South Sudan Faces Uphill Struggle for a Longer-Term Peace
With a fragile cease fire in place, South Sudanese look at how to salvage their delicate democracy
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Sharif Calls on Obama as U.S. and Pakistan Try to Turn the Corner
No major breakthroughs are expected, but a friendly summit would be an achievement
Germany’s Election: Does Obama Want to See a Merkel Victory?
When U.S. President Barack Obama was candidate Obama back in 2008, he asked to give a speech in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It’s a site not just rich in meaning as the former dividing line between East and West Berlin but also in American history: It’s where Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear …
Egypt’s Military Defends Public Image Abroad After Fighting Protests at Home
In the Internet age, the war fought online is often as furious — if not as deadly — as the war fought on the ground. As Egypt‘s political crisis deepens, the social-media battle is one the Egyptian military, which ousted the democratically elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, has thus far been losing.
The generals …
Destination Kurdistan: Is This Autonomous Iraqi Region a Budding Tourist Hot Spot?
Kurdistan in northern Iraq — an autonomous region that retains a considerable amount of political freedom from Baghdad — is by far the safest and most accessible area of Iraq to visit
Fleeing Civil War, Syria’s Kurds Enter Another Geopolitical Minefield
Samira Selo cradled her 2-year-old on her hip and looked across the low valley toward Syria, a country that until a month ago she called home. Some sheep and goats grazed nearby. Behind her, in the old tiny tent she, her husband
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An Interview with Nechirvan Barzani: Will There Be an Independent Kurdistan?
The world has made a path to Iraqi’s autonomous Kurdish region because of oil. Will Iraqi Kurdistan now be able to do what was once impossible: give the perpetually stateless Kurds a country of their own?
Will Kurdistan’s Energy Wealth Lead to the Next Iraq War?
A visit to Kirkuk and the face-off between the Baghdad government and the autonomous Kurdish region in the northern part of Iraq
Washington’s Two Opinions of Egypt’s Islamist President
There are those who believe Mohamed Morsi will be an enforcer of the Muslim Brotherhood’s strict doctrines. And those who feel he is a moderating force
Ambassador Chris Stevens: The American Who Loved Libya (1960-2012)
Courageous and optimistic, he knew the country he was assigned to like no other diplomat. His tragic death leaves an enormous hole in the American foreign service—and in Washington’s fitful dealings with the Arab world
After Benghazi Consulate Attack, What’s Next for U.S. Relations with Libya and Egypt?
Outrage was the Obama Administration’s first reaction, Wednesday morning, to attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in Egypt and Libya — where four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
Egypt’s Morsy Urges Iran to Help End Syrian Crisis
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy took Iran to task on Thursday for its role in the Syrian crisis
A Case of Iranian Whispers at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran
As Iran lays out the red carpet for dozens of world leaders at the NAM summit, the foreign-press pack has been starved of real news