How the Obama administration can make good on its stated preference for diplomacy over war.
Obama: Be War-Weary, Not World-Weary
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Europe & Central Asia
In Kyrgyzstan Ethnic Hostility Shows Few Signs of Abating
The underlying issues that led to violence in Kyrgyzstan four years ago remain.
Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late
Without disarmament our nuclear nightmares may become realities — but there is still time to avoid disaster.
East Germany’s Stasi a Quarter Century After It Was Dissolved
Reporter David Crawford exposed the Stasi’s real estate assets, pensions, and the names of its agents working undercover.
To Die For
On the outskirts of Europe people are literally dying to get in, while the core members of the EU are having second thoughts.
ISIS: The Spoils of the “Great Loot” in the Middle East
Adding yet more warfare to the current crisis in the Middle East will perpetuate exactly what the imperial powers set out to do: tear an entire region of the world asunder.
Since Fall of Berlin Wall, East-Central Europe Has Been in Eternal “Transition”
At times, transition seemed to mean simply the transfer of resources from one ruling elite to another.
The World Bank’s Dam Dilemma in Tajikistan
As it considers whether to back a controversial dam in Tajikistan, the World Bank needs to revisit its criteria for funding projects that displace people from their homes.
Soldiers Suffered From PTSD in the Middle Ages, Too
After the Norman Conquest, bishops devised an ingenious way to deal with the component of PTSD known as moral injury.
The Revenge of Rural Hungary
The Hungarian countryside has retaliated for the reversal of its economic fortunes at the ballot box.