The U.S. Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
November 7, 2014 | With a U.S.-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Articles by Sam Badger
Kingdom of Slaves
September 12, 2014 | In the smallest Gulf kingdoms, upwards of 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.
Assad and the Palestinians
April 3, 2014 | Syria's civil war has divided the Palestinian resistance and complicated its patchwork of international alliances.
Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”
February 26, 2014 | Large pro-democracy demonstrations in Burkina Faso have largely escaped the Western media’s radar.
Clouds over Honduras
January 27, 2014 | Honduras' new president, Juan Orlando Hernández, takes office amid rising tensions between developers on one side and indigenous and campesino communities on the other.