Photo Essay

War Dogs of the World

Four paws. One mission.

BY REBECCA FRANKEL | APRIL 27, 2012

Obama’s Shadow Wars

Missile-wielding drones and elite Special Forces units are the new face of American power, and the White House is increasingly relying on them to fight terror in the farthest corners of the globe.

MARCH/APRIL 2012

Drones: A Photo History

We think of drones as a modern invention, but they've been part of warfare for longer than you think. Here's a look at the evolution of drones and the way they've changed how war works.

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Portraits of a Massacre Foretold

A ground-level view of the Syrian regime's assault on Homs.

BY MULHAM AL-JUNDI | FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Once Upon a Time in Tehran

Photos of a swinging Iran when the skirts were short, the dance was the twist, and America wasn't Enemy No. 1.

BY CARA PARKS | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Winter's Palace

Photos of China's technicolor frozen wonderland.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JONATHAN BROWNING | FEBRUARY 1, 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

Haiti, 2 Years Later

A visit to the sites of the most iconic pictures of Haiti's 2010 earthquake to see what has -- and hasn't -- been reconstructed two years later.

BY BEN DEPP | JANUARY 13, 2012

The Best Covers of 2011

Our favorites from the past year. 

DECEMBER 31, 2011

War Dogs, Boomtowns, and Dead Dictators

Foreign Policy’s most popular photo essays of 2011.

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Shots Seen ‘Round the World

The photos that mattered in 2011.

CAPTIONS BY URI FRIEDMAN | DECEMBER 23, 2011

Kim Jong Il's Life in Photos

A look back at the highlights of the Dear Leader's  odd, unpredictable, and often quirky behavior as North Korea's leader.

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The World in Photos This Week

The end of the war in Iraq, more European chaos, and election fraud in Russia.

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Next Year, in Review

From the fall of Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, and Chavez to the rise of cyberattacks -- the top 13 stories that could dominate the headlines in 2012.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 12, 2011

The Anti-Putin Brigade

Portraits of Russia's would-be revolutionaries -- and their intimate thoughts on Vladimir Putin and the country's dark political future.

PHOTOS BY KIRILL NIKITENKO | DECEMBER 5, 2011

16 Global Cities to Watch

From Singapore to Christchurch, the urban centers that are shaping the next century.

BY EDWARD GLAESER, SASKIA SASSEN | DECEMBER 2011

Mourning in Mogadishu

An exclusive portfolio by photographer Jared P. Moossy of the devastation wrought by famine.

PHOTOS BY JARED P. MOOSSY | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Once Upon a Time in Mogadishu

A peek into the "pleasant" colonial past of the world's most dangerous city.

BY SOPHIA JONES | NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The Nine Lives of Silvio Berlusconi

The Italian prime minister has risen from the political grave almost too many times to count. But, with the latest, greatest crisis, it may finally be time to bid him arrivederci.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Black Flag

A mysterious Islamist banner has been popping up across the Middle East, from Benghazi to Lebanon. Is it a simply a sign of faith or the battle flag of al Qaeda?

BY WILLIAM MCCANTS | NOVEMBER 7, 2011

A Grand Tour

Photos of Syria in happier times.

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Welcome to Bazaaristan

Photos from the $10 trillion shadow economy.

OCTOBER 28, 2011

A Brief History of Plan Colombia

Is the U.S.-backed anti-drug war in Colombia really a success worth replicating in Afghanistan?

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 28, 2011

Merkozy, a Beautiful Friendship

As Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel team up to conquer the eurozone crisis, we imagine what it's like on the inside of Europe's most enviable friendship.

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The World According to Condi

Who did Condoleezza Rice loathe -- and love? The former secretary of state dishes in her new book on everyone from Dick Cheney to Muammar al-Qaddafi.

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Brother Leader's War Machine

Exclusive: The secret photo albums of Muammar al-Qaddafi offer a rare look at the colonel's guns and ammo.

OCTOBER 20, 2011

China's Ultimate Fighting Crickets

Inside China's strange obsession with battling bugs.

BY JONATHAN BROWNING | OCTOBER 19, 2011

City Of Clichés

Why it's so hard to take an original photo in Tehran.

BY ROLAND ELLIOTT BROWN | OCTOBER 14, 2011

Looking East

Six decades of the United States in Asia, in photographs.

OCTOBER 11, 2011

South Africa's Dictator Dance

South Africa was once celebrated as a champion for human rights. So why are Mandela's heirs engaging with some of the world's most dubious characters?

CAPTIONS BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | OCTOBER 4, 2011