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Between our classic print magazine and our award-winning website, we've published more than 500 articles this year-on everything from Vladimir Putin's Russia to the euro crisis to how to deal with the self-proclaimed Islamic State. We're proud of all our content, but every year there are a few pieces that really stand out from the pack. So we've compiled some of our favorites into this anthology for handy reference. Our diverse offerings include Kenan Malik's "The Failure of Multiculturalism," which argues that Europe's integration policies have entrenched divisions rather than erased them, and Ira Trivedi's "When a Bride-to-Be Is a Bride to Buy," an eye-opening piece on India's bride shortage and how it has fueled the trafficking of young women. From Greece's financial problems to the Islamic State's statecraft, the decline of international studies in the American academy to the stagnation of reforms in China, we've covered it all. We hope you enjoy the collection and come back for more in 2016!

At Foreign Affairs, we've been tracking Korea since before the peninsula was divided, and we've collected these highlights from our coverage to put the current uproar over North Korea's weapons program into proper context. A failure of deterrence would be devastating, so even small changes in the odds are worth watching closely. And new situations may call for new tactics to strengthen deterrence or seize opportunities for diplomatic progress. But as so often in the past when dealing with this problem, wise policymakers today would try to dampen tensions rather than escalate them. To understand why, read the book.

PRAISE FOR BREXIT AND BEYOND "Yes, Brexit was a revolt against recent globalization and liberal cosmopolitanism. But it was also a product of the United Kingdom's long and ambivalent relationship to Europe. To understand why it happened, you have to read the Foreign Affairs collection Brexit and Beyond. It offers both first-rate, up-to-the-minute analysis by leading experts and a historical context and perspective that all the media frenzy on this summer's events can't provide." -Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy, Brown University "The essential guide to a transformative event." -Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London "An essential collection of articles on where Brexit came from, how it happened, and how it will change Europe forever." -Henry Farrell, Associate Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University

Crisis in Ukraine sets the intellectual stage for understanding the turmoil in eastern Europe, what is really at stake, and what will come next.The arguments presented span the ideological spectrum, and the authors include a range of leading experts from several disciplines and countries, including Yuliya Tymoshenko, Alexander Motyl, Orlando Figes, Kathryn Stoner, Daniel Treisman, Brian Taylor, Kathleen McNamara, and more.Released as policymakers in Washington and other capitals debate how to handle Ukraine, this book contains everything needed for readers to develop informed opinions of their own.

No issue on the foreign policy agenda is more controversial than how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, and Foreign Affairs continues to dominate the debate. This special collection, Iran and the Bomb 2: A New Hope, pulls together a broad range of pieces that illuminate Iran's turn toward negotiations, the pros and cons of the interim agreement, and the geopolitical and psychological intricacies of the crucial U.S.-Iranian-Israeli triangle. The authors include world-renowned experts from several disciplines and professional backgrounds, and their arguments span every significant position on the political spectrum. Iran and the Bomb 2: A New Hope offers an excellent overview of the current situation and all the material required for readers to develop their own opinions about how to proceed.

Bringing together a broad range of important articles from Foreign Affairs and ForeignAffairs.com, Iran and the Bomb tells the story of the Islamic Republic of Iran's quest for nuclear weapons and the outside world's struggle to respond. The arguments presented span every significant position on the political spectrum, and the authors include world-renowned experts from several disciplines, backgrounds, and countries, including Jahangir Amuzegar, Ronen Bergman, Ehud Eiran, Richard Haass, Michael Ledeen, James Lindsay, Colin Kahl, Matthew Kroenig, Suzanne Maloney, Mohsen Milani, Scott Sagan, Gary Sick, Ray Takeyh, Kenneth Waltz, and more. An introduction by Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose sets the stage for the debates that follow. Released as policymakers in Washington and other capitals debate whether to deal with the Iran question once and for all, Iran and the Bomb contains everything needed to understand the crisis and develop an informed, independent opinion on what should be done about it.

This volume brings together a broad range of Foreign Affairs content to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Samuel Huntington's classic article "The Clash of Civilizations?" Huntington's essay argued that culture, rather than ideology or geopolitics, would be the driving source of international conflict in the post-Cold War era. It struck a nerve because it raised important and uncomfortable subjects in direct and powerful ways. Two decades on, the jury is still hung, with critics and defenders passionately arguing the piece's merits and demerits, agreeing only on its enduring significance both as a marker of its times and a theoretical perspective that demands serious engagement. We believe that readers should make up their own minds about how well his argument does and doesn't hold up. So we've pulled together the original article; a broad range of responses from prominent commentators; Huntington's response to his critics; a recent retrospective analysis by Richard Betts; eulogies of Huntington from Stephen Peter Rosen, Eliot Cohen, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Henry Rosovsky; and a video of a celebration of Huntington's career featuring reminiscences from some of his students, including Cohen, Francis Fukuyama, and Fareed Zakaria. An introduction by Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose sets the stage for the debates that follow.

2013 has been a great year for Foreign Affairs, and we're delighted to bring some its highlights to you in this special collection. We've pulled together ten of our top print pieces and ten Web-only ones to give you a sample of the full range of content we offer. You'll find everything from diplomacy and national security to economics to science and technology to culture, all done with our signature combination of expertise and accessibility. Inside, you'll find "Generation Kill," an interview with retired U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, in which he explains just how he revolutionized American strategy in the war on terror; "The Rise of Big Data," everything you need to know about the hottest trend in the technosphere (not to mention in international politics, thanks to the NSA and the Snowden revelations); "How Yemen Chewed Itself Dry," a look at the havoc that Yemen's qat habit is wreaking on the country's agricultural system and environment; "Where Have All the Workers Gone?," why people-rich China is facing labor shortages that will make governance and future development difficult; "Google's Original X-Man," a portrait of the smartest guy you'll ever meet, robotics genius Sebastian Thrun, who's moved from driverless cars and Google Glass to trying to disrupt the entire field of education; and more. Find your own favorites, and come back in 2014 for even more gems.

When the latest round of Middle East peace talks collapsed earlier this year, experienced observers knew that it was only a matter of time before the Israeli-Palestinian conflict blew up once again. And sure enough, a few weeks later, it did-in Gaza. The war has died down since then, but this is a story without a happy ending-another chapter in a never-ending struggle. We've brought together high-level commentary by our authors to provide the context, background, and forward-looking analysis that you need to understand the issues involved. The arguments presented span the political spectrum, and the authors include world-renowned experts from several disciplines, backgrounds, and countries, including Benedetta Berti, Daniel Byman, Thanassis Cambanis, Robert Danin, Zack Gold, Michael Herzog, Hussein Ibish, Martin Indyk, Barak Mendelsohn, Ariel Ilan Roth, Barry Rubin, and Khalil Shikaki. We give you everything you need to understand the world today-not just the news but the context and intellectual tools to interpret it properly.

The U.S. vs. al Qaeda brings together the very best of more than three decades of Foreign Affairs coverage on al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and the broader terrorist threat. This collection includes groundbreaking articles by established experts such as Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, and Ahmed Rashid, as well as newer voices, including Brynjar Lia and William McCants. A rich documents section supplements the Foreign Affairs essays with major speeches by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, private correspondence between bin Laden and his deputies, and pivotal U.S. legislation. The book also offers an introductory chapter by Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose, in which he analyzes how terrorism has shaped U.S. grand strategy over the past decade. Released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11, this book offers an indispensable look back at the past decade of the war on terrorism and a guide to how the terrorist threat will continue to shape U.S. policy into the future.

It's probably fair to say that most practitioners and general readers find little of interest or value in most contemporary academic work in the social sciences, and that most social scientists are either unconcerned by such attitudes or attribute them to the failings of the consumers, not the producers. However, we here at Foreign Affairs-responsible for running a forum for policymakers, scholars, and general readers alike-believe strongly that intellectual rigor, practical relevance, and accessible presentation are not mutually exclusive. We believe, in fact, that when done right, they are actually mutually reinforcing. In Masters of IR, we've decided to gather together a few of our most recent articles from some of the leading lights in international relations, showing just how the gap between scholars and policymakers can and should be bridged. The collection features Francis Fukuyama, John Ikenberry, Joseph Nye, Robert Keohane, and Fareed Zakaria on the future of history, liberalism, and America. Stephen Brooks, John Ikenberry, and William Wohlforth debate Barry Posen on U.S. grand strategy. Kenneth Waltz, Robert Jervis, and Richard Betts all chime in on Iran. Graham Allison discusses nuclear weapons, and Michael Walzer, David Campbell, and Robert Putnam talk humanitarianism and religion. Masters of IR also offers an introductory chapter by Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose.

Although we're not particularly well known for it, we at Foreign Affairs care a great deal about the state of the physical world and all its inhabitants, and have run a substantial number of articles about environmental, conservation, and climate issues. So we decided this spring that it was time to pull together some of the highlights of our coverage in this special collection. The articles presented span a range of topics and perspectives, from Steven M. Wise on animal rights to Bjorn Lomborg on environmental alarmism, Elizabeth Economy on China's pollution problem, and Fred Krupp on fracking. Reading them over, it is hard not to be shaken by the scale of the damage being wrought on the planet and its non-human inhabitants by rapid, unregulated growth around the globe. But it is also hard not to recognize how much sensible public policy could do to address the problem. We hope this is a useful guide in those efforts.

Ever since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, the questions about what would follow Saddam and what role the United States would play in Iraq's ultimate destiny have been controversial and hotly debated. At Foreign Affairs, we've been at the center of those debates and now, as Iraq slides back into chaos following the American withdrawal, are in the thick of things again. To help you understand today's headlines, we've pulled together the best of our coverage in a new eBook, Endgame in Iraq. The arguments presented span every significant position on the political spectrum, and the authors include world-renowned experts from several disciplines, backgrounds, and countries, including Stephen Biddle, Antony J. Blinken, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Andrew F. Krepinevich, Barak Mendelsohn, Vali Nasr, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Ned Parker, Kenneth M. Pollack, Harith al-Qarawee, Steven Simon, Emma Sky, and Micah Zenko. With Iraq's fate once again hanging in the balance, there's no better way to figure out how we got here and what will come next.

With the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham still on the rampage and at the top of the U.S. national security agenda, we at Foreign Affairs have put together this companion eBook to Endgame in Iraq, in which our authors carefully examine the nature of the ISIS threat, the current state of the war against it, and the options for what to do next. Bringing together a collection of our best coverage of the subject from both print and Web, The ISIS Crisis offers an unparalleled range of authoritative analysis on everything from the group's ideology, strategy, and internal characteristics; to its operations across the Middle East and elsewhere; to the difficult tradeoffs involved in trying to halt and reverse its advance. The collection concludes with a fascinating survey of expert opinion on whether Washington should step up its anti-ISIS military campaign, in which 73 of the world's most knowledgeable observers offer their personal take on the question. We can't promise that after reading all this, you'll know exactly what to do. But we can promise that you'll have the information you need to think about the question intelligently.

So much is going on that it is hard to get a handle on it all, let alone to tie things together neatly in a simple framework. But at Foreign Affairs, we have been carefully tracking the emergence and debating the significance of this "new global context," as the World Economic Forum puts it, in real time. So we decided that it would be useful to put together this special collection as background reading for the Forum's 2015 Annual Meeting. Drawn from the pages of our print magazine and the pixels of our website, the articles gathered here trace major recent geopolitical events and debates from a broad range of expert perspectives. They give you the information and argumentation you need to make up your own mind about what truly matters, why, and what might come next.

At Foreign Affairs we've published a ton of great content in 2014, and we've picked out ten of our favorite articles from the print edition and ten from the web to show you just what we've been up to over the last year. Highlights include "Capital Punishment," in which Tyler Cowen explains why French economist Thomas Piketty's book on economic inequality is brilliant but fundamentally flawed. "Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault," John Mearsheimer's blockbuster article on Washington and its European allies' responsibility for the Ukraine crisis, will make you rethink your opinion of recent Russian behavior. In "Meet Pakistan's Lady Cadets," Aeyliya Husain offers an eye-opening account of a small group of women making its way through the Pakistan Military Academy. Finally, Hamas is only the latest in a long line of groups to use tunnels to wage war. In "Notes from the Underground," Arthur Herman writes that there's no way to know how long drones and the like will last. But as long as there is warfare, tunnels will almost certainly be part of the fight. We hope you enjoy the collection and come back for more in 2015.

After Chairman Mao's death in 1976, China began a series of reforms that eventually got its economy humming and its society buzzing. These led to a gradual process of liberalization during the 1980s that culminated in a series of protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. Fearing for its own survival, the communist regime cracked down, deciding to suppress the protests and keep power at all costs. A decade later, we at Foreign Affairs were able to publish, for the first time, a trove of secret documents showing why China's leaders opted for violence at Tiananmen Square that fateful June. Now, 25 years after the protests, we are delighted to bring you Tiananmen and After, which includes those documents along with expert commentary on what happened back in June 1989, what it meant, and how China has-and hasn't-changed since then. The arguments presented span the ideological spectrum, and the authors include a range of leading experts from several disciplines and countries, including Elizabeth Economy, Evan Feigenbaum, Yasheng Huang, Robert Kaplan, Eric Li, Damien Ma, Andrew Nathan, Lynette Ong, Lucian Pye, John Thornton, Cui Tiankai, and more.