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March 11, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Crimea: "I Have Decided to Stay Here and Protest Until I Die"
The last stand of Crimea’s pro-Ukraine movement.
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March 06, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Crimea: Putin Is My Sugar Daddy
The angry Russian pensioners of Simferopol would rather have the old Soviet dictatorship than European democracy.
February 12, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Southeast Asia: 'A Certain Medical Procedure'
In Indonesia and the Philippines, abortions take place underground. The social costs of these women's secrets can be crushing.
January 23, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Dear Taliban: I See What You're Trying to Do, But It's Not Working
A recent attack on a restaurant favored by foreigners in Afghanistan represents a strategic error for the Taliban.
January 21, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Afghanistan's Growing Identity Crisis
With elections set to determine who will lead Afghanistan after foreign troops withdraw, the government had a plan to ensure legitimacy. Read about how it's been undone by a technicality.
January 09, 2014 | Foreign Policy
Ending a War in Afghanistan: The Therapist
An Afghan drug counselor: The sixth in a series of oral histories from Afghans preparing for life after December 2014, when U.S. and NATO combat troops will leave the country.
December 21, 2013 | Foreign Policy
Russia: Putin's Knack for Surprise
This month Putin surprised even the biggest Russia experts: he pardoned his biggest enemy and critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. There were some surprises for Putin too from crises regions.
November 18, 2013 | Foreign Policy
The People of the Pit
People in a mono-town Asbest are more afraid of anti-asbestos campaign than of asbestos. But now authorities give citizens of Russian mono-towns a chance to escape dependence on a single industry.
November 07, 2013 | Foreign Policy
The Town with No Tomorrow
How does a small town in the middle of Siberia move forward when the biggest local employer shuts down? Baikalsk is one of hundreds of monotowns across Russia struggling to find an answer.
November 04, 2013 | Foreign Policy
On the Edge of Siberia's Dark Blue Heart
Majority of Russians say that Lake Baikal should be the symbol of Russia. But in monotown Baikalsk hundreds of workers who lost their jobs this month say they feel cheated by Moscow.
October 22, 2013 | Foreign Policy
Ending a War in Afghanistan: The Batsman
The fifth in Jeffrey Stern's series of oral histories from Afghans preparing for life after December 2014, when U.S. and NATO combat troops will have left Afghanistan.
October 06, 2013 | Foreign Policy
Ending a War in Afghanistan: The Squatter
The fourth in Jeffrey Stern's series of oral histories from Afghans preparing for life after December 2014, when U.S. and NATO combat troops will have left Afghanistan.