Meanwhile, in Iraq… Meanwhile, in Iraq…
NATO's nightly airstrikes against Yugoslavia have ceased, but the periodic Anglo-American bombing of Iraq continues.
Jul 8, 1999 / Dilip Hiro
Spy or Savior? Spy or Savior?
If Russia is not to dissolve like the Soviet Union or, worse yet, end in a cataclysm like Yugoslavia's, it must negotiate peacefully across a welter of emotional claims to self-det...
Jul 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George Kenney
On the Brink in Kashmir On the Brink in Kashmir
In early May, as the snows melted along the Karakoram Range, Indian troops on routine border patrols discovered that three strategic salients--Dras, Kargil and Batalik--in the In...
Jul 1, 1999 / Sumit Ganguly
Letter From Iran Letter From Iran
Hossein, a young newspaper vendor, is a revolutionary.
Jul 1, 1999 / Feature / Afshin Molavi
‘Snake Eat Snake’ ‘Snake Eat Snake’
A few years ago, one of Lebanon's giddier periodicals, suitably titled Prestige, published as its cover story an interview with a Lebanese celebrity.
Jul 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Walid Harb
Same-Sex Spouses in Canada Same-Sex Spouses in Canada
On May 20, leaving its southern neighbor in the dust, Canada took a breathtaking leap forward in lesbian and gay rights.
Jun 24, 1999 / Feature / E.J. Graff
Republic of Pain Republic of Pain
Quick, name a recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate accused of colluding in a program of mass murder. No, not Henry Kissinger--that's old news.
Jun 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey
The Spies Who Fleeced Us The Spies Who Fleeced Us
It's always suspicious when Washingtonians start breaking into bad Latin. There may be a quid, you hear them say, and there seems to be a quo.
Jun 24, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Holocaust Creationism Holocaust Creationism
Between 1945 and 1947 the United States underwent perhaps the most breathtaking ideological transformation in its history.
Jun 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Showdown in Pristina Showdown in Pristina
The Russian contingent that declared its sovereignty over Pristina's airport is a stark sign of how deeply the Kosovo war has eroded the already deteriorating US-Russian relation...
Jun 17, 1999 / The Editors