Yemen
Egypt's Subsidy Blues
When Egypt's next rulers finally tackle urgently needed economic reform, they should look to an unlikely model: Iran.
BY PETER PASSELL | JUNE 15, 2012
No More Half Measures
A compromise solution that removes Syria's Bashar al-Assad but replaces him with a crony is now fully off the table. It's time for Washington to back the opposition.
BY DANIEL BYMAN | JUNE 14, 2012
Where the Drones Are
Mapping the launch pads for Obama's secret wars.
BY MICAH ZENKO AND EMMA WELCH | MAY 29, 2012
Unmanned and Dangerous
Why NATO's expanding use of drones is a disturbing trend.
BY LOUISE ARBOUR | MAY 18, 2012
Nation-Building in the Yemen
Drones alone won't be enough to stop Yemen from falling into the failed state abyss.
BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 18, 2012
A Nation of Spies and Snitches
The United States is pretty darn good at infiltrating terrorist groups -- at home and abroad -- these days. But should we be worried about the social costs?
BY J.M. BERGER | MAY 9, 2012
Where Democracy Is America’s Second Choice
For Washington, democracy promotion in Yemen continues to take a back seat to the fight against Al-Qaeda.
BY FRANCISCO MARTIN-RAYO | MAY 2, 2012
Predators for Peace
Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?
BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 2012
The New al Qaeda Franchises
Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012
The Qatar Bubble
Can this tiny, rich emirate really solve the Middle East's thorniest political conflicts?
BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | MAY/JUNE 2012
Rock Like a Yemeni
Backstage with the hottest ticket on the Arabian Peninsula.
BY GAAR ADAMS | APRIL 13, 2012
Yemeni Idol
It's not easy being the second-biggest rock band in Sanaa.
BY GAAR ADAMS | APRIL 13, 2012
Filling Saleh's Shoes
Yemen's new president has his work cut out for him. Is he up to the task?
BY TOM FINN | MARCH 21, 2012
You Can Run But You Can't Hide
Activists are preparing to charge Yemen's ex-strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh with crimes against humanity -- despite a deal that guarantees him immunity at home.
BY INNA LAZAREVA | FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Votes Versus Rights
The debate that's shaping the outcome of the Arab Spring.
BY CHARLES KURZMAN | FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Yemen's State Within a Failed State
A rare journey to the rugged province of Saada, the battle-torn region that has fallen out of the government's control during the past year.
PHOTOS BY TOM FINN | JANUARY 27, 2012
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!
What should America do about the Arab Spring? Not much.
BY F. GREGORY GAUSE III | DECEMBER 21, 2011
Looking Back at the Arab Spring
From Tunisia to Tahrir Square, the pictures that defined a movement.
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Saleh Wins Again
Yemen’s wily leader has once again outwitted the world -- and he’s not going away.
BY CHARLES SCHMITZ | DECEMBER 5, 2011
A House Divided
President Saleh may be stepping down, but the threat of civil war is growing.
BY TOM FINN , ATIAF AL-WAZIR | NOVEMBER 28, 2011
The Dance of Daggers
A deadly, personal civil war between Yemen's president and his former friend, now archrival, threatens to tear apart a peaceful protest movement.
BY FP CORRESPONDENTS | OCTOBER 24, 2011
Luxury Condo, for Saleh or Rent
Why is Yemen’s presidential family loaded up with millions of dollars in D.C. real estate?
BY KEN SILVERSTEIN | OCTOBER 18, 2011
Gone But Not Forgotten
Anwar al-Awlaki might be dead, but his legacy of hatred and radicalism will live on.
BY J.M. BERGER | SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
The LWOT: Anwar al-Awlaki reported killed in Yemen
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
Qaddafi's Fall Rivets Yemen
How the rebel victory in Libya is inspiring the revolutionaries in Sanaa.
BY TOM FINN | AUGUST 23, 2011
The Myth of Anwar al-Awlaki
One of America's most-wanted Islamist radicals was once a humble, mainstream preacher who became enraged by the war on terror. At least, that's the story some people are selling.
BY J.M. BERGER | AUGUST 10, 2011
Revolution's End
Looking at the Arab Spring through 20 years of post-Soviet history.
BY SUSAN GLASSER | AUGUST 8, 2011
Mission Not Accomplished
Reports of al Qaeda's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
BY CHRISTOPHER HEFFELFINGER | AUGUST 5, 2011
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
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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