Letter From Uzbekistan Letter From Uzbekistan
Desperate to be rid of a repressive regime, many turn to militant Islam.
Jan 3, 2002 / Feature / Raffi Khatchadourian
Egyptian Justice, US-Style Egyptian Justice, US-Style
Once roundly condemned for his use of using military courts for civilian crimes, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now in good company now that the US and the UK have adopted sim...
Jan 3, 2002 / Feature / Steve Negus
Trafficking in Verse Trafficking in Verse
Immigrants and traffickers are the subjects of a certain style of Mexican music.
Dec 20, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
Secularism Unlocks the Door to Stability Secularism Unlocks the Door to Stability
In rebuilding Afghanistan, lessons should be learned from Turkey and Egypt when it comes to the separation of church and state.
Dec 18, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Where Are the Women? Where Are the Women?
Will women be included in the debate on Afghanistan's future?
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / Sara Austin
A New Giant Sucking Sound A New Giant Sucking Sound
China is taking away Mexico's jobs, as globalization enters a fateful new stage.
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / William Greider
National Security? National Security?
Israel must decide if it wants a Jewish homeland in Palestine, or all of Palestine as a Jewish state.
Dec 13, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Cuban Embargo-Buster? Cuban Embargo-Buster?
Food companies ship supplies to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Michelle, in what could be the beginning of the end for the tediously long US embargo of the island country.
Dec 13, 2001 / Peter Kornbluh
The Guns of Kabul The Guns of Kabul
Unless the number of arms is reduced dramatically, peace is unlikely to hold.
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / Ken Silverstein
Gorbachev’s Revolution Gorbachev’s Revolution
Gorbachev represented a unique change in Soviet statesmanship; two books examine him and the end of the Cold War.
Dec 13, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Walter C. Uhler