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As recently as the 1970s, some Pashtun leaders in Afghanistan were pushing to create a new state, Pashtunistan, by joining with Pashtuns in Pakistan. Stephen Kinzer 1970safghanistancreate Change image and share on social
New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world. Stephen Kinzer entertainmentlearnmedium Change image and share on social
As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs. Stephen Kinzer affairamericaarab Change image and share on social
An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours. Theodor Mommsen acceptavoidcompensation share on social
If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun! Nathan Myhrvold ballisticblockcamera Change image and share on social
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right. Alan Shepard basicallybusinesscope share on social