Jeffrey Tayler

Why France’s religious strife melts away in Marseille

Washington should establish a new framework, based partly on an old paradigm, for its relations with Moscow

Facing a resurgent Moscow, Ukraine is clamoring for NATO membership. The alliance should say no

"The pitiable David-and-Goliath asymmetry of Georgia's dustup with Russia has obscured both the United States' culpability in bringing about the conflict, and the nature of the separatism that caused it in the first place"

Why Vladimir Putin’s successful effort to handpick his replacement may backfire

Laid-back and beautiful, Kunming is China’s “City of Eternal Spring.”

Where to stay, where to eat, and what to do in Kunming

The Golden Ring, northeast of Moscow, offers a respite from the capital and an immersion in the past

Nigeria's president and onetime hope for a stable future is leading his country toward implosion—and possible U.S. military intervention

Away from the heat and bustle of Morocco’s historic cities lie some of the friendliest and most tranquil places in North Africa

How the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov hopes to unseat President Vladimir Putin

Fervently Orthodox, anti-Islamic, and proudly militaristic, the Cossacks are on the rise in Vladimir Putin's new Russia

A talk-show host on al-Jazeera targets those he believes are the worst enemies the Arabs have: themselves

Russian muftis have condemned the war in Afghanistan, but Tatar Muslims have other things on their minds. Like Mork & Mindy

The Baltics are knocking at NATO's door. Don't let them in

In pledging support to the West's fight against terrorism, the Russian leader is advancing the national interest of his country—and hedging his bets

Poverty, corruption, and crime are threatening to destroy a Russian institution