Max Fisher

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

Chinese Bloggers Riff Off Worst-Ever Doctored Propaganda Photo

Chinese Bloggers Riff Off Worst-Ever Doctored Propaganda Photo

Eager to mock the cheesy propaganda they've endured their whole lives, some Chinese hit back with spoofs More »

Turkey Is Not Invading Syria

Turkey Is Not Invading Syria

Why so many in the West were ready to believe an outlandish story More »

Kabul Hotel Attack Demonstrates Taliban's Persistence

Kabul Hotel Attack Demonstrates Taliban's Persistence

Whether we like it or not, the Taliban will either have a role in shaping Afghanistan's future, or in destroying it More »

Could Radioactive Fukushima Debris Land at California?

Could Radioactive Fukushima Debris Land at California?

Scientists who specialize in oceanic debris say yes, but admit we can't know for sure More »

The Country Where Slavery Is Still Normal

The Country Where Slavery Is Still Normal

How a perfect storm of ethnic divisions, natural disaster, and political turmoil made Mauritania a 21st-century slave state More »

Chart of the Day: Opium Wealth, From Afghanistan to U.K.

Chart of the Day: Opium Wealth, From Afghanistan to U.K.

Most of the money from Afghan opium doesn't stay in the country More »

Will ICC Arrest Warrants for Qaddafi Make Any Difference?

Will ICC Arrest Warrants for Qaddafi Make Any Difference?

How the Hague-based court does and doesn't change the Libyan leader's calculus More »

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In India, Parliament Seats Are Often Hereditary

Plan to Kill Libya's Qaddafi Carries Dire Risks

Plan to Kill Libya's Qaddafi Carries Dire Risks

What happens if NATO succeeds in targeting the Libyan leader? More »

In Zimbabwe, Chinese Investment With Hints of Colonialism

In Zimbabwe, Chinese Investment With Hints of Colonialism

The Asian power is exerting greater influence over political and economic systems across Africa More »

The Pakistani Elephant in the Room

The Pakistani Elephant in the Room

What President Obama didn't say about the other South Asian country where we're at war More »

Zimbabwean Superstar 'Winky D' Raps in Support of Circumcision

Zimbabwean Superstar 'Winky D' Raps in Support of Circumcision

Can the African country really circumcise four in five males? More »

Chart of the Day: Internet Use Skyrockets in Central Asia

Chart of the Day: Internet Use Skyrockets in Central Asia

How will it change a region long disconnected from the outside world? More »

Chart: Muslim-World Conflict Is in Steep Decline

Chart: Muslim-World Conflict Is in Steep Decline

Data show that Muslim countries are experiencing a rapid and sustained drop in violent conflict More »

Is the 'China Model' Failing?

Is the 'China Model' Failing?

The country's economic growth, long thought to ensure Communist Party rule, has done little to curb the protests and violence that have erupted across the country in recent weeks More »

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Web Game Lets You Throw Shoes at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Is Syria's Assad Cracking?

Is Syria's Assad Cracking?

The besieged president gave his first address in two months this morning, another sign that the situation in his country could be turning against him More »

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From Pakistan, a Truly Bizarre Father's Day Story

Best of the Web

China Plans to Duplicate Entire Austrian Town

Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban On Roads and Online

Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban On Roads and Online

Social media has allowed the "Women2Drive" movement to organize and to spread the idea that women have a right to drive More »

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Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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