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.

Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Israel fights back, which is very much at odds with the Jewish instinct to discuss and deconstruct everything until action itself seems senseless.