Iraqis may at last be on their way to the petro-prosperity they've waited so long to enjoy. They should be careful what they wish for.
Tehran's master of clandestine operations, Qassem Suleimani, could hold the key to Iraq's future—if he were not so busy back in Iran.
The cleric Ammar al-Hakim, forced into a leadership role after his father's death, explains why Shiite political power won't suffer even as Shiite political parties fragment.
After his convalescence, the ailing dictator reimposed his authority—quashing hopes of internal reform and détente with the United States.
Russia's leaders are furious at their country's Olympic performance. But they're blaming the wrong people, and so they're going to fail again in Sochi.
As China's mandarins meet to discuss their future, a rogue bureaucrat is testing the limits of reform.
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former U.N. nuclear inspector, thinks he can unify Egypt's fractured, demoralized opposition. But he might make things even worse.
Something that looks an awful lot like democracy is beginning to take hold in Iraq. It may not be 'mission accomplished'—but it's a start.