Regions and Countries

Testing Time for Nigeria Testing Time for Nigeria

The upcoming elections in Nigeria could signal an important turning point in Africa's troubled road to democracy.

Apr 18, 2007 / John Ghazvinian

Israel’s Strategic Threat Israel’s Strategic Threat

Azmi Bishara, a member of the Knesset, has been charged with treason for speaking out against injustices committed by Israel.

Apr 17, 2007 / Feature / Neve Gordon

US Silence Muzzles Vietnam’s Dissidents US Silence Muzzles Vietnam’s Dissidents

Vietnam is experiencing its worst crackdown on human rights in decades, and US policy bears part of the blame.

Apr 13, 2007 / Feature / Andrew Lam

Inevitable Revolutions Inevitable Revolutions

In William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal, the 1857 Uprising against British rule in India is recast as a cross-border friendship gone sour.

Apr 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gyan Prakash

The Saudi Paradox The Saudi Paradox

Recent anti-American rhetoric from the desert kingdom should not be taken at face value.

Apr 10, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi

Trying to Stay Out of Iran Trying to Stay Out of Iran

Does Congress have the strength to prevent Bush from going to war with Iran?

Apr 9, 2007 / David Corn

How to Stop a Showdown With Iran How to Stop a Showdown With Iran

There's no way of knowing if the White House is planning war in Iran. But stopping Bush from sparking intentional or accidental war requires the promotion of democracy--this time a...

Apr 5, 2007 / Feature / Noam Chomsky

Pakistan: The Intersection Pakistan: The Intersection

VideoNation travels to Pakistan to assess the nation's future through the eyes of students at the progressive National College of Arts and the extremist-dominated Punjab University...

Apr 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Sam Graham-Felsen, Ali Sethi, and James Jacoby

Pakistan’s Shaky Dictatorship Pakistan’s Shaky Dictatorship

Only reform can halt the growth of violent Islamization in Pakistan, which threatens to topple the current government.

Apr 5, 2007 / Feature / Graham Usher

Bolaño in Mexico Bolaño in Mexico

As a young writer in the 1970s, Roberto Bolaño was expected to choose between two rival factions of Mexican poets. He chose both.

Apr 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Carmen Boullosa

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