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June 27, 2014

Iraq
Kurds: Running Before Walking

Erbil had a weird feel to it this week.  The euphoria that came when the Kurd’s military, known as the peshmerga, took over Kirkuk on June 11 has not exactly faded, but reality is making people nervo…

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December 16, 2011

Politics and Government
Fear and Loathing in Cairo

A policeman tries to control the crowds as they gather outside a polling station during the second day of parliamentary elections in Giza (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters) In the midst of Egyp…

Fear and Loathing in Cairo

December 3, 2010

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: A Treaty for a Tax Cut

Above the Fold. Don’t count the New START Treaty out just yet. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told Good Morning America on Tuesday that the treaty could be approved by year’s end. Sen. George Voinovich…

Friday File: A Treaty for a Tax Cut

January 25, 2011

Egypt
Cairo Protests

Cairo - Well, today was the big day…January 25th…National Police Day…and Egypt’s Day of Rage. It began for me at 230am when I was wandering back to my hotel from Bab el Luq.  I found myself on Fala…

June 7, 2021

China
China's Internet Trolls Go Global

Chinese trolls are beginning to pose serious threats to economic security, political stability, and personal safety worldwide.

China's President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen through digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020.