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Foreigners 2007:
Opinions about events beyond our borders.
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- What Will the Palestinian Authority Do With All That Money? It can buy time, but can it buy a solution for Gaza?
Dec. 27, 2007 - Putin? Really? Time magazine gives Vladimir Putin way too much credit for Russia's economic recovery.
Dec. 26, 2007 - The Wahhabi Woman Problem Why no campaigns against Saudi Arabia's institutionalized sexism?
Dec. 18, 2007 - Anxious Nations Don't Compromise What the Israeli reaction to the NIE report means for the peace process.
Dec. 11, 2007 - Getting Away From It All Why do so many of us want to disappear and start over?
Dec. 11, 2007 - Everyone Look at the Teddy Bear! How the West is helping the Sudanese government whip up controversy for its own ends.
Dec. 4, 2007 - America's Latest African Blunder How an about-face on a boundary issue could destabilize an entire region.
Nov. 29, 2007 - The New Dissidents Why does Putin bother to arrest the "Other Russia" protesters? Because he can.
Nov. 27, 2007 - How To Judge the Success of the Annapolis Summit Think of it as a big party.
Nov. 20, 2007 - The Damage Done How the war in Iraq has hurt America.
Nov. 20, 2007 - The Next Phase of the Iraq War Why we must welcome thousands of Iraqi refugees to the United States.
Nov. 15, 2007 - After the Counterrevolution Georgia is yet another country where Washington declared "mission accomplished" too soon.
Nov. 13, 2007 - The New Fellow-Travelers Why actors and models love to hang out with Hugo Chávez.
Nov. 6, 2007 - Mixed Messages The case for standing by Musharraf.
Nov. 6, 2007 - Turkey Threatens To Jump Ankara beat Congress; now it's taking on the Bush administration.
Oct. 30, 2007 - See No Politics, Hear No Politics, Speak No Politics The dream role of the political spouse.
Oct. 30, 2007 - Skype Dreams Why Estonia and other Central European countries are justified in discussing the past.
Oct. 16, 2007 - Civil Disobedience on the Web British bloggers stand up to threats of libel lawsuits.
Oct. 10, 2007 - Bashar the Gambler Why is Syria taking so many strategic and political risks?
Oct. 9, 2007 - Understanding the Israeli Attack on Syria We now know a little about what happened, but it'll be a long time before we know what it means.
Oct. 9, 2007 - Double Dutch The Dutch government once again threatens to abandon Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Oct. 8, 2007 - Putin's Surprise The nonstop thrill ride of Russian politics.
Oct. 2, 2007 - Why Don't They Like Us as Much as They Used To? The United States has lost its aura of competence. That's a problem.
Oct. 2, 2007 - Ahmadinejad's Dangerous Game Why he wanted to speak at Columbia.
Sept. 25, 2007 - It's the Selection Process, Comrade Who'll be Russia's next president? That's not important.
Sept. 18, 2007 - Complaining Solves Nothing We know what Petraeus wants to do in Iraq, but what about Iran?
Sept. 11, 2007 - Osama's Vision of the Future The real message of Bin Laden's bizarre video rant.
Sept. 11, 2007 - The Convert's Zeal Radical Islamism has become a magnet for some of the world's angriest people.
Sept. 7, 2007 - The Princess and Her Pea-Sized Legacy Diana didn't change Britain.
Sept. 4, 2007 - Should We Be Worried About Russia and China Ganging Up on the West? Probably not. Here's why.
Aug. 29, 2007 - Action-Oriented Morality How can Israel turn away refugees from Darfur?
Aug. 28, 2007 - Moroccan Roulette What happens if you hold an election and nobody comes?
Aug. 24, 2007 - No Experience Necessary Do you need to know the name of Pakistan's leader to be a good president?
Aug. 21, 2007 - The Jordan Factor It needed help when its neighbors were strong; now it needs help when its neighbors are weak.
Aug. 15, 2007 - We Will Spin Them on the Beaches Why do we care where politicians take their vacations?
Aug. 14, 2007 - Selling Arms to the Saudis Is Washington manipulating Riyadh, or is it the other way around?
July 31, 2007 - Letters From the Past Hillary Clinton's 40-year-old correspondence reveals nothing about her candidacy.
July 30, 2007 - The Problems With Putinism Its adverse effects on Russia's would-be middle class.
July 23, 2007 - Why Did the Cairene Cross the Road? To help Americans understand how democracy works in the Middle East.
July 17, 2007 - The Only Choices Are Bad Choices Endless plans, no good options for Iraq.
July 17, 2007 - How To Wage a Pullout Withdrawal is a tricky business.
July 12, 2007 - How a Smile Sunk the Conservatives Brown has the Tories singing the blues.
July 10, 2007 - Argentina's Power Couple Cristina Kirchner's path from first lady to president is almost assured. But she's no Hillary.
July 6, 2007 - What's the Difference Between London and Baghdad? Vigilant traffic wardens, trusted police officers, and women who complain.
July 3, 2007 - The Hong Kong Handover Hangover Ten years on, the natives are restless.
June 29, 2007 - Tony Blair Is the Wrong Man for the Job Bringing peace to the Middle East is a noble goal, but he wants to do too much.
June 27, 2007 - Trusting Abbas Is the Palestinian leader too old to change?
June 20, 2007 - Life, Liberty, and Politicians' Maddening Way With Words The infuriating blandness of political speech.
June 19, 2007 - Is This the End of the Two-State Solution? The consequences and possibilities of the civil war in Gaza.
June 14, 2007 - The Blind Men and the Elephant Different nations reach different conclusions about the G8 summit.
June 12, 2007 - Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko? Exclusive excerpts from Death of a Dissident.
June 7, 2007 - Six Days of Incompetence The Six-Day War was first and foremost about the international community's failure to stand up to an aggressor.
June 5, 2007 - Farewell, New Europe How Bush administration blunders destroyed the budding pro-American alliance.
June 5, 2007 - Separate Ways Iran and Syria are close in Lebanon. Will it last?
May 31, 2007 - Chinese Love Triangle Washington needs to embrace a new diplomatic geometry.
May 22, 2007 - e-Stonia Under Attack An old-fashioned diplomatic dispute plays out in cyberspace.
May 22, 2007 - Afghansomaligaza Is Gaza worse off than Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia?
May 16, 2007 - Who Is Tony Blair? The riddle of Britain's retiring prime minister.
May 15, 2007 - What's Next for Nigeria? Sure, the elections were rigged, but the economic future is relatively rosy.
May 10, 2007 - So, Farewell Then, Jacques Chirac Take your scorn for the Anglo-American world with you.
May 8, 2007 - What Americans Can Learn From the Winograd Report All wars are alike, and so are all investigations of failed wars.
May 1, 2007 - Voting With Their Feet Nicolas Sarkozy appeals to France's exiled risk-takers.
May 1, 2007 - Fighting Malaria in Uganda A slide show from the front lines.
April 25, 2007 - The World Is Watching It takes a global village to cover a massacre.
April 24, 2007 - A Tale of Two Cities Moscow vs. Kiev: Which demonstration deserves your support?
April 17, 2007 - A Useful Distraction Why the Iranian mullahs will never silence Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
April 16, 2007 - Sarko, Ségo, or Bayrou? What you need to know about the French elections.
April 13, 2007 - Knut Is Cute But can he save the world?
April 10, 2007 - The Italian Lived; the Afghan Died How ransoming a foreign journalist played into the Taliban's hands.
April 9, 2007 - Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil In oil-rich Chad, 98 percent of residents have no access to electricity.
April 3, 2007 - The 50-Year Itch Why are EU member states so underwhelmed by the organization's achievements?
March 27, 2007 - Torture Is Counterproductive The response to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession proves it.
March 20, 2007 - The Iran Beauty Contest Republican candidates have an Iran strategy: Say what the Democrats say.
March 19, 2007 - Engineers of the Soul What do Roots, Holocaust, and The Lives of Others have in common?
March 13, 2007 - Dying To Know Open up the Holocaust archives, before it's too late.
March 6, 2007 - The Tehran Option Democrats criticize Bush's Iran policy, but theirs is almost identical.
Feb. 27, 2007 - The Infidel Europeans Love To Hate Ayaan Hirsi Ali should be a role model for Muslim immigrants.
Feb. 27, 2007 - A Very Special Relationship Why do U.S. presidents go weak-kneed for their Russian counterparts?
Feb. 20, 2007 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Tunisia? There's trouble brewing, and it's our fault.
Feb. 13, 2007 - The Axis of Fear Who do the Saudis fear more, expansionist Iranians or incompetent Americans?
Feb. 12, 2007 - Global Warming Is a Real Problem The Kyoto accords aren't the solution.
Feb. 6, 2007 - Syrian Meddlers Iran and Saudi Arabia don't want civil war in Lebanon. Does Syria?
Jan. 31, 2007 - Gone but Not Forgotten Why we should take exiles seriously.
Jan. 23, 2007 - Legalize It How to solve Afghanistan's drug problem.
Jan. 16, 2007 - Did We Just Declare War on Iran? Decoding this week's sound bites.
Jan. 12, 2007 - A Very Polish Scandal Why Poles are so upset that a priest collaborated with the Communists 30 years ago.
Jan. 9, 2007 - Choosing Chaos Over Stability in Somalia How can we assess the justification for war when we don't have the basic facts?
Jan. 2, 2007 - The Totalitarian Template Saddam's place in the pantheon of modern dictators.
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