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Armin Rosen Life Inside Somalia's Refugee Camps
The country's weak government struggles with how to help the people displaced by decades of war.
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The Origins of War in the DRC
How the region became overrun by warlords and lacking any kind of functional government.
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Syria's Increasingly Grim Refugee Picture
The bleak future facing the country and its massive population of displaced.
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You Really Should Start Watching The Venture Bros.
After two and a half years, one of the most brilliant, addictive, and underwatched comedies on TV is back. Any fan of Arrested Development or The Simpsons should tune in.
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A Day in the DRC
Witnessing life in Goma, a city that's been invaded, ransacked, inundated with refugees, and flattened by a volcano -- all in the last 17 years.
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The Price of Inviting Nafie Ali Nafie to Washington
The Obama administration might not have fully considered the implications of hosting the bloodstained Sudanese presidential adviser.
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Turkey's Camps Can't Expand Fast Enough for All the New Syrian Refugees
The horrific statistical realities of the two-year conflict
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Is a Nuclear Iran Inevitable?
The Carnegie Endowment's Mark Hibbs on navigating the world's nuclear threats.
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How North Korea Built Its Nuclear Program
Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace explains the motives behind the hermit kingdom's threats.
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How the UN Covered Up a Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe
A country chief got too close to the Zanu-PF and fired an officer who was trying to stop a deadly disease.
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When Baseball Was a Whole Different Ballgame
A recording from 1939 captures the tumultuous eight-inning career of a 33-year-old rookie pitcher playing a crueler, simpler sport than the one we know today.
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What Is an Expensive, Idyllic Resort Doing in Eritrea?
A desolate island is a reminder of Qatar's ambition to pacify the African nation, even if it meant subsidizing one of the most oppressive governments on the continent.
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Bosco Ntaganda's Surrender Doesn't Mean the DRC Conflict Is Over
The M23 rebel group remains strong even though the Congolese general is behind bars.
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Why India Is Finally Complying With Sanctions on Iran
Here are the reasons for why we're seeing such a remarkable turnaround -- and how much it actually matters.
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It's Still a Bad Idea to Sell Arms to Somalia
A recent UN resolution assumes that the country has made serious progress. Here's why it may be wrong.
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For Conflict Zones, Sequestration Is Even More Devastating
For refugees the world over, Washington's budget gridlock is a life and death matter.
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What if the UN Were Allowed to Shoot First in the DRC?
Events in eastern Congo have spiraled out of control within days of a new peace initiative's launch. Now, some in the international community are considering an even more radical solution.
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How the U.N. Caused Haiti's Cholera Crisis -- and Won't Be Held Responsible
The world's top multilateral organization is accountable to no one -- and the victims of Haiti's choler outbreak aren't the only ones paying the price.
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Happy Election Day, Djibouti
Why it matters that the tiny Red Sea country is holding an unprecedentedly-open parliamentary election tomorrow.
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Counting the Dead in Syria
The U.N. is using a number that suppresses the true extent of the number of people killed in Syria. Do they have an better alternatives -- and would it even matter if they did?
