Man Versus Afghanistan
Will General Stanley McChrystal be our deus ex machina in Afghanistan? Or just the latest commander to succumb to the impersonal forces of history and geography?
Will General Stanley McChrystal be our deus ex machina in Afghanistan? Or just the latest commander to succumb to the impersonal forces of history and geography?
Less traffic through the Suez Canal means less of everything else for Egyptians—including hope.
By the skin of his teeth, Dubai’s ruler opens the world’s most ambitious—and outrageous—racetrack.
The biggest threat we face from China—and other rivals—isn’t a military one. Inside the battle to protect our online infrastructure from hackers, spammers, spies, and corporate thieves.
Ludwig Minelli has helped more than 1,000 people kill themselves and turned Zurich into the world capital of “suicide tourism.†He says he’s securing a basic human right. Others claim he’s a monster—and a crook.
Reality-TV shows like Afghan Model are rewiring Afghan culture—for better and for worse.
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In Qom, the site of Iran’s secret uranium-enrichment facility, the Islamic Revolution remains as strong as ever.
A new computer game lets army officers practice counterinsurgency off the battlefield.
In South Africa, good intentions and poor follow-through are helping to spread deadly drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The government’s assault on drug cartels has become an amorphous civil war that threatens to bring down the nation. A report from the front lines.
At the border between Azerbaijan and Iran, everything’s for sale: sex, booze, tattoos—and maybe some revolutionary fervor.
Once the most outspoken critic of Zimbabwe’s government, David Coltart is now on the inside
Photographer Juliàn Cardona shares grim images from Juàrez
How a Lebanese mullah found happiness in Paraguay
The Arab TV channel is visually stunning, exudes hustle, and covers the globe like no one else. Just beware of its insidious despotism.
An open letter to the one man who can repair the moral damage caused by torture
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