Pakistani Women and Democracy (Part I)

How have Pakistani women created a movement for democracy?

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The Post-American Presidency (Part II)

In what ways may the Carter era foreshadow the first term of an Obama presidency?

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The Post-American Presidency (Part I)

Was the Carter Administration was the first to imagine a world in which the United States is not preeminent?

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The Colorblind Generation

Is the United States witnessing its first truly colorblind generation?

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Indonesia’s Democracy Lessons

Does the death of Suharto offer lessons in the limits of U.S.-style democracy?

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Charity in the Face of Crisis

How are Kenya’s poorest citizens coping with the upheaval sparked by the country’s flawed elections?

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Dateline Kenya: Democracy as a Nation Breaker?

Has the West’s insistence on democracy contributed to the current turmoil in Kenya?

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Africa After Us

What effects have human actions had on the Sahara — the world's largest nonpolar desert?

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The U.S. in Waziristan: Learning from the Past

Why have U.S. policies in the Muslim world failed — and what should the United States do in the future?

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Dealing With Pakistan’s Wild West

As the United States contemplates taking covert action in Waziristan, what should it know about the region’s culture?

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