Blogs
Getting Serious in Syria The Arab Spring in Syria was slow to break, but it may soon bring winter for Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Rubens Barbosa Connecting America and Brazil U.S.-Brazilian cooperation needs careful tending in changing times.
Roberto Giannetti da Fonseca Getting Real Chinese currency manipulation is pushing Washington and Brasilia together.
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso Making Progress Walter Russell Mead talks with the former Brazilian president about the past, present and future.
 
Mohamed Nimer Islamism in America The immigration experience of Muslims in America tracks those of its predecessors in most ways—including the gradual normalization of even radical political currents.
Jeffrey White What Would War With Iran Look Like? An honest attempt at gaming out some scenarios.
James Kirchick Playing With Fire The Tajik state is using the specter of Islamism to justify its ongoing authoritarianism.
Steven A. Cook The Radical Idealists Strike Again Did Bush's "forward strategy for freedom" birth the Arab Spring? Umm, no.