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Good Riddance, Abbas

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 6:13pm
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, was no good for Palestine. And his exit will make a peaceful solution more likely.

All for One?

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 6:04pm
The Lisbon Treaty creates an EU president, sure. But it's the new foreign policy czar who might really change the world.

The Memory Trap

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 5:08pm
Why remembrance of past imperial glory holds back Russia today. Part of an FP series, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

J Street Looks for the Middle Road

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 2:00pm
The new Israel lobby group made a spectacular entrance, but it now must walk a political tightrope to build its credibility.

This Week at War: Why Don't Stryker Brigades Work in Afghanistan?

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 1:06pm
What the four-stars are reading -- a weekly column from Small Wars Journal.

No Insurgency Here

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 6:18pm
Let's be honest: What Afghanistan has on its hands isn't an insurgency, it's a civil war.

Who Brought Down the Berlin Wall?

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 6:13pm
Reagan? Economics? The CIA? Why the usual suspects get too much credit. Part of an FP series, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Interview: U.N. Undersecretary-General John Holmes

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 6:04pm
The top humanitarian official for the United Nations tells FP how to do aid in a time of war. Here’s a hint: it’s not pretty.

Energizing Peace

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 5:34pm
Natural gas pipelines, not military supply lines, could pave the way for stability in power-starved Central Asia.

Today's Berlin Walls

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 5:01pm
The fall of the Berlin Wall united Germany and eliminated the Cold War's most potent symbol. Here are five barriers that continue to divide nations and disrupt lives today. Part of an FP series, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Myth of Deutschland Über Alles

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 4:56pm
When the Berlin Wall came down, the world cheered -- and the West Germans sipped lattes. Part of an FP series, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Rendered Guilty

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 6:46pm
What the Milan conviction of 23 U.S. officials means for those on trial and the future of diplomatic immunity.

Falling Like It's 1989

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 5:46pm
Maybe history didn't end in 1989, but the world would certainly never be the same. From Berlin, to Beijing, to Burma, here are some of the most memorable images from a "year of miracles." Part of an FP series, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Who's Really Running Iran's Green Movement

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 4:52pm
Here’s a hint: It's not Mousavi, Khatami, or Karroubi.

The Avoidable Death of Afghan Democracy

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 3:35pm
Elections could be the country's undoing. Or, it could be a good start for much-needed reform.

Iran On the Edge

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 6:57pm
The Islamic Republic is facing a political and economic crisis. Obama must keep that in mind as he plans his next move.

One Reason You Shouldn't Go to Afghanistan With a Beard

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 5:12pm
Your facial hair says something about you in Afghanistan -- especially if you're a foreign soldier.

Planet Slum

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 3:14pm
Norwegian photojournalist Jonas Bendiksen spent six weeks living in the slums of Nairobi, then Caracas, Mumbai, and Jakarta. His remarkable panoramic images take us inside slum families' lives, revealing the profound human impulse to fashion not only shelter but a home.

Why Are the United States and Israel at the Top of Human Rights Hit Lists?

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 3:08pm
We ran the numbers and it's true: the watchdogs have their politics. But that might just be a good thing.

Unsettling Questions

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 3:05pm
Hillary Clinton's retreat from the previous US demand for a settlement freeze leaves the administration's strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peace in limbo.