October 30, 2012 /
Gary Knight, Jeff Howe
The geopolitics of Southeast Asia are shifting rapidly and China's influence can be seen in the shipping routes along the Mekong--and in the soft power it exercises in countries such as Burma.
September 17, 2012 /
Lauren E. Bohn
After decades of trampled hopes under President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are now working to figure out not only what they stand against, but what they stand for.
September 3, 2012 /
Eve Conant
As a global debate rages over nuclear power's future as a safe and clean energy source, Russia is aggressively pursuing nuclear expansion at home and abroad.
January 10, 2012 / Untold Stories
Shaheen Buneri
After the Taliban was ousted by government security forces, residents of Pakistan's Swat Valley hope for peace and stability despite Taliban threats to return.
January 6, 2012 / Untold Stories
Rachel Heidenry
Twenty years after the end of El Salvador’s civil war, an archbishop’s decision to destroy one of the country’s most famous artistic memorials to the war rekindles old debates.
January 4, 2012
Yochi Dreazen
U.S. officials believe Iran’s ongoing progress towards a nuclear weapon is pushing Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and Turkey to follow suit, raising the odds of an Arab nuclear arms race.
January 3, 2012
Anna Van Hollen
With the economy slowing and the peace process in stagnation, the West Bank's younger generation is at a political crossroad.
January 3, 2012 / The Indypendent
David Enders
The U.S. military has withdrawn on schedule, but many issues remain unresolved in Iraq. These range from massive numbers of displaced people to lingering sectarian conflict.
January 2, 2012 / Newsweek
Joe Bavier, Bénédicte Kurzen
The Christmas Day church bombings demonstrate that Boko Haram, a radical and violent Islamist movement, is gaining momentum among impoverished Muslims in Nigeria.
December 30, 2011 / Foreign Policy
Jenna Krajeski
Diyarbakir prison, a site notorious both for its torture of Kurds and for laying the groundwork of the modern Kurdish resistance, will soon be turned into a museum--but not without controversy.
December 14, 2011 / Nieman Reports
William Wheeler
Pulitzer Center grantee William Wheeler reflects on his experience in international reporting and the fraught path from daily journalism to long-form nonfiction.
December 13, 2011 / Untold Stories
Sharif Abdel Kouddous
The first parliamentary elections since the revolution represent a pivotal moment for Egypt. And as protests continue amidst the electoral process, the debate on the street moves to the ballot box.
December 13, 2011
Tariq Mir
A gentle, mystical form of Islam commonly practiced by millions in Kashmir is now being challenged by a much more puritanical and doctrinaire version imported from Saudi Arabia.

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