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In the current issue of Foreign Policy, Geneive Abdo argues that the leading organizations heading up an interfaith dialogue between Muslims, Christians, and Jews are terribly misguided. Now, she answers FP’s questions about the efforts that have so far characterized the attempts to bridge East and West.

In his July/August cover story, “The Next Asian Miracle,” Yasheng Huang argues that the common story we’ve heard about the dramatic rise of China and India is wrong. Naturally, readers had some thoughts of their own. Now, he answers their questions about democracy, growth, and whether governments ought to prioritize schools or skyscrapers.

A few of what were once considered imminent environmental catastrophes now seem like memories from a bygone era. Whether the problem is solved, the public loses interest, or there was never really much to fear, environmental causes can sometimes simply fade away.

During nearly four weeks of voting, more than 500,000 people came to ForeignPolicy.com to cast their ballots for the world’s top 100 intellectuals. Here are the final results.

When Taliban forces suddenly massed in a strategic district outside of Kandahar, NATO forces scrambled to respond. Hundreds of elite British paratroopers set up a hasty outpost in the football stadium to help take control of a city that seemed on the brink of disaster.

How can the world show Robert Mugabe the door? Paul Wolfowitz, who knows a thing or two about overthrowing tyrants, tells FP that the secret to ousting Zimbabwe’s president is showing his people how much better off they’ll be without him.

A hapless shell of a government. A nasty Islamist insurgency. A looming humanitarian disaster. Somalia is the most dangerous failed state on the planet, and even international troubleshooters are keeping their distance.

From the mighty Mississippi to the surging Xijiang, the world’s waterways are bursting their banks and leaving disaster in their wake.

Long dismissed as a hopeless charity case, Africa is finally starting to see real economic gains. Gareth Penny, managing director of De Beers, explains why Africa is a diamond in the rough, how to keep the boom going, and how to break the resource curse.

Supporting moderation in all things Islamic may seem like a no-brainer, but woe betide the policymaker who tries to turn a plausible idea into a workable strategy.

Sure, it’s ruining the global economy and making everyone miserable, but there’s an underappreciated upside to the high price of oil.