Max Fisher

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

Clare Morgana Gillis's Dispatches From Libya

Clare Morgana Gillis's Dispatches From Libya

The freelance journalist filed for TheAtlantic.com before being captured by Qaddafi's forces and spending 44 days in detention More »

The Only Leader Who Understood Greece's Real Problem Is Resigning

The Only Leader Who Understood Greece's Real Problem Is Resigning

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou seemed to grasp what others in Europe are missing: finances are only a symptom of Greece's broken society More »

Why Pakistan Can't Turn China Against the U.S.

Why Pakistan Can't Turn China Against the U.S.

The U.S. and China appear to be on the same team when it comes to Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, suggesting cooperation between the two powers on global security threats More »

Chinese Dissident Artist Gets $2.4M 'Tax Bill,' Posts It to Google Plus

Chinese Dissident Artist Gets $2.4M 'Tax Bill,' Posts It to Google Plus

Why does the Chinese government appear to be so worried about one artist? More »

5 Most Likely Ways the U.S. and China Could Spark Accidental Nuclear War

5 Most Likely Ways the U.S. and China Could Spark Accidental Nuclear War

The absence of a clear, mutually understood policy on the use nuclear weapons makes the possibility of a small conflict escalating to nuclear war, however unlikely, a bit more real More »

Tunisian Election Results Guide: The Fate of a Revolution

Tunisian Election Results Guide: The Fate of a Revolution

Running data and commentary on the results of Tunisia's first election, held on Sunday More »

Does the FBI Know What a Gang Sign Is?

Does the FBI Know What a Gang Sign Is?

The Bureau's report on gang members infiltrating the military illustrates its case with less than damning evidence More »

Is This the Exact Spot of Qaddafi's Death, Charted on Google Maps?

Is This the Exact Spot of Qaddafi's Death, Charted on Google Maps?

A Twitter account linked with Libyan opposition activists posted what it says is the location where Qaddafi's convoy was hit. It can't be confirmed, but it appears to match up with photos from the scene More »

Obama's Difficult Choice on Iraq: Democracy Over Security

Obama's Difficult Choice on Iraq: Democracy Over Security

The U.S. decision to honor Iraq's barely functional political process, even when it doesn't make the smartest choice, might be the best thing for both countries More »

Tunisian Artists Lead Surprisingly Professional Get-Out-The-Vote Effort

Tunisian Artists Lead Surprisingly Professional Get-Out-The-Vote Effort

From the quality of the ads, songs, and videos, you could be forgiven for thinking Tunisians have been at this for centuries More »

Fact Check: New York Post's Qaddafi Headline Almost Certainly Wrong

Fact Check: New York Post's Qaddafi Headline Almost Certainly Wrong

The Post credits a Yankee fan who was probably not even at the scene More »

Qaddafi Was Captured Alive—Who Killed Him?

Qaddafi Was Captured Alive—Who Killed Him?

Libya's rebels, the U.S., and NATO may all hold responsibility for the death -- perhaps by execution -- of a man they'd pledged to bring to trial More »

How Qaddafi Fooled Libya and the World

How Qaddafi Fooled Libya and the World

Though he sold himself as either a costumed buffoon, a wild-eyed terrorist, or a wary reformer, Qaddafi's rule from his unlikely rise to his inevitable fall was one of the most cunning and improbable feats of modern dictatorships More »

First Alleged Photo of Killed Muammar al-Qaddafi (Graphic)

First Alleged Photo of Killed Muammar al-Qaddafi (Graphic)

The photo alleges to show Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, killed today in his hometown of Sirte, according to the Libyan rebel leadership More »

Photo of the Day: Libyan Rebels Support 'Occupy Wala Street'

Photo of the Day: Libyan Rebels Support 'Occupy Wala Street'

In Qaddafi's occupied home town, another movement finds footing More »

Video: Lord's Resistance Army Survivor Responds to Rush Limbaugh

Video: Lord's Resistance Army Survivor Responds to Rush Limbaugh

A 22-year old survivor, abducted by the LRA while a child, tells the conservative radio host he is wrong about the group More »

The Bizarre and Horrifying Story of the Lord's Resistance Army

The Bizarre and Horrifying Story of the Lord's Resistance Army

A group of child-enslaving cultists might not sound like much of an enemy, but the group, which should not have survived its first battle, has persisted for 25 years More »

Why Are Dubai and Abu Dhabi's Roads Some of the World's Most Dangerous?

Why Are Dubai and Abu Dhabi's Roads Some of the World's Most Dangerous?

The oil-rich United Arab Emirates, like Saudi Arabia and Libya, have poor policing, lots of money, and maybe too much machismo More »

Why Is Obama Sending Troops Against the Lord's Resistance Army?

Why Is Obama Sending Troops Against the Lord's Resistance Army?

The pseudo-Christian terror cult has enslaved 66,000 children in its 20-year campaign across several countries in Central Africa, but it poses no threat to the U.S. or its interests More »

13 Biggest Foreign Policy Blunders of the GOP Field

13 Biggest Foreign Policy Blunders of the GOP Field

Hezbollah is learning Spanish, China invaded space, and did we mention our coming invasion of Mexico? More »

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