Adventures in Translation, Part 2,148
Words fail ... literally
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
A cross-section of this large and diverse country discuss the year since Hosni Mubarak's departure and what they see in the future.
Words fail ... literally
It's quite a weird story, the arrest and conviction of an American government contractor, Alan Gross, by Cuban authorities for the crime of…
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A group in the country's dessert Sinai Peninsula is calling itself al-Qaeda, though it doesn't yet appear formally recognized.
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Homophobia is a problem in much of Africa, but one country is showing signs of progress.
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As violence worsens, neighboring countries, and perhaps even the U.S., could get drawn in.
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Should Israel be classified as a state sponsor of terrorism?
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I'm going to assume for the moment that the attacks on Israeli diplomatic vehicles in India and Georgia are the work of Hezbollah, which has promised attacks.
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Newsweek lands a whale of a story on Iran's nuclear program, and the Obama Administration's attempts to thwart it.
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Does it surprise anyone that an Israeli theater company's staging of "The Merchant of Venice" in London is controversial?
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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.
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Rather than just use surgical strikes to set back Iran's nuclear program, Jamie Fly and Gary Schmitt said we should expand the target list and keep bombing until the government falls.
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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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What it means to want a solution, but have none to offer.
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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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A new book by an American raising her kids in Paris is being met with skepticism, and some charges of stereotyping, by the actual French mothers it so highly praises.
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The Civil War
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The History of Thomas Edison
This Must Be the Place: Byun
Video Documentary: The Impact of a Principal
James Fallows on Obama's first term, Raymond Bonner on the death penalty, Christopher Hitchens on G.K. Chesterton, and more
Nobody's Buying the Sun's Victim Routine
Syria Rejects U.N. Peacekeeping Proposal and Resume Shelling on Homs
Car Bombs in India and Georgia Targeted Israeli Officials
Carla Bruni to Represent the Working Class
Why America Keeps Getting More Conservative
Should Building Taller Be Much, Much Easier?
