Foreign Affairs

Globalization

¡Hola, Hezbollah!

How a Lebanese mullah found happiness in Paraguay. By Graeme Wood.

Energy

Oil on Ice

Will Greenland become the Nigeria of the Arctic? By Joshua Kucera.

Health

How I Survived China

Our man in Beijing returns home, with lungs only somewhat the worse for wear. By James Fallows.

Featured Archive Content

Jerusalem

Will Israel Live to 100?

"In the long run the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will remain a problem without a solution." By Benjamin Schwarz (May 2005)

Get Out of Jihad Free

The Saudi government is betting that instead of just locking terrorists away, it can reform them. By Terrence Henry

Flashbacks: Understanding Afghanistan

Atlantic articles from the 1950s and the 1980s offer background and perspective on a nation in conflict.

The Talented Mr. Chavez

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is perhaps the world's most openly anti-American head of state. With Latin America in the midst of a leftward swing, how dangerous is he? (May 2006)

After Musharraf

What the future holds for Pakistan—and for America. By Joshua Hammer (October 2007)

China Makes, The World Takes

A look inside the world's manufacturing center shows that America should welcome China's rise—for now. By James Fallows (July/August 2007)

Spotlight: Debating Iraq

A collection of articles by James Fallows, Robert D. Kaplan, Bing West, and others.

The Tragedy of Zimbabwe

Samantha Power on how Robert Mugabe has managed to bring his country to chaos. (December 2003)

Recently in the Atlantic

France

A report By Don Cook.

At Last, the Demise of Gaullism

On the eve of its national elections, France faces the end of two decades of political stability. By Patricia Painton.

Foreign Affairs

Why I Love Al Jazeera

The Arab TV channel is visually stunning, exudes hustle, and covers the globe like no one else. Just beware of its insidious despotism. By Robert D. Kaplan.

Epistle

Dear President Bush,

An open letter to the one man who can repair the moral damage caused by torture. By Andrew Sullivan.

Citizenship

Go North, Young Man!

Becoming a Canadian has its advantages. By Will Wilkinson.

The Military

The Doctor’s War

Civilians face harsh choices at Army field hospitals. By Brian Mockenhaupt.

China

Village Dreamers

Two Americans try to save a Chinese town from kitsch. By James Fallows.

China

Village Dreamers

Two Americans try to save a Chinese town from kitsch. By James Fallows.

Foreign Affairs

Buddha’s Savage Peace

Sri Lanka’s civil war is finally over. Can Buddhists and Hindus coexist there once again? By Robert D. Kaplan.

Map

The Next Breadbasket?

How African agriculture could save the world from starvation. By Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne.

Iraq

Bovine Intervention

How cows can help win the peace in Fallujah. By Graeme Wood.

Ideas: Business & Economics

Dr. Doom Has Some Good News

Nouriel Roubini is a famous--and famously prescient--economic pessimist. So why is he smiling? By James Fallows.

Ideas: Fixing the World

Privatize the Seas

By Gregg Easterbrook.

Ideas: Fixing the World

Unleash the Dogs of Peace

By James S. Gibney.

Ideas: Fixing the World

Civilize Homeland Security

By James Fallows.
 

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Dispatch

Underestimating East Germany

Conventional wisdom says the East German economy is lagging. But its cities may be poised to outpace the west. By Clay Risen.

Dispatch

Mexico's Abortion Wars

In 2007, Mexico City decriminalized first-trimester terminations. That decision triggered a backlash that has pro-choice activists on the defensive. By Mary Cuddehe.

Dispatch

What Obama's Nobel Really Means

A growing contingent wants Obama to lead a post-nationalist global society. If he does things right, the U.S. could become history's first truly international nation. By Robert D. Kaplan.

Dispatch

Time for Decisiveness on Afghanistan

Obama needs to get behind his chosen general and put the spectacle of indecisiveness behind him. Otherwise, in the coming months, the Democrats may be seen as having lost a war. And if that happens, not even the Nobel Peace Prize will rescue his reputation. By Robert D. Kaplan.

Sage, Ink

Afghanistan's Unforeseen Costs

By Sage Stossel.

Dispatch

How to Talk to the Iranians

A former Iran embassy hostage offers some free advice to U.S. negotiators. By John Limbert.

Dispatch

The Bear Still Has Teeth

As the Obama administration's recent scrapping of plans for an Eastern European missile defense system makes clear, while Poland and the Czech Republic may be our allies, it is mighty Russia to whom we are wise to defer. By Robert D. Kaplan.

Sage, Ink

Escalation in Afghanistan

By Sage Stossel.

Dispatch

How AIDS Became a Caribbean Crisis

Widespread homophobia has intensified the epidemic in Jamaica, where the HIV infection rate is an astounding 32 percent among gay men. By Micah Fink.

Dispatch

Time to Get Real About World Order

Establishing stability—and eventually democracy—in the world's most troubled countries requires letting go of starry-eyed notions about self-government in the near term. By Robert D. Kaplan.

Archives

Eight Years Later

Fallows on terrorism. Langewiesche on American Ground. Clarke on the future. Highlights from our coverage of the post 9/11 era.

Dispatch

Policing Afghanistan

Both the killing Wednesday morning of Afghanistan's deputy security chief and a new report from Afghanistan's top U.S. commander testify to the country's deteriorating security situation. Our correspondent explains why things won't improve without more support for the Afghan police. By Anup Kaphle.

Feed the World

Sources for the September 2009 map “The Next Breadbasket”

Dispatch

Be Like Bush

Finesse alone won't get Obama through the challenges ahead. He needs to become more like his predecessor. By Robert D. Kaplan.