Foreign Policy
ARTICLES:
Interview: Alice Walker on the Mideast Conflict
The author and activist, who is setting sail for Gaza on a humanitarian mission, says Israel "is the greatest terrorist" in the Middle East.
The Truth About Africom
No, the U.S. military is not trying to take over Africa. Here's what we're actually doing.
The World's Worst Dictators and Their Tumultuous Rule
From freedom fighters to tyrants, The Root's partner site Foreign Policy takes a look at the "crocodile liberators" who turned on their followers.
Foreign Policy: The Racial Repercussions of France's World Cup Failure
Criticism that used to be limited to the far right has moved into the political mainstream after black players led a protest.
A Tale of Two Cities: Images of War in Mogadishu and Kandahar
Two journalists from The Root's partner site ForeignPolicy.com risk their lives to travel into the war-torn city of Mogadishu. After years of warfare over ideology, money and power, will Kandahar, Afghanistan, begin to resemble the Somali capital?
Soccer and South African Politics
The Root's partner site Foreign Policy explains how South Africa's contemporary leaders used soccer to undermine apartheid.
Africa's Best Worst President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf may be the best president Liberia has ever had. But now even she faces criticism for failing to crack down on corruption.
Walking in the Taliban's Shoes
The Root's partner site ForeignPolicy.com prods U.S. troops in Kandahar to strategize "from the other side of the battle lines."