Editors' Picks
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ARGUMENT
Don't mistake the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt for 1978 Iran. But that doesn't mean that U.S. diplomacy in the Arab world is going to be any less complicated.
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DISPATCH
Meet the chronically unemployed twenty-somethings fueling social and political upheaval across the Middle East.
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ARGUMENT
From Iran, it's more about 1979 than 2009.
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FEATURE
I Was a Rare Earths Day Trader
How a naval confrontation in the South China Sea created a global investment bubble -- and cost me half my life savings.
- Health care ruling: Before he can win the future, Obama may have to deal with the past.
- Health care law ruling: How the Democrats gave a Judge Roger Vinson an opening to invalidate the law.
- Reckoning with Torture: Robert Redford, Doug Liman, and other filmmakers and artists unite to remind Americans about prisoner abuse.
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White House prepares for life after Mubarak
BY JOSH ROGIN
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Egypt's army in the cross hairs
BY ASHRAF KHALIL
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It's time for the U.S. to engage the Muslim Brotherhood
BY HELENA COBBAN
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What do the embassy cables tell us about Egypt's new government?
BY CHARLES HOMANS
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Oil traders in a frenzy over Egypt's chaos
BY STEVE LEVINE
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Could Stuxnet cause an Iranian Chernobyl?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
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BY DAVID BOSCO
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ARGUMENT
Iran Is Cracking Down While Egypt Is Cracking Up
BY BARBARA SLAVIN
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PASSPORT
Just How Long Can Hosni Hang On?
BY B. HOUNSHELL
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The Latest from FP
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What Do Israel and Iran Have in Common? - By Meir Javedanfar
Their hard-liners want Mubarak out.
01/31/2011
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Iran Cracks Down While Egypt Cracks Up - By Barbara Slavin
Tehran is claiming that the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt reflect the heady days of 1979. Not so fast says the Green Movement -- it's 2009 that's a better parallel.
01/31/2011
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America's Other Most Embarrassing Allies - By Joshua E. Keating
Hosni Mubarak has plenty of company.
01/31/2011
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Did the Hu Summit Mean Anything? - By James Mann
A tour through the WikiLeaks cables suggests that the China-U.S. relationship is far too strained for a single state dinner to resolve.
01/31/2011
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Fiber Cons - By Charles and Robert Kenny
You don't need to be superfast to be super-competitive -- but try telling that to the governments sinking billions into fiber-optic networks.
01/31/2011
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Strait Talk - Obama's Cuba Policy - By Arturo Lopez-Levy
Barack Obama doesn't want you to know about it, but his administration just made the biggest move in more than a decade to open up Cuba.
01/31/2011
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Egypt’s Military in the Crosshairs - By Ashraf Khalil
The army is the only force capable of keeping this revolt from spiraling out of control. But how long can that last?
01/30/2011
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The Worst of Both Worlds - By Gary Sick
As the revolt in Egypt spreads, Barack Obama faces a familiar dilemma in the Middle East.
01/29/2011
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Pharaoh's End - An FP Round Table
Protests rocked Egypt, calling into question whether President Hosni Mubarak's regime can survive. FP asked five top experts how Barack Obama should respond to the growing signs of revolt on Egypt's streets.
01/28/2011
