Regions and Countries

Exile and the Kingdom Exile and the Kingdom

In his newest novel The Last Friend, Tahar Ben Jelloun draws from his experiences as a writer and activist under Morocco's repressive monarchy.

Mar 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

An Olympian Scandal An Olympian Scandal

Worried about warrantless surveillance in America? Consider the eavesdropping scandal that is currently roiling Greece, enabled by Vodaphone.

Mar 2, 2006 / John Brady Kiesling

Chile Looks (Slightly) Left Chile Looks (Slightly) Left

Michelle Bachelet has vowed Chile will be a different country by the end of her four-year term. But she will likely be remembered more for continuity than for change.

Mar 2, 2006 / Pascale Bonnefoy

Defusing the Iran Crisis Defusing the Iran Crisis

A peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute with Iran is possible if world leaders work to eliminate the obstacles to intelligent compromise.

Mar 2, 2006 / Michael T. Klare

Selling Human Rights in Russia Selling Human Rights in Russia

Russian human rights activist Gregory Shvedov examines how Vladimir Putin's tactics toward Chechnya align with George W. Bush's "global war on terror."

Mar 1, 2006 / Feature / Michelle Risley

CAFTA’s Corpse Revived CAFTA’s Corpse Revived

CAFTA, once presumed dead, is alive and functioning, thanks to White House political sorcery. But a backlash is looming in the United States and abroad.

Mar 1, 2006 / Feature / Mark Engler

Bush in India: Just Not Welcome Bush in India: Just Not Welcome

Opposition to President Bush's visit to India was so intense that the only public space deemed acceptable for him to deliver a speech is a crumbling old fort that also houses the D...

Mar 1, 2006 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

America’s Online Censors America’s Online Censors

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are under fire from Congress for helping China censor and prosecute political dissidents. But a proposed law to guide technology companie...

Feb 24, 2006 / Feature / Rebecca MacKinnon

The Fight for Haiti The Fight for Haiti

Now that René Préval has been elected Haiti's new president, the question is whether he can move the country forward.

Feb 23, 2006 / Feature / Kathie Klarreich

Challenging Musharraf Challenging Musharraf

Massive protests over the Muhammad cartoons add to the growing sense that Pakistani President-General Pervez Musharraf is losing control.

Feb 23, 2006 / Graham Usher

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