Empire's End
A hike along Hadrian's Wall—and through the mists of time
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A hike along Hadrian's Wall—and through the mists of time
The NSA searches the world’s airwaves for faint whispers of suicide bombers and elusive terrorists. One Sunday in November of 2002, its listeners scored a rare hit
For Israeli soldiers checkpoint life is dull, alienating, and stress-inducing. For the Palestinians it is frustrating, humiliating, and anger-provoking. Yet it’s the human face of the occupation—and as close as some Israelis and Palestinians will ever come
Seven steps toward a last chance in Iraq
Ariel Sharon and Junichiro Koizumi point the way to a centrist resurgence in American politics
Why we still don’t have a way to put terrorists on trial
The most heated competition in the 2008 Olympics could take place not in a stadium but in the Taiwan Strait
By Kenneth M. Pollack and the Iraq Policy Working Group of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Paul Elie, the author of "The Year of Two Popes," talks about Ratzinger's rise and his own extraordinary experiences researching the story
How Joseph Ratzinger stepped into the shoes of John Paul II—and what it means for the Catholic Church
First Pakistan's A.Q. Khan showed that any country could have made a nuclear bomb. Then he showed—not once but three times—why the nuclear trade will never be shut down
When too much power means not enough security
Iraqi insurgents have perfected the use of lethal explosives, with profound implications for our military operations in Iraq
The province's quirks and inaccessibility are its very charms
What to watch for in the weeks ahead
An orderly exit from Iraq depends on the development of a viable Iraqi security force, but the Iraqis aren't even close. The Bush administration doesn't take the problem seriously—and it never has
December 1979: Christmas comes for the Great Satan
Kazakhstan's Soviet-schooled dictator—part economic modernizer, part Muslim progressive, part vainglorious despot—has enough oil to make himself into anything he wants
The case for cutting and running
How the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov hopes to unseat President Vladimir Putin
The Audacity of Eric Holder's Letter Admitting Team Obama Killed 4 Americans
Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks
'Real Books From Real Trees for Real People': Microsoft's Fun eBook Predictions From 1999
Astronauts Snag Dramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano
Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Is a Lovely Sounding Retirement Record
If a Senate Candidate Chops a Watermelon with an Ax in the Woods, Does It Make a Sound?
This Is the Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
The Amazing David Beckham Goal That Sent England to the 2002 World Cup
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