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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Army and the People Were Never One Hand
Maikel Nabil, the atheist, pro-Israel Egyptian writer who was released from prison today, was right all along.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Imran Khan Phenomenon
Is Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-politician for real?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Lightning Rod President
Ivory Coast’s new president has made many enemies over the years. Can he bring peace?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Memoriam, Chris Hondros
A personal remembrance of a brilliant photojournalist and a brilliant friend.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Qaddafi Under Siege
A political psychologist assesses Libya's mercurial leader.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Ghosts of Duvalier
Baby Doc's return to Haiti is a potent reminder that his legacy of poverty and corruption lives on.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Le President, C’est Moi
Ivory Coast's president is making a desperate stand to keep his job -- but will his move just mean more misery for a country that's already seen enough?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Missing Assassin
A U.N. panel promises to shed new light on the unsolved murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. But one major suspect won’t be available to comment -- he’s been killed, too.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sarkozy’s Iron Lady
Meet Michèle Alliot-Marie, France's right-wing, rugby-loving new foreign minister.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Washington Sage Leaves the Scene
Lee Hamilton, for years a go-to "wise man" for American presidents of both parties, speaks to FP about his many acolytes, Obama's foreign policy, and what to do about Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Transformer
Bob Gates never thought he'd be Barack Obama's defense secretary. Now, in an exclusive interview, the most revolutionary Pentagon leader since Robert McNamara tells FP why he said yes, when he'll get out of Washington, and what legacy he hopes to leave behind.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 My Pen Pal, the Jihadist
How a young Virginia man charged with supporting terrorists in Somalia became my online sparring partner -- and why he is so dangerous.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hostage to Events
In an exclusive interview, the State Department's leading Iran expert discusses his resignation and why the Islamic Republic and the United States keep on talking past each other.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s New Mobutu
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo turns 50 this month, its leader is taking a page from Mobutu Sese Seko’s playbook on repression. And the West is helping him.