In The July/August 2009 IssueIdeas: Business & Economics Dr. Doom Has Some Good NewsNouriel Roubini is a famous--and famously prescient--economic pessimist. So why is he smiling? By James Fallows. 
Ideas: The Middle East How Iran Could Save the Middle EastAn unlikely alliance with Israel might bring peace to the region. By Jeffrey Goldberg.
Finance How Moldova Escaped the CrisisEurope’s poorest country is a paragon of financial stability. By Jeffrey Tayler.
Government Flight RiskWhen a U.S. company ignored pilot warnings in Colombia, four Americans died, and three were taken captive. By Mark Bowden. |
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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 FreeThe Saudi government is betting that instead of just locking terrorists away, it can reform them. By Terrence Henry
Flashbacks: Understanding AfghanistanAtlantic articles from the 1950s and the 1980s offer background and perspective on a nation in conflict.
The Talented Mr. ChavezVenezuela'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 MusharrafWhat the future holds for Pakistan—and for America. By Joshua Hammer (October 2007)
China Makes, The World TakesA 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 IraqA collection of articles by James Fallows, Robert D. Kaplan, Bing West, and others.
The Tragedy of ZimbabweSamantha Power on how Robert Mugabe has managed to bring his country to chaos. (December 2003) |
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Environment As Go the Hippos …Under the weight of Congo’s civil war, an ecosystem collapses. By Delphine Schrank.
Foreign Affairs Pakistan’s Fatal ShoreThe port of Gwadar could be the next Dubai. Or it could be a deadly ethnic flash point in the most dangerous country on Earth. By Robert D. Kaplan.
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Profile India’s New FaceMeet the pro-business anti-Muslim extremist who could one day be the leader of the world’s largest democracy. By Robert D. Kaplan.
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