Spencer Ackerman inteviews Gen. David Petraeus. -BH

Fareed Zakaria's new book: "While we argue over why they hate us, "they" have moved on, and are now far more interested in other, more dynamic parts of the globe. The world has shifted from anti-Americanism to post-Americanism." - BH

Ricardo Sanchez dishes the inside scoop on the postwar planning for Iraq. -BH

High oil prices make tractors too expensive for some folks, so these "ships of the desert" are making a comeback. -BH

I'm not sure I buy all of this, but Nir Rosen does make some good points, such as, "Hizballah and Hamas are popular in the region, the U.S. and its occupation of Iraq are not popular." -BH

"Suicide bombings in Israel have dropped off so significantly that the nation’s security officials now dare to speak openly of success. " -BH

Brooks says it's time to move past the "globalization paradigm," because the real struggle is between the thinks and the think-nots. -BH

"Boris Johnson, the floppy-haired media celebrity and Conservative member of Parliament who transformed himself from a shambling, amusing-aphorism-uttering figure of fun into a plausible political force, was elected mayor of London on Friday." - BH

"On Monday night, the area around Rome's city hall rang to chants of 'Duce! Duce!,' the term adopted by Italy's dictator, Benito Mussolini, equivalent to the German 'Führer.' Supporters of the new mayor gave the fascist Roman straight-arm salutes." - BH

A fascinating interview with a Cuban man who interrogated John McCain as a POW in Vietnam. -BH

Good news -- Glenn Kessler reports that the North Koreans are going to make a public show of it once the country is removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. -BH

A nice review of Raul Castro's economic reforms. - BH

TNR's editors say the United States could shove out Robert Mugabe if it wanted to. My sense is that this is already being tried. -BH

"Since 2004, the Pentagon has spent roughly $16 billion annually to maintain and modernize the military's business systems, but most are as unreliable as ever—even as the surge in defense spending is creating more room for error." -BH

"Some kinds of fertilizer have nearly tripled in price in the last year, keeping farmers from buying all they need." -BH

Bill Gross says it's time for the Fed to stop cutting interest rates. -BH

Non-OPEC supplies have plateaued... OPEC isn't willing to increase production... demand from Asia is soaring. It's a perfect storm. -BH

FP's editor in chief weighs in on a new book about global crime networks. -BH

Chinese nationalism is like blog commenters? -BH

A move that is long overdue. -BH