANUARY 23, 2013
The Battle for South Kordofan
Will total war in Sudan ever cease?
BY JAMES VERINI | JANUARY 22, 2013
Mutiny in Kabul
An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America's most important embassy.
BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013
Does the NRA Want to Turn America Into Afghanistan?
Because that's where we're headed.
BY JASON DEMPSEY | JANUARY 16, 2013
The 3:00 AM Call
Why aren't we asking Hagel about the stuff the SecDef actually does?
BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 15, 2013
What's Really Behind the Hagel Fight
Let's face it: This battle is about Obama, not his would-be secretary of defense.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 15, 2013
Exit, Minus Strategy
Barack Obama has clearly decided to cut his losses in Afghanistan. Will all hell break lose when he does?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 11, 2013
A New U.S. Grand Strategy
Why walkable communities, sustainable economics, and multilateral diplomacy are the future of American power.
BY PATRICK DOHERTY | JANUARY 9, 2013
The 5 Most Important Questions About Afghanistan
Obama can't shirk the difficult issues when he meets with Karzai this week.
BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | JANUARY 9, 2013
Venezuelan Roulette
With Hugo Chávez's health uncertain, narcogenerals and Cuban-backed ideologues are vying for influence in Venezuela.
BY ROGER F. NORIEGA | JANUARY 7, 2013
Will Chuck Hagel Stand Up to the Drone Lobby?
Or will he be yet another victim of Pentagon operators?
BY WINSLOW WHEELER | JANUARY 7, 2013
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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