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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mrs. Ballarin’s War
The improbable tale of a West Virginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia's jihadists.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Trillion-Dollar Bureaucrat
He may be the most important central banker in the world. But is China's Zhou Xiaochuan really in charge?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lies, Damned Lies, and Chinese Statistics
Who’s cooking Beijing’s books?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hugo’s Banker
How China propped up Chávez.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Army of None
Why the Pentagon is failing to keep its best and brightest.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Slab
One soldier's quest to honor a fallen comrade he didn't even know.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Losing Yemen
How this forgotten corner of the Arabian Peninsula became the most dangerous country in the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Finding the Right Take-Off Speed
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to transition economies. But slow and steady often wins the race.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 America’s Other Army
Interviews with diplomats in the line of fire -- an exclusive excerpt from the new book America's Other Army: The U.S. Foreign Service and 21st Century Diplomacy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dark Soldiers of the New Order
The Soviet Union's spies haven't disappeared, they're just wearing new clothes. An exclusive excerpt from Edward Lucas's new book, Deception.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Deadwood
Forget the best and brightest. Why did America send its C team to Afghanistan? An exclusive excerpt from the new book Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 State of Disrepair
If the State Department really wants to lead U.S. foreign policy, it needs to stop complaining about the military and act more like it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Lady and the Peacock
An exclusive excerpt from the new biography on Burma's democratic opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Shadid’s Legacy
Anthony Shadid was one of the finest foreign correspondents of his -- or any -- generation. He passed away Feb. 16, 2012, while on assignment in Syria, but left behind a body of work that was often as poetic as it was insightful. Here are some of our favorite moments.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 One Fine Day in Liberation Square
One year ago, Egyptians took to the streets in protests that shocked the world, and changed the course of the entire Middle East.
