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Why 1979 Was the Year That Truly Changed the World (07 November 10:38) |
| Forget the fall of the iron curtain: the events of '79 matter more.
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Rethinking the Lessons of Vietnam (07 November 09:33) |
| Napoleon was not a particularly philosophical man, but an observation of his that has come down to us bears thinking about. "What is history," he once asked rhetorically, "but a fable agreed... |
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Australian PM Rudd on Climate Change Copenhagen (07 November 09:05) |
| Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has bulletproof green credentials—his first act as P.M. was to sign the Kyoto Protocol, forcing his country to slash carbon emissions. In December he'l... |
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A Global Fault Line (07 November 09:02) |
| The retreat of Muslim moderates.
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The Mighty Messy Power of Europe (07 November 08:56) |
| How the financial crisis could leave Europe even stronger than America.
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The Blair-Brown Legacy (07 November 01:21) |
| Even if Blair and Brown are fading.
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Hatoyamas Philosophy of Yuai (07 November 01:13) |
| Hatoyama wants a leadership role.
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How the Wall Ended History in Europe (07 November 01:01) |
| More than just communism ended in 1989; 2,000 years of bloodshed came to a close.
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Chiles Marco Enríquez-Ominami Jorge Castaneda (07 November 12:49) |
| An upstart could become president.
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Mahmoud Abbas Wholl Follow as Palestinian Pres (07 November 12:13) |
| Who will replace Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian president?
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A QA With Liberias Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (06 November 11:37) |
| When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia in 2005, she inherited a country that had been wrecked by civil war, and she proceeded to transform it. Today school enrollment is... |
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Young Russians Turn Away From the West (05 November 10:59) |
| When the Berlin Wall fell, young Russians clamored for all things Western. Now they rail against anything that is.
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Three Authors on Why the Berlin Wall Fell (05 November 05:15) |
| Three new books argue over how the impossible—the fall of the Berlin Wall—came to pass.
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Iranian Protesters Finally Look to America (05 November 02:10) |
| The antigovernment protesters in Iran, who had been careful to distance themselves from America, have just asked the West not to sell them out.
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The Berlin Wall Was Not the First to Fall (03 November 08:07) |
| By Nov. 9, 1989, when Germans breached the Berlin Wall, a long line of regimes were already toppling.
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Berlin Never Recovered after the Wall Fell (03 November 05:37) |
| Berlin was besieged during the war and strained by the fall of the Wall. It never really recovered.
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The Berlin Wall Was Never Just a Wall (03 November 04:14) |
| When the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended, it meant the end of the only world I had ever known.
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Gates Aid for Global Health Programs Works (31 October 08:44) |
| Before a major speech to policymakers last week on why aid for global health programs works, Bill and Melinda Gates, who run the largest philanthropic foundation in the world, sat down with ... |
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My Turn My Land for Peace With the Palestinians (31 October 08:41) |
| Sometimes you can live next to people for years and not know exactly what they think. I gave an interview to a local paper in my town recently in which I said that in exchange for real peace... |
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The Quiet Power of Europe (31 October 06:41) |
| It's often easy to view Europe as an aging continent in terminal decline. Pundits and politicians lament that the European Union is weak, riven by conflict, and unable to translate its size ... |
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How Japans New Leader May Redefine the Nation (29 October 02:49) |
| Japan's new prime minister is spelling out what his personal philosophy of "yuai" means for his country. The result may redefine the nation's place in the world.
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What French Convictions Say About Cheney and Halliburton (29 October 01:54) |
| The conviction of arms dealers and former top government officials in France could help to shed light on Dick Cheney's Halliburton years.
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Dickey French Oil Trial Sheds Light on Cheney Milieu (29 October 01:54) |
| The conviction of arms dealers and former top government officials in France could help to shed light on Dick Cheney's Halliburton years.
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Tony Blair for President (24 October 11:47) |
| Like his mentor Bill Clinton, tony Blair is poised to become the comeback kid of his generation. Europe's chattering class is currently buzzing with speculation that the former British prime... |
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High-Speed Trains Are Making China Smaller (24 October 11:43) |
| For decades, rail travel in China meant an arduous overnighter in a crowded East German–designed train, riding along a rickety old track. Now China is undergoing a rail revolution. Over th... |
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Brazils Lula Turns to the Economic Left (24 October 11:35) |
| Brazil's president turns to the left.
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Green Subsidies Arent Working (24 October 11:33) |
| Gaming the global-warming fight.
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A QA With Spy Chief Michael Hayden (24 October 11:31) |
| As one of President George W. Bush's top intelligence officials, Gen. Michael Hayden conceived the controversial warrantless-wiretapping program while head of the National Security Agency an... |
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Capitalism Key to Fighting Muslim Extremism (24 October 11:23) |
| Eight years after 9/11, many in the West still think of Islam as a threat. Islamic extremists are seen as brainwashed robots, and the rest of Muslims as only a step behind in their blind acc... |
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Zakaria on a Third Surge in Afghanistan (24 October 09:28) |
| The troops need a smarter vision.
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Netanyahu Lally Weymouth Interview (24 October 08:59) |
| The Israeli prime minister on nuclear proliferation and a two-state solution.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (24 October 07:22) |
| Like Mussolini and Stalin before him, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has erected his very own movie studio. Welcome to Hugowood.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs Movie Studio (24 October 07:22) |
| Like Mussolini and Stalin before him, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has erected his very own movie studio. Welcome to Hugowood.
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Peres There Will Be Peace With the Palestinians (24 October 03:22) |
| Despite the incredible obstacles and numerous setbacks in negotiations with the Palestinians, Israeli President Shimon Peres remains optimistic
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UAE Signs Nuclear Deal With US (24 October 01:08) |
| While negotiations with Iran are hitting snags at every turn, the U.S. has quietly inked a massive nuclear deal with Iran's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates.
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Russias Reformist Governor Nikita Belykh (23 October 02:54) |
| Nikita Belykh is radically remaking Russia's vast Kirov region. The country's democratic future may depend on his success.
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George Weigel on the Catholic-Anglican Split (22 October 11:45) |
| The Vatican's call for Anglicans marks the end of an era.
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Maziar Baharis Ordeal in Tehran Prison (22 October 10:44) |
| Maziar Bahari's ordeal inside Tehran's Evin Prison.
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A Timeline of US Aid to Pakistan (22 October 06:17) |
| Over the years, the U.S. has unloaded massive amounts of aid to Pakistan, including $7.5 billion more earlier this month. But the money doesn't always wind up where it's supposed to.
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Jihadists in Pakistans Punjab Enter the Fight (22 October 05:59) |
| Islamabad's full-on assault in Waziristan is targeting the Taliban on the country's western border. The problem, however, is in the east, too.
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Pakistans Punjab Bruce Riedel on New Jihadists (22 October 03:08) |
| Pakistan has quietly accommodated militant groups within its borders for years. Now they're coming to life, and they're ugly.
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A Gloomy Dawn (18 October 03:33) |
| Cameron's chances have never looked better. So why are the Tories so glum?
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Britain Elections David Camerons Conservative Party in Lead (18 October 03:33) |
| Cameron's chances have never looked better. So why are the Tories so glum?
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Newsweek Reporter Maziar Bahari Released in Iran (18 October 01:58) |
| The NEWSWEEK reporter and filmmaker had been detained in Iran since the June elections.
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Climate Change Time Is Running Out (17 October 03:19) |
| American obstacles in Copenhagen.
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Bosnia Is Becoming a Failed State (16 October 03:30) |
| Five numbers that suggest Bosnia is becoming a failed state.
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Berlusconi Clamps Down on Press (15 October 07:34) |
| Italy's Berlusconi channels Mussolini, clamps down on press.
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Why Italy Should Dump Berlusconi (12 October 05:50) |
| Italy can no longer afford the antics of its playboy in chief.
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Zakaria More Troops Wont Solve Afghanistan (11 October 12:40) |
| More troops won't solve Afghanistan.
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Indias China Obsession (10 October 11:43) |
| On June 21, two Chinese military helicopters swooped low over Demchok, a tiny Indian hamlet high in the Hima-layas along the northwestern border with China. The helicopters dropped canned fo... |
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