The Transformer
Bob Gates never thought he'd be Barack Obama's defense secretary. Now, in an exclusive interview, the most revolutionary Pentagon leader since Robert McNamara tells FP why he said yes, when he'll get out of Washington, and what legacy he hopes to leave behind.
BY FRED KAPLAN
Fire in the Hole
How India's economic rise turned an obscure communist revolt into a raging resource war.
BY JASON MILKIN and SCOTT CARNEY
The Arctic
Everyone wants a piece of the thawing far north. But that doesn't mean anarchy will reign at the top of the world.
BY LAWSON W. BRIGHAM
Tycoon Lit
Foreign Policy asked three authors to dig into the stories -- some unexpected -- of booming business across the globe.
The Flu
The world has virtually wiped out polio, eradicated smallpox,and slowed the spread of HIV/AIDS. But when it comes to the deadly influenza virus, all governments seem to do is panic.
By John Barry
Reagan Was Right
Richard Perle challenges Peter Beinart's representation of Reagan's foreign policy.
