The Royal Oui?
A vote for France’s first female president may not deliver the political change the country wants.
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A vote for France’s first female president may not deliver the political change the country wants.
Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006), the nuttiest despot
A visit to the home of the famed Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus [Web-only: "The Swedish Way." A narrated photo essay.]
Mark Bowden, author of "Jihadists in Paradise," on hunting down the story of Abu Sabaya.
Whether we ultimately stay or go, we need to fix Iraq's policing problems. An expert explains how.
Thucydides may have been more trustworthy, but Herodotus would have been more fun to share a wineskin with—and is a far better guide to the present.
The Middle East looks like Europe circa World War I.
A journey through Alsace-Lorraine to the town that gave America its name
It wouldn’t be easy. But it wouldn’t be impossible. A reporter travels the world to find the weaknesses a terrorist could exploit
Our man in Shanghai samples budget beer, survives subway scrimmages, and starts living the contradictions of China’s breakneck modernization
The U.S.-European alliance is not on its last legs— and when Bush goes, it could emerge stronger than ever
Iran. North Korea. Uganda? Why the Pentagon ranks Africa’s AIDS crisis as a leading security threat
A letter from Florida
The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about Pakistan and its president, Pervez Musharraf
Mapping the rise of discontent
Midwinter pool hopping in Iceland
What to see and do in Iceland
It was the first act of airline terrorism in the Americas: thirty years ago, seventy-three people died in the bombing of a Cuban passenger plane. Now, one alleged mastermind lives freely in Miami, while another awaits trial on other charges in Texas. With Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez insisting the CIA was behind the bombing, why won’t the Bush administration at last resolve enduring suspicions? A tale of thwarted dreams, frustrated justice, and murder in the sky
For more than a year, Karen Hughes has been trying to sell George Bush’s America to the Middle East. Here’s why it isn’t working
The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about current and future U.S. support for Israel
For a preview of future instability and war in the Middle East, watch where Iraqi refugees are going
A Mexican hill town’s indolent beauty belies its fiery past
The Most Terrifying Description of Ocean Swimming I've Ever Read
'I'm, Like, Forced to. I Don't Know Why. Facebook Takes Up My Whole Life.'
Urbanization Is Making China Wealthy— But Is It Sustainable?
The Falling-Bridge Lesson: The U.S. Infrastructure Failure Is Still Totally Inexcusable
WikiLeaks, the Film: Massive Leaks Are a Natural Response to Government Classification Run Amok
A Dozen Extraordinary Picnics and the Finest Passage Ever Written About Them
Cheating on Your Spouse Is Bad; Divorcing Your Spouse Is Not
Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Is a Lovely Sounding Retirement Record
This Is the Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
The Amazing David Beckham Goal That Sent England to the 2002 World Cup
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