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The Best Books of the Year: Foreign Affairs Edition

The Best Books of the Year: Foreign Affairs Edition

Some of our favorite writers on international affairs recommend their favorite books from 2010 to the world More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Plane and the Shopping Mall

Cablegate Chronicles: The Plane and the Shopping Mall

A strange plane hijacking in Brazil. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Uzbekistani President's Daughter Parties Hard

An American ambassador chronicles the partying habits of the Uzbekistani President's daughter, Lola Karimova More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Why Everybody Hates Uzbekistan's First Daughter

Uzbekistan's First Daughter, Gulnora Karimova, has begun a media campaign to improve her image, possibly as a step to a presidential run More »

On Our Radar This Week: Princess Leia, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Rivers ...

On Our Radar This Week: Princess Leia, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Rivers ...

A look at the five things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

Deck the Halls With Sugar and Flour: 26 Holiday Cookie Recipes

Deck the Halls With Sugar and Flour: 26 Holiday Cookie Recipes

Pecan-cinnamon wafers, cranberry-honey pinwheel cookies, chocolate meringues, and other sweets for your holiday party More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Socialism's Tangible -- and Tasty -- Benefits

Cablegate Chronicles: Socialism's Tangible -- and Tasty -- Benefits

State Department officials visit Caracas' hot new socialist restaurant. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Pfizer's Dirt on a Nigerian Attorney General

Cablegate Chronicles: Pfizer's Dirt on a Nigerian Attorney General

How to neutralize a suit against a pharmaceutical company in Africa. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: An Aging Egyptian President, Profiled

In preparation for Hosni Mubarak's visit to Washington, A U.S. ambassador profiles the Egyptian president More »

Cablegate Chronicles: MasterCard's 'Lonely Planet' Problem

Cablegate Chronicles: MasterCard's 'Lonely Planet' Problem

A 'Lonely Planet' blurb about Turkey's ethnic groups causes a public relations scandal for MasterCard More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Warthogs Delay Ambassador's Arrival

Cablegate Chronicles: Warthogs Delay Ambassador's Arrival

It's not always easy to get to Zimbabwe. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The ANC's Graduate School

Cablegate Chronicles: The ANC's Graduate School

How South Africa's leaders trained themselves for leadership at Robben Island. More »

'Glee' Does Christmas: Cheesy but Charming

'Glee' Does Christmas: Cheesy but Charming

This week's episode pulls out all the holiday cliches, from Santa to the Grinch, but still manages to be enjoyable More »

Remembering the Attack on Pearl Harbor: LIFE Photos

Remembering the Attack on Pearl Harbor: LIFE Photos

Images of Japan's military strike commemorate lives lost 69 years ago today More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Druglord Orders Rio Bus Burned

Cablegate Chronicles: Druglord Orders Rio Bus Burned

A State Department official reports a gruesome attack on a Rio de Janeiro bus More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Public Torture of Bismarck Carballo

Cablegate Chronicles: The Public Torture of Bismarck Carballo

A State Department official summarizes a crime committed by Nicaragua's corrupt FLSN regime More »

Cablegate Chronicles: Hugo Chavez's 'Mini-Me' and the Suitcases Full of Cash

The rich relationship between Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Soldier Who Survived the Ambush

Cablegate Chronicles: The Soldier Who Survived the Ambush

An unexpectedly accomplished solider provides an assessment of a joint US-Mali training exercise. More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Up-And-Coming Burmese Crony

Cablegate Chronicles: The Up-And-Coming Burmese Crony

Regime crony Zaw Zaw continues to expand his businesses in Burma More »

Cablegate Chronicles: The Jordanian King's Silence

After a soccer match had to be halted amidst slurs directed at Jordan's queen's Palestinian heritage, the Jordanian king's muted reaction caused a stir. More »

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