Christian Caryl
List of Christian Caryl articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Tunisia Save the Arab Spring?
Of all the Arab Spring countries, little Tunisia is the one that's making the most progress toward full-fledged democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What I Left Out
I wrote a book about 1979, but I left out the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Here’s why.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Weren’t Buddhists Supposed to Be Pacifists?
Their religion may stress peace, but some Buddhists are showing that they’re entirely capable of violence in the name of faith.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Tip of the Democracy Spear
The U.S. military doesn’t exactly have an unblemished record when it comes to promoting democracy. Is there a way to change that?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Tangled Tale of Malaysia’s Dirty Battleground State
How an ex-British prime minister’s sister-in-law, a headhunter’s grandson, dodgy PR firms, and a Malaysian kingpin are colliding in a fight over the future of democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Democracy Boondoggle in Iraq
The U.S. spent billions promoting democracy in Iraq. Now the official verdict is in: It was all for nothing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Place of One’s Own
Land is more than real estate. In many parts of the world, it’s the key to survival, belonging, and identity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Not About Us
Forget about the “war on terror.” The next few decades will be dominated by the bitter divide within Islam itself.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What George W. Bush Did Right
The 43rd president of the United States did a great thing for humankind -- but most Americans have no idea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Martyrs of the Revolution
If history is any guide, today’s assassination in Tunisia could set off a dangerous revolutionary dynamic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The First Lab Results Are In
Democracy Lab is celebrating its first anniversary. Here are some of the things we've learned over the past year -- and where we're headed in year two.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the Killing in Syria Is Just the Beginning
The international community’s failure on Syria limits its power to act against the even bigger bloodletting that’s likely to happen down the road.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What I Learned from Gerard Depardieu
The French actor's case is the exception that proves the rule: Citizenship still matters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Year in Unfreedom
An encouraging number of the world's people voted in 2012. But voting does not a democracy make.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nothing Is Written
The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.
