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Europe After the Berlin Wall: 4 Surprises

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 11:06am
For Europe the effects of the Berlin Wall's collapse were almost as surprising as the fall itself. Here are 4 of the unexpected consequences that the end of the Soviet Union had for Europe -- ones even the experts didn't see coming.

Please Send More Than Troops

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 9:17am
If the window closes to fix Afghanistan's government, more boots on the ground won't matter.

When Obama Goes to Beijing

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 3:42pm
Can the president pull a Cairo-speech moment in China?

Just How 'Secret' is Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program?

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 3:27pm
The New York Times says a leaked IAEA report contains new revelations about Iran. But does the report really tell us anything we didn't already know?

A Boatload of Trouble

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 2:33pm
Think Hezbollah was tamed following the 2006 war? The recent seizure of a cargo ship full of weapons intended for the organization proves otherwise.

The Rift that Began in Tiananmen Square

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 12:01pm
When Deng Xiaoping met with Mikhail Gorbachev in May 1989, neither communist leader could have predicted that the events simultaneously transpiring in Tiananmen Square would ricochet around the world -- all the way to the Berlin Wall.

Don't Take Netanyahu to the Woodshed

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 11:12am
The U.S. president and Israeli prime minister can patch things up during a meeting tonight by avoiding talks of Israel and Palestine. They should turn to Iran instead.

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.

Jerusalem's Train to Nowhere

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 10:42am
The construction project that is just another dead end for Israelis and Palestinians.

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.