The Prize China Didn't Want to Win
Giving Liu Xiaobo the Nobel Peace Prize was a defeat for the government in Beijing -- and a victory for human rights everywhere.
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FP handicaps the Peace Prize shortlist, and betting on Bono isn't a bad idea.
View ArticleTwo Worlds, One Climate
Forget Kyoto. There’s a much better way to persuade the developing world to fight climate change.
View ArticleThe Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think
Don't count the tyrants out. They've still got plenty of tricks up their sleeves.
View ArticleThe Window is Closing for Riyadh
The oil won’t last forever -- so Saudi Arabia’s government has to reform its economy if it wants to survive.
View ArticleBetting on a Cambodian Spring
Why Cambodia’s opposition faces a steep uphill battle in its effort to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen.
View ArticleThe Freedom to Hate
As sectarian violence lashes Burma, the media are using their newfound freedom for destructive ends.
View Article“The Wounded Will Be Killed”
An American photojournalist describes what he saw during the month he spent in a Syrian village under siege.
View ArticleBuild Burma from the Ground Up
Relying only on the state to implement democratic reforms in Burma is a fool’s errand. But there’s a better way.
View ArticleBurma's Misled Righteous
How Burma’s pro-democracy movement betrayed its own ideals and rehabilitated the military
View ArticleBurma's Lost Boys
The government in Burma is promising to clean up its act. But the army is still recruiting child soldiers.
View ArticleIt's Time to Act in Syria
Yes, it's true: Military involvement in Syria has its risks. But the costs of non-intervention are growing by the day.
View ArticleImperial Understretch and the Fall of Great Powers
The sad, dangerous lessons of America's budget standoff.
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