Foreign Affairs

2008

Peaceful Revolution in Maldives

Barbara Crossette : Southeast Asia

An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy--and wins.
China's Quest for Moral Authority

Orville Schell : China

China is booming, but slouches toward the moral authority needed to inspire a modern, open and prosperous state. Does Confucius hold the key?
Nepal's Evolving Identity

Drew Haxby : Nepal

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, newly elected Maoist Prime Minister of Nepal, provides insight into his country's political dilemmas.
Ten National Security Myths

: US Foreign Policy

The Editors Here's what's really at stake in this election, for America and the world.
Toward a New New Cold War

Alexander Cockburn : Russia

The initiating party for our next cold confrontation with Russia most certainly was the United States.
Evil Dictator Awards

The Daily Show

Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
RadioNation With Laura Flanders

Radio Nation : US Politics & Government

Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.
Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy

Robert Dreyfuss : US Foreign Policy

He's no George W. Bush, but will Obama's foreign policy bring us back to the days of the bipartisan, establishment consensus?

The French Connection

Jordan Stancil : France

A new Reaganomics is taking hold in Europe, with grave implications for progressive politics everywhere.

People Power In Nepal

Kanak Mani Dixit : US Foreign Policy

Kanak Mani Dixit writes that the removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creating the conditions for peace.
¡No Más! No More!

Patrick Mulvaney : War & Peace

Uruguay and Argentina are cutting ties with the US Army's School of the Americas, paving the way for other Latin American countries to end a destabilizing force that only perpetuates human rights atrocities.

Theocracy Lite

Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

How can women be equal before Islamic law, according to which they are unequal?
Bush's War: The Levees Are Giving Way

Alexander Cockburn : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures

The Bush Administration is tongue-tied because it doesn't know what lie to put out next.
Disengagement Mystery

Hillel Schenker : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures

What are Sharon's real reasons for pulling out of Gaza? What happens next? Hillel Schenker reports from Jerusalem.