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Want to boost democracy in the Czech Republic? A little less finger-wagging from across the pond might be a start.

Argument |

Jan Čulík

Remembering the Fall

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Christian Caryl |

Christian Caryl

30 Years After Martial Law, Poland’s Blundering Hero Comes to the Big Screen

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Hanna Kozlowska

Eulogy for a Quiet Revolutionary

What today’s activists can learn from the life and times of the heroic Polish politician who passed away earlier this week.

Christian Caryl |

Christian Caryl

Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, October 14, 2013

Transitions |

Christian Caryl, Prachi Vidwans

The myth of the American superman

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Ahmad Shafi, Najib Sharifi

The ever-evolving al-Qaeda threat

The South Asia Channel |

Mitchell D. Silber

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Situation Report |

Gordon Lubold

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Situation Report |

Gordon Lubold

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Situation Report |

Gordon Lubold

Mullen to GM; Hagel, into the breach; What he’s saying right now; Steve Simon begins at IISS; Ash Carter to Europe; Did Hagel drive his Jeep to the hearing? And a little more.

Situation Report |

Gordon Lubold

It’s the Brazilians, Stupid

Dispatch |

Mac Margolis

The Collaborator’s Song

We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.

Argument |

Anne Applebaum

Requiem for a Russian Spy

A CIA veteran remembers his Soviet counterpart.

In Box |

Milton Bearden

The New Asian Tiger?

Ten things you didn't know about Vietnam's rise.

Lists |

Marco Breu, Richard Dobbs

Riding the wave of discontent

Stephen M. Walt |

Stephen M. Walt

Best of ArabLeaks

Just how much did these cables change the world?

Lists |

David Kenner

Why We Can’t Rule Out an Egyptian Reign of Terror

A historian's look at revolution and its discontents.

Feature |

David A. Bell

The Russians Return

Russia's back in Afghanistan, this time in cooperation with the West -- but do objectives really align?

Argument |

James Kirchick

Did Ban just hire the first female Secretary General?

Turtle Bay |

Colum Lynch

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