Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that no leading tribal or political figure there has called for secession. Stephen Kinzer afghancallcountry 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
Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. Stephen Kinzer admirecaptureconstantinople 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
No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran. Stephen Kinzer benefitbringdetente 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
Other places are also generators of far-flung violence beyond their own borders - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are obvious examples - but none has as long a history of war, resistance, and terror as Chechnya. Stephen Kinzer arabiaborderchechnya share on social