Editors' Picks
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest isn't the first time a French politician's sex life has made headlines.
Save your money, United Nations -- the developing world doesn't need broadband Internet to get ahead.
John Lee explains why Osama bin Laden's death is making Chinese leaders nervous.
How do you win a Russian election? First, invent a coalition.
America's influence in the Middle East is fading fast
Why a 'case-by-case' strategy is not going to work in the Middle East
BY MICHAEL SINGH
The DSK arrest could be bad news for French Muslims
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Are French intellectuals too powerful for their own good?
Will the bin Laden files settle the al Qaeda debates?
BY MARY HABECK
If Pakistan is a NATO ally, what do enemies look like?
BY ELIZABETH FLORA
Could There Ever Be a Palestinian Gandhi?
BY Y. MUNAYYER
Disharmony and Discord in Libya's Rebel Capital
BY PORTIA WALKER
DIRECTORY
Hope and Change - By Nathan Brown
The Arab Spring wasn't the revolutionary tidal wave that many had predicted -- but it wasn't a complete wash either. In his speech on Thursday, President Obama can help preserve its most significant gains.
05/18/2011
The New Face of al Qaeda? - By Christopher Boucek
The Yemeni-American firebrand preacher, Anwar al-Awlaki, won't replace Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda's No. 1 -- but Washington should be worried about his increasing prominence.
05/18/2011
Discord in the Rebel Capital - By Portia Walker
Benghazi may seem like an island in the storm, but beneath the surface lies confusion and disharmony.
05/18/2011
Activists from around the Middle East tell FP what they'd like to hear from Obama's speech on Thursday.
05/18/2011
State of the Arab Spring - By David Kenner
On the eve of President Obama's address, the Middle East's restive countries are experiencing everything from measured success to incipient civil war. Here's where things stand.
05/18/2011
Palestine's Hidden History of Nonviolence - By Yousef Munayyer
You wouldn't know it from the media coverage, but peaceful protests are nothing new for Palestinians. But if they are to succeed this time, the West needs to start paying attention.
05/18/2011
Why Is the IMF Chief Always a European? - An FP Explainer
Because Europeans choose him.
05/18/2011
Invasion of the Toy Peacekeepers
Mini U.N. peacekeepers: coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
05/17/2011
President 'Yes, I Can' Meets Prime Minister 'No, You Won't' - By Aaron David Miller
In a parallel universe, the Obama-Bibi meeting in Washington might actually move the needle forward on Middle East peace. It won't -- and Obama shouldn't press the issue.
05/17/2011