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Political FiguresNovember 16, 2021
Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue
Get Carter… A stream called Drowning Creek…
Kai Bird and Our Readers
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Nation HistoryNovember 3, 2021
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HistoryJune 3, 2021
A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter’s Biographer
Sometimes doing the right thing means not getting reelected.
Kai Bird
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PoliticsApril 22, 2021
Fritz Mondale and Decency
Jimmy Carter thought the vice presidency was a “wasted national asset.” Walter Mondale, who died last week, changed that forever.
Kai Bird
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The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.
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Foreign PolicyMarch 23, 2015
The Case for Disengagement in the Middle East
It is time to walk away and leave the region to its own bad behavior.
Kai Bird
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Genocide and Ethnic CleansingMarch 7, 2012
The Enigma of Bhutan
Two decades ago, nearly one-sixth of the population was forcibly expelled. How did King Wangchuck escape any real censure?
Kai Bird
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WorldFebruary 3, 2011
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Foreign PolicyJune 9, 2010
Next Week in Jerusalem?
To break through the impasse in the Middle East, Obama must go to Jerusalem.
Kai Bird
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HistoryApril 21, 2010
The Hebrew Republic
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East continually reinforces tribalism, religiosity and messianic Zionism.
Kai Bird
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HistoryApril 7, 2005
Bin Laden’s Nuclear Connection
If America had agreed to a nuclear-free world, we wouldn’t face threats today.
Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird