Security
The Africa Surprise
From deadly cross-border conflicts to emboldened terrorist franchises, Barack Obama will confront a host of challenges in Africa during his second term.
BY JOHN PRENDERGAST | NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Time for a Reset on Human Rights
Obama’s record has been a disappointment. Now he has a second chance to get it right.
BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Passive Aggression
Why do so few politicians challenge America's emphasis on military action?
BY JOHN ARQUILLA | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Air Wars
How defense is playing in the 2012 campaign.
BY GORDON LUBOLD, KEVIN BARON, JOHN REED | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Lessons From a Forgotten War
How America’s first foray into the modern Arab world can help solve its current entanglements.
BY ROBERT SATLOFF | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Do Ceasefires Ever Work?
Why the tenuous Syrian truce could end up being a step back for peace.
BY PAGE FORTNA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Strategic Misdirection
Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?
BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Tell Us the One About the Robots, Mr. President
Want to lead the free world? You'd better figure out what to do about the rise of the machines.
BY PETER W. SINGER | OCTOBER 24, 2012
The Pivot to Economics
The State Department is hard at work integrating economics into U.S. foreign policy.
BY HEIDI CREBO-REDIKER | OCTOBER 19, 2012
Want Closure? Go Talk to Dr. Phil.
You won't find it on the Iranian nuclear issue.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 17, 2012
The Ground Truth from Benghazi
The politicians in Washington are beating each other up over the Benghazi consulate attack. But they don't seem to be paying much attention to the evidence from the scene of the crime.
BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | OCTOBER 16, 2012
The New Sheriff in Town
At an outpost on the Turkish-Syrian border, rebel fighters are the law.
BY SARAH A. TOPOL | OCTOBER 12, 2012
Will Iran Weather the Economic Storm?
The depreciation of the rial is unlikely to change Iran's foreign-policy calculations.
BY PATRICK CLAWSON | OCTOBER 11, 2012
Is Iraq an Iranian Proxy?
Inquiring minds want to know.
BY SAFA AL-SHEIKH, EMMA SKY | OCTOBER 11, 2012
China's Oil Investment Is Not a Threat
The Chinese purchase of a Canadian oil company is something U.S. officials should welcome, not fear.
BY ERICA DOWNS | OCTOBER 10, 2012
The Currency of Power
Want to understand America's place in the world? Write economics back into the plan.
BY ROBERT ZOELLICK | NOVEMBER 2012
The Mayor of Mogadishu
What the politician known as "Tarzan" carries as he goes about transforming the Somali capital.
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MOHAMED MUBARAK | NOVEMBER 2012
Better Late than Never
How naive self-confidence led Barack Obama astray, before prudence brought him back.
BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 5, 2012
No Exit
For the first time in many years, Venezuela’s presidential election is raising the possibility of an electoral defeat for Hugo Chávez. But if he loses, does that mean he’ll go?
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 4, 2012
The Asian Cold War
China and Japan's island spat is much more than a battle over a bunch of uninhabited rocks. And it won't be ending anytime soon.
BY MICHAEL AUSLIN | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch.
BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | OCTOBER 3, 2012
The Case for Humility
Why Israel and the United States should keep their disagreements to themselves.
BY DAVID MAKOVSKY | OCTOBER 2, 2012
The White House's Benghazi Problem
Under pressure from the right, the Obama administration has declared the killing of its ambassador in Libya a "terrorist attack." The trouble is, its explanations just don't make sense.
BY LOUIS KLAREVAS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
The Problem with Patriotism
The dispute over islands in the East China Sea is stirring up nationalist passions in the region. That doesn't bode well for the future of democracy.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Why U.S. Consulates Are More Dangerous Than War Zones
Our military provides comprehensive care and support to its troops and families. They should do the same for the civilians we send into harm's way.
BY PHILLIP CARTER | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
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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