Stephen Kinzer

As recently as the 1970s, some Pashtun leaders in Afghanistan were pushing to create a new state, Pashtunistan, by joining with Pashtuns in Pakistan.

New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world.

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.