Max Fisher

Max Fisher is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.

Tracking Qaddafi's Most Elusive Son

Tracking Qaddafi's Most Elusive Son

Khamis Qaddafi, leader of the feared Khamis Brigade, is leaving a trail of death and rumor across Libya More »

Rebel Discovers Qaddafi Passport, Real Spelling of Leader's Name

Rebel Discovers Qaddafi Passport, Real Spelling of Leader's Name

Video of Mohammed Qaddafi's diplomatic passport reveals a surprising spelling More »

Ex-Member of Congress Detained in Libya Was on Vigilante Peace Mission

Ex-Member of Congress Detained in Libya Was on Vigilante Peace Mission

Walter Fauntroy may still be held in the Rixos Hotel, where Western journalists spent nearly a week until their escape on Wednesday More »

Qaddafi's Endgame

Qaddafi's Endgame

There's no telling what his plans are, but some information suggests he may be hiding in the journalist-filled Rixos Hotel More »

Should the U.S. Demand Extradition of Lockerbie Bomber from Libya?

Should the U.S. Demand Extradition of Lockerbie Bomber from Libya?

Mitt Romney thinks so, but it would carry significant risks at a sensitive time in U.S.-Libya relations More »

Mohammed Qaddafi's Bizarre Mea Culpa on Al Jazeera

Mohammed Qaddafi's Bizarre Mea Culpa on Al Jazeera

The eldest Qaddafi son started to apologize -- until his call was lost amid gunfire More »

Video: Egyptians Cheer Police After a Clash With Protesters

Video: Egyptians Cheer Police After a Clash With Protesters

Video from Tahrir Square shows security forces greeted by cheers and kisses More »

Police Clear Tahrir Square, in Sign of Egyptian Protest Movement's Decline

Police Clear Tahrir Square, in Sign of Egyptian Protest Movement's Decline

Onlookers cheered the riot police, grateful to see the center of the anti-government movement reopened More »

How Islamists Can Save Tunisia's Revolution

How Islamists Can Save Tunisia's Revolution

Al-Nahda's political campaign has Western observers and Tunisian liberals worried, but the Islamist group could help heal a rift that has troubled Tunisia since its independence More »

Chart of the Day: Muslim Brotherhood Is Deeply Unpopular in Egypt

Chart of the Day: Muslim Brotherhood Is Deeply Unpopular in Egypt

Egyptians aren't much more excited about the group than Fox News is More »

The Reporter and the Rape Victim

The Reporter and the Rape Victim

When an American journalist and a cadre of aid workers in Haiti set out to tell a horrible story, they thought they were on the same side. But it didn't turn out that way. More »

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Ahmed Wali Karzai Was Symbol of Afghan War's Complexity

Ahmed Wali Karzai Was Symbol of Afghan War's Complexity

The half-brother of President Hamid Karzai seemed to embody many of the war's contradictions More »

Old Saudi 'Educational' Flyer Warns Women of 'Dangers'

Old Saudi 'Educational' Flyer Warns Women of 'Dangers'

The cartoon shows a woman stabbed for, among other crimes, using a telephone. How much has Saudi Arabia changed? More »

Map: Which Countries Use the Death Penalty?

Map: Which Countries Use the Death Penalty?

The U.S. is joined by the world's most failing and most autocratic states, the Middle East, and an odd handful of fellow outliers More »

Rare Earths Discovery Won't Solve U.S.-China Tensions

Rare Earths Discovery Won't Solve U.S.-China Tensions

As long as China's relationship to the developed world is built on competition, it will make little difference whether it maintains control over these valuable resources More »

Video: Japan's Post-Fukushima Nuclear Protest Music

Video: Japan's Post-Fukushima Nuclear Protest Music

Playful, darkly humorous, dancehall reggae captures the fear and anxiety permeating Japan More »

Will Morocco Be the Arab Spring's Great Success—or Great Failure?

Will Morocco Be the Arab Spring's Great Success—or Great Failure?

Today's national referendum on a new constitution could be the first step toward a European-style government, or toward stifling Morocco's pro-democracy movement More »

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