Somalia
The LWOT: Gunman kills two U.S. Airmen at Frankfurt Airport; Two NJ men plead guilty to attempting to join al-Shabaab
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 4, 2011
The LWOT: FBI arrests Saudi in alleged terrorism plot; Chesser gets 25 years in prison
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 25, 2011
The LWOT: House fails to pass Patriot Act extensions; Top officials testify on terrorist threat
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 11, 2011
The LWOT: Ghailani faces life at sentencing today; Alleged al Qaeda figure could be deported to U.S.
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 25, 2011
The Unfree World
Freedom House's 2011 list highlights an ongoing democratic decline.
JANUARY 12, 2011
The LWOT: Obama considers ignoring Congressional Gitmo ban; UK to modify but continue control orders
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JANUARY 7, 2011
Next Year's Wars
The 16 brewing conflicts to watch for in 2011.
CAPTIONS BY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP | DECEMBER 28, 2010
Our Time Is Now
The new Somali prime minister explains why 2011 is a window of opportunity that his country cannot afford to miss.
BY MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED | DECEMBER 21, 2010
The LWOT: British arrest 12 in terror sweep; Ghailani to file appeal
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 21, 2010
Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy
Is franchising a successful way to build a global terror network?
BY DANIEL BYMAN | DECEMBER 7, 2010
The LWOT: WikiLeaks: Saudi citizens "most significant" terrorism funders
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 7, 2010
The LWOT: AQAP releases new "Inspire" magazine; Germany attack fears intensify
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Pirate Hunting in the Gulf of Aden
Images of the anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa.
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
The LWOT: Awlaki videos banned from YouTube, in theory; more arrests made for supporting al-Shabaab
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 5, 2010
How Much Turf Does the Somali Government Really Control?
It's a bit more than just "a few square blocks." But it's bad news when insurgents control the majority of the capital.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Somalia's Hour of Need
Uganda's president explains why Africa is committed to the fight in Somalia -- and why the West should be, too.
BY YOWERI MUSEVENI | AUGUST 25, 2010
My Pen Pal, the Jihadist
How a young Virginia man charged with supporting terrorists in Somalia became my online sparring partner -- and why he is so dangerous.
BY JARRET BRACHMAN | JULY 29, 2010
The Truth About Africom
No, the U.S. military is not trying to take over Africa. Here's what we're actually doing.
BY ROBERT MOELLER | JULY 21, 2010
Saving Failed States
How the United Nations let countries fall apart -- and how it needs to adapt if it wants to put them back together. (Originally published in the Winter 1992-1993 issue of Foreign Policy.)
BY GERALD B. HELMAN, STEVEN R. RATNER | JUNE 21, 2010
Help Wanted
Now is no time for the world to go wobbly on Somalia.
BY OMAR ABDIRASHID ALI SHARMARKE | JUNE 21, 2010
Reality Check: How Bad Are They?
Worlds apart in language, culture, and daily routine, the top failed states still share a quality of life that is at best difficult and at worst fatal for the majority of the population.
JULY/AUGUST 2010
Postcards from Hell
Images from the world's most failed states.
CAPTIONS BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2010
The Pirate Den
Inside the modern business of wreaking havoc on the high seas.
BY BRIDGET COGGINS | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Actually, It's Mountains
Sometimes the toughest obstacles are the naturally occurring ones.
BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Mogadishu Was a Blast
Our trip to the world’s most failed state -- by way of Kandahar.
BY ALEX STRICK VAN LINSCHOTEN, FELIX KUEHN | JULY/AUGUST 2010
In the Beginning, There Was Somalia
Two decades later, the U.S. still has no plan.
BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Dangerous Weakness
Somalia is the quintessential "failed state" -- and not just because it has topped Foreign Policy's Failed States Index since 2008.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Somalia's Saviors Are Making Everything Worse
The U.S. and the U.N. are doing everything but keeping the peace in Mogadishu.
BY LETTA TAYLER | MAY 5, 2010
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BY KEVIN BARON
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BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
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