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Migrants who came to Edirne, Turkey, to try and cross in Greece and after that to go to western Europe, gathered around a fire outside a bus station in Edirne on March 6, 2020.

What Happens Next with Europe’s Latest Refugee Crisis

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at ...

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at an alarming rate. Idlib, a city in the country’s northwest, is the final rebel holdout that keeps Bashar al-Assad—and his Russian backers—from...

Afghan protesters march for peace and ceasefire as they hold banners in the Kandahar province on Jan. 17, 2019.

I Fought the Taliban. Now I'm Ready to Meet Them at the Ballot Box.

On September 26, 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul. I was a junior staffer a...

On September 26, 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul. I was a junior staffer at the Afghan Ministry of Defense. My job was mainly liaising with foreign and local media, international aid organizations and the small...

Gujarat police's bomb detection disposal squad officials, along with a sniffer dog, inspect a stage displaying pictures of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (R), on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on February 23, 2020, ahead of Trump's visit to India.

'We Are Kinder Than Them.' Trump and Modi Don't Reflect the Spirit of Gujarat

President Donald Trump is due to make the first ever visit by an American h...

President Donald Trump is due to make the first ever visit by an American head of state to Ahmedabad, the biggest city in the western state of Gujarat. It is the state that Narendra Modi,...

American military personnel at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2019.

We'll Need Bold Imaginations to Make a Lasting Peace in Afghanistan

Having fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan, I am often asked what I think d...

Having fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan, I am often asked what I think distinguished the two wars from one another. The answer is imagination, and I believe this is the critical element upon which...

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks to the media outside the Legislative Council shortly after being released from prison on June 17, 2019 in Hong Kong.

'Hong Kong is at an Existential Crossroads.' Joshua Wong on the Future of His Homeland

In the early summer of 2016, for a single minute every night the facade of ...

In the early summer of 2016, for a single minute every night the facade of the tallest building in Hong Kong, the International Commerce Centre (ICC), transformed into a giant digital timer. Second by second,...

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald celebrates with supporters after topping the poll in Dublin central at the RDS count centre in Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 9, 2020.

What Happens Next in Ireland

Political drama in Britain and Ireland continues… but not because of Brexit...

Political drama in Britain and Ireland continues… but not because of Brexit (mercifully). Roughly a week after the UK officially left the EU, Ireland held elections that catapulted Sinn Fein from political periphery to possible...

Protesters hold candles during a protest against the Mideast plan announced by the U.S. President Donald Trump, at the road in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Jan. 30, 2020. Trump's Mideast plan would create a disjointed Palestinian state with a capital on the outskirts of east Jerusalem, beyond the separation barrier built by Israel.

President Trump's Peace Plan Is the Latest in a Century of Outrageous Deals for the Palestinians

Once again, a tawdry deal has been done over the heads of the Palestinians,...

Once again, a tawdry deal has been done over the heads of the Palestinians, in their absence, and ignoring their rights – indeed their very existence as a people. As with the Balfour Declaration of...