ARCHIVE:
Foreigners
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Behind the Iron Curtain
In Hungary, your closest confidantes could be the regime’s best informers.
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Why Should Foreigners Care Who Wins the White House?
Maybe they shouldn’t. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will face the same limited options.
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Diplomatic Insecurity
American ambassadors can have too much security. Chris Stevens understood that.
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Hugo Chávez’s Final Act
Why his victory means Venezuela will get much worse before it gets better.
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Assad’s Barbaric Endgame
Syria is burning, and there are no easy options. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do anything.
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Wait, Who’s the Superpower Here?
Bibi Netanyahu should be careful about getting too mixed up with the U.S. election season.
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“Bashar Is Politically Dead”
An interview with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Chinese Secrets
Can a country that trades so heavily on rumors and gossip ever really be stable?
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Is This the Clash of Civilizations?
Maybe. But only because the United States is the only one willing to act like an adult.
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“Everybody Knows We Are Serious”
An interview with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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A Bloody Stalemate
In war-torn Aleppo, Syrian rebels are fighting the regime block by block.
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An Election-Year Reminder From a Bunch of Kilt-Wearing Scots
The most creative ideas in a democracy come from civil society—not politics.
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Double Trouble in China
Gu Kailai was convicted of murder. But was that her at the trial or her body double?
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Putin vs. Pop Culture
Why Pussy Riot is the greatest threat Vladimir Putin has faced.
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What’s in a Name?
Art.sy, the much-hyped online startup, has a Syrian domain name. Could it be violating U.S. sanctions?
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Double Jeopardy
In China, the rich and powerful can hire body doubles to do their prison time for them.
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Lost in Europe
Romney thought he was visiting “New Europe.” But it doesn’t exist anymore.
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Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?
Defector and Syrian Gen. Manaf Tlas is being groomed to lead after Bashar al-Assad falls. But will anyone follow?
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Europe’s True Crisis
This isn’t a currency crisis. Europeans must face up to decades of dishonest politics.
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Draft Dodgers
The attack in Bulgaria is a reminder of the dangers. But does Israel need ultra-Orthodox recruits to defend itself?
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Europe Needs a Multiethnic Miracle
Why Jewish Poles, black Germans, and headscarf-wearing Italians are the continent’s best hope.
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Provocateur and Chief
Egypt’s new president has some strange ideas and is a bit unpredictable. But one thing we shouldn’t do? Underestimate him.
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Crisis Postponed
The Greek elections solved nothing. The country is still headed for economic disaster.
