The Israel Double-Standard, 'Merchant of Venice' Edition
Does is surprise anyone that an Israeli theater company's staging of "The Merchant of Venice" in London is controversial, and does it surprise anyone…
How the country’s tourism minister makes the hard sell
The secret architect of the Arab Spring casts an eye on Occupy Wall Street.
A pampered tour through the Peruvian Andes
What it means to want a solution, but have none to offer.
Does is surprise anyone that an Israeli theater company's staging of "The Merchant of Venice" in London is controversial, and does it surprise anyone…
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Do the potential costs of an air strike really outweigh the benefits?
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The dancey song suggests that the Russian leader was sent by God. Nobody seems to know where he came from, but over the last day or so, a man…
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The scene of mad, senseless violence against civilians is a reminder that Assad will keep killing with impunity as long as he's able.
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The Pentagon says that the role of women will be expanding in the months and years ahead.
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Vilifying Moscow's support for Assad hasn't helped, but striking a grand bargain just might.
Last month Jamie Fly and Gary Schmitt got a lot of attention by arguing that the garden variety bomb-Iran plans aren't ambitious enough. Rather than …
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An incredible story that the North Korean leader was killed in Beijing gained remarkable attention in the West, revealing some of the ways Americans can misunderstand Asian societies
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Less likely than some people think, according to Amir Oren.
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As Goldblog discussed Wednesday, the Anonymous hackers collective had some easy fun unlocking Bashar al-Assad's e-mails and sharing them with the world.
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Loopholes, poor regulations, and off-shore havens allow corporations and the very wealthy to draw on the benefits of a strong nation-state without fully paying back in, eroding a system that's less tested than we might think.
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Pakistani fish monger Qasim Khan, after buying it for $2,200, charged gawkers 22 cents a head.
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It looks like the public shaming of Russia may have done some good.
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The Russian leader is struggling to balance some of his country's most powerful social and historic forces.
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It's estimated that roughly 6,000 people have been killed in the Syrian uprising since it began last March, and the Assad regime is upping the tempo of murder.
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As the heroin trade suffers in Afghanistan, poppy farmers are marrying off their daughters, sometimes to unsavory and far-away men, to pay their debts.
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As the Chinese capital develops, the demolition of historic neighborhoods and displacement of once-secure families is becoming one of the city's most controversial issues.
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The story of OMG! Meiyu, Jessica Beinecke's wildly popular web video series for Chinese who want to learn American slang.
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Feelings of bitterness, national self-directed anger, and disdain among nations inside Europe for each other has become palpable and manifested itself in Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's comments last night on The News Hour.
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Pious Hindus offered prayers and incense in honor of the month-long festival.
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