Editor's Picks
A Pinch of Salt: The case against optimism for North Korea
We shouldn't be too optimistic about the potential for a denuclearized North Korea under Kim Jong Un.
Rebutting Relativism in Beit Shemesh
Marina is right to note that the West is far from blameless in its routine objectification of women as sex objects. But let’s not rush to draw equivalencies with religious fundamentalists.
From the Magazine
Understanding the Andean Chameleon
Why did Humala turn to the center?
By Jonatan Lemus and Sylvia Percovich
Pulp Friction: Israel and Turkey
Arab Spring adds a new wedge to a troubled relationship
By Ali Nuri Bayar and Mikhaila Fogel
Great Expectations for UN Climate Talks in Durban
While the U.S. flounders in the face of irreversible danger, climate finance and mitigation remain possible hopes
7 Billion and Counting: A Problem and an Answer
Why rising world population does not necessarily spell catastrophe.
Saving the Metropolis
A look at cities, the suburbs, and population concentration in the 21st century.
Capturing the Demographic Dividend
The challenges of providing opportunities for the world's growing youth population
Afghanistan in the Media
Media coverage of, interest in, and justification for America's longest-running war.
The End of Time: Gadhafi’s Legacy
Throughout the forty-two years of his rule, Gadhafi was always a larger-than-life figure.
The Democratic Divergence
As authoritarian regimes have crumbled in the Arab World, so too has the gulf that once separated politics from religion.
Afghanistan Today
Seven HPR writers comment on the 10th anniversary of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.
Al-Nahda: A Renaissance for Political Islam in the Middle East?
The significance of rising support for Al-Nahda and moderate Islamic parties stretches much farther than Tunisia
