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The Best News Out of Afghanistan

The mistakes made were tragic. But the lessons learned can be valuable

Jim Frederick

Is The Army Responsible for the Afghan Massacre?

I. Sameem / EPA

There must have been a breakdown in leadership or protocol to allow a lone soldier to wander off base and commit such a heinous crime

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Why You Won’t See Saudi Women at the Olympics

Omar Salem / AFP / Getty Images

Is there a nation in the world that would single out a male minority for similar treatment and not face diplomatic complaints or sanctions?

Wael Ghonim

Is There Still Hope for a Democratic Egypt?

Reuters / Suhaib Salem

It is seeming increasingly unlikely that Egypt will achieve a democratic government by April, says the man who helped broadcast the revolution

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Egypt’s Female Trouble Might Get Worse

Filippo Monteforte / AFP / Getty Images

Why the new ruling parties want women to disappear

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Iranians: As Unhappy As We Are

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Why a movie about a dissolving marriage in Tehran might help American-Iranian relations more than any diplomacy

Pauline Franklin

Why We Must Stop the Blame Game

A U.S. Marine in Afghanistan wonders why the United States can’t come together to overcome our nation’s challenges

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Crisis in Cairo

It will take more than an election to break the military’s hold on Egypt

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What To Thank a Vet For: Compassion

Veterans Day can be awkward when civilians don’t really know what they’re thanking soldiers for

Ayman Mohyeldin

From the Arab Spring to the American Fall?

Spencer Platt / Getty Images

No political group gave birth to Occupy Wall Street and the movement is largely leaderless. But so was what happened at Tahrir Square in Egypt

Why Fewer Young American Jews Share Their Parents’ View of Israel

Lauren Fleishman for TIME

The Palestinian bid for recognition at the U.N. has elicited differing responses within the Jewish community. Younger American Jews are more likely than their parents to be acquainted with the Palestinians and their story