Editors' Picks
How does the world look in an age of U.S. decline? Dangerously unstable.
Why Iran's ayatollah-in-chief always gets it wrong.
My prediction that the Communist Party would fall by 2011 was wrong. Still, I'm only off by a year.
South Africa's Awkward Teenage Years
The Rainbow Nation has finally arrived on the world stage -- but did its conscience stay at home?
Why Iran should study Pearl Harbor

BY ROBERT HADDICK
Don't write off the Arab League in Syria ... yet

BY RICHARD GOWAN
Fidel comes out against fracking
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Dictionary of American politics, Demspeak edition
Would counterinsurgency have worked in Vietnam?
BY JOHN H. CUSHMAN
Obama's defense strategy is bad. But conservatives need to find a better one.
BY PAUL MILLER
America needs 62 more warships to stop China's navy
BY PATRICK M. CRONIN
DIRECTORY
The Dog that Didn’t Bark - by James Traub
Algeria looked ripe for revolution. What happened?
01/06/2012
This Week at War: The Gathering Storm in the Gulf
What Iran should learn from Japan's pre-World War II mistakes.
01/06/2012
The LWOT: State Department Establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism
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01/06/2012
Flu Season - by Laurie Garrett
Making a superbug that can infect thousands of people is easier than ever. Is there anything governments can do to prevent terrorists from learning how to make a devastating bioweapon?
01/05/2012
Pakistan's Slow-Motion Coup - by C. Christine Fair
Islamabad’s generals are out to destroy Pakistani democracy. Obama should try to stop them.
01/05/2012
Power Play - By Patrick M. Cronin
It's time for the U.S. to stand up to China. And cutting the Pentagon's budget isn't going to help.
01/05/2012
Nothing to Celebrate - By Charles Grant
Think 2011 was a bad year for Europe? 2012 could be a whole lot worse -- if EU leaders don't get serious and deal with these 6 problems.
01/04/2012
Little Trouble in Big China - By Scott Clement
Did Jon Huntsman waste his time as ambassador in Beijing?
01/04/2012
A Watchful Eye - By Martin S. Edwards
Promises of fiscal discipline by European countries could prove empty without effective surveillance from the International Monetary Fund. Here's how to make sure they don't slip.
01/04/2012