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April 04, 2012 | Foreign Policy
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A guided tour of Scotland, as the country debates its looming vote on independence.
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December 30, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Turkey's Museum of Shame
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 15, 2011 | Foreign Policy
What Turkey Can Teach Egypt
Egypt’s elections have produced big gains for Islamist parties. Can Egypt's Islamists learn from their Turkish counterparts how to end military domination while keeping religion out of politics?
December 02, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Afghanistan: Written on the Body
In Afghanistan, age-old violence rakes the land and steals its children. Somehow, civilians still find ways to survive. Anna Badkhen files her last dispatch.
November 28, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Afghanistan: The Elements' Armistice
"In the winter we have peace and in the summer we have war." Seasons dictate the rhythm of nearly everything in rural Afghanistan, including war. Anna Badkhen reports from Karaghuzhlah.
November 22, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Afghanistan: War Outside the Frame
Afghanistan's war has no running time. Incessant violence has become the norm for those living in rural villages like Oqa where every life is a wartime tragedy.
November 15, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Afghanistan: Crime Scene
Anna Badkhen rides through Afghanistan’s Khorasen, a region where almost every turn brings a reminder of the violence that has punctuated this part of the country.
October 26, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Libya's Sexual Revolution
Wartime romance is budding in Libya. After fighting to take down Qaddafi, the country's once least eligible bachelors are now being seen in a new light.
October 22, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Tunisia's Surprising New Islamists
Nine months after the revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, Ellen Knickmeyer revisits two of the first Tunisians to protest against the Ben Ali regime.
September 22, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Egypt: Hot Teachers
Egypt's educational system is a shambles. Teachers and students have gone on a nation-wide strikes to protest the slow pace of reforms under the transitional military government.
September 11, 2011 | Foreign Policy
'I Will Be Killed Soon'
Little has changed for the people in Afghanistan since the U.S. invaded the country--perpetual violence and intimidation still exist, especially against those who lent a hand to Western-led efforts.
August 18, 2011 | Foreign Policy
Roads to Ruin
Generations of conquerors and marauders have come and gone in northern Afghanistan, but the paths on which they travel have endured.