The bravest man I met in Afghanistan has died. Here’s what he taught me.

During weeks like this one, when it seems the gains of the last 14 years are severely under threat in Afghanistan, I think of Afghan Colonel Mohammad Daowood. For almost two years, I watched Daowood and his men fight insurgents in some of the country’s most dangerous places. They lacked weapons and helicopters and even medical […]











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Netanyahu’s’ 44-second silence at the U.N. is being mocked with musical interludes

During his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did something unusual: He stood in complete silence for 44 seconds. That silence was designed, Netanyahu inferred, to show how much of the world had been responded with "utter" and "deafening" silence when while "Iran pledged to murder" Israeli citizens. During those 44 seconds, […]











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What are American spies doing at Oktoberfest?

It's no secret that some days you might meet more Americans than Germans at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. Chances are also fairly high that you might meet an American spy. How do we know? Well, each year the German government invites foreign intelligence services that are on friendly terms with the German government to get drunk at Oktoberfest. Overall, German […]











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Greece’s abandoned Olympic stadiums get a second life: Housing refugees

At the height of Greece's financial crisis, many people noted that the country had relatively recently spent millions building lavish stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games. Many of these stadiums have since sat forlorn and empty — an unwelcome reminder of the hubris of the boom years. Now, some of these empty stadiums will finally be used […]











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The Christian zeal behind Russia’s war in Syria

As the Russian military commenced airstrikes in Syria, another important national institution applauded the intervention. On Wednesday, a statement from the Russian Orthodox Church praised the Russian war effort, describing the mission to fight the jihadists of the Islamic State as a "holy battle." "The fight with terrorism is a holy battle and today our country is perhaps […]











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