The best of 2011: World

Not just a pretty face

How Berlusconi’s hand-picked women have become political powers

By Erica Alini
Canada on verge of deporting man who brought a tyrant to justice

Federal government rejects Cindor Reeves’s bid for refugee status

By Michael Petrou
You can’t do that in San Francisco

In San Francisco, bans are a way of life

By Ken MacQueen
Standing firm in Afghanistan

In spite of the impending pullout, Canadian troops remain committed to their mission

By Michael Petrou
What’s blocking up the Keystone XL pipeline?

The proposed U.S. route for oil sands crude is facing intense scrutiny

By Luiza Ch. Savage
Another civil war in Afghanistan?

Many Afghans are saying no to any deal with the Taliban

By Michael Petrou
How Syria is redefining the concept of brutality

Not content with killing protesters, the regime is also targeting expats

By Erica Alini
Leaving hope behind in Kandahar

In the embattled region, a legacy of respect, but no peace

By Adnan R. Khan
Everyone’s gone mad

Andrew Coyne on the facile explanations being used to explain the London riots

By Andrew Coyne
Cockpit crisis

In five years, over 50 commercial airplanes crashed in loss-of-control accidents. What’s going on?

By Chris Sorensen
Rick Perry: number one with a bullet

The gun-carrying Texas governor is suddenly the top Republican contender

By Luiza Ch. Savage
A phony class war

Why the Occupy Wall Street movement has it wrong

By Andrew Coyne