Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it. Stephen Kinzer israeloverflowthirst Change image and share on social
Many Americans, and many more people around the world, have been outraged by what they see as President George W. Bush's radical reordering of American foreign policy. Stephen Kinzer americanbushforeign Change image and share on social
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. Stephen Kinzer 19thafghanistanarbitrary Change image and share on social
What the United States wanted in Guatemala - and in Iran, where the C.I.A. also deposed a government in the early 1950s - was pro-American stability. Stephen Kinzer 1950samericandepose Change image and share on social
With the exception of China, and perhaps Turkey, no country in the world matters as much to the United States as Mexico. Stephen Kinzer chinacountryexception Change image and share on social
In some countries that are darlings of the West, like Egypt, everyone knows the result of national elections years in advance: The man in power always wins. In others, like Saudi Arabia, the very idea of an election is unthinkable. Stephen Kinzer advancearabiacountry share on social
In the past, secularists sought to challenge dogma by the use of rational argument, claiming, for example, that miracles described in the Bible are scientifically impossible. Stephen Kinzer argumentbiblechallenge Change image and share on social
When Prime Minister Erdogan came to Washington in 2009, he sounded almost like the ambassador from Iran. Stephen Kinzer ambassadorerdoganiran Change image and share on social
Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones. Stephen Kinzer americancoincideeconomic Change image and share on social
Chechens are Muslim, and some share the belief that the West is engaged in a global campaign against Islam. Stephen Kinzer beliefcampaignchechen Change image and share on social
