WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – This small village is about to be taken over by big oil. There are about...
Oct 04, 2012
US far behind in race for Arctic assets
BARROW, Alaska – There is a battle at the top of the world for oil and minerals, and...
Oct 04, 2012
Welcome to The Drone Age
WASHINGTON — Inside the world’s biggest air shows in Singapore, Dubai and Paris, leading weapons manufacturers gather to...
Sep 24, 2012
What to expect from Egypt’s presidential election
It is unwise to try to predict anything in Egypt these days, but there are several safe assumptions...
May 23, 2012
What to expect from Egypt’s presidential election
It is unwise to try to predict anything in Egypt these days, but there are several safe assumptions...
May 23, 2012
Life Sentence: Women and justice in Afghanistan
In the decade since the United States invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban government in Kabul, many positive...
Mar 07, 2012
The money behind the Egyptian military
CAIRO – One year into Egypt’s unfinished revolution, fateful questions loom here in the most populous nation in...
Jan 22, 2012
Seeking truth in the ‘NGO republic’
Where did all the money go? The question rises up from the dust of the still-crowded tent camps...
Jan 10, 2012
Mohammed Abbas: Running for the Revolution
GIZA, Egypt – Framed against the great pyramids of Giza with a half-moon on the rise, a phalanx...
Jan 06, 2012
The ‘black box’ of Egyptian military power
CAIRO – The young Egyptian woman wore a traditional headscarf and shawl, known as an “abaya,” and stood...
Jan 02, 2012
Egypt: Is it a revolution?
CAIRO – So, is it a revolution? With running battles taking place once again in Tahrir Square, this...
Nov 21, 2011
