Afghan President Hamid Karzai with John Kerry. (Photo: US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan)
After Karzai
The Atlantic
By Mujib Mashal
Mujib Mashal analyzes the outgoing Afghan president’s complex legacy, which at once produced progress and weakened warlords, but also undermined some of the fundamental tenets of genuine democracy.
Heil Hipster: The Young Neo-Nazis Trying to Put a Stylish Face on Hate
Rolling Stone
By Thomas Rogers
In this fascinating piece, Thomas Rogers traces the evolution of the German far-right into its present form, which has successfully co-opted hipster, techno, and even hip-hop culture to reach the next generation of extremists.
The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds
Grantland
By David Hill
To truly understand the ruthless, emotionally straining nature of Diplomacy, reportedly the favorite board game of both John F. Kennedy and Henry Kissinger, David Hill entered a tournament with the world’s top players .
Edward Snowden’s Lawyer Will Keep Your Secrets
The Verge
By Russell Brandom
Russel Brandom speaks with Jessely Radack, lawyer to Edward Snowden, and a host of other whistleblowers, about what drives her and how it has invaded even her personal life.
Francis’s Holy War
Matter
By Alma Guillermoprieto
Though Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been Pope Francis for just a little longer than year, he has already made radical changes and divided the Catholic Church. Alma Guillermoprieto writes about the Pope’s, and the Church’s, difficult future and past.
Blogs:
Why is China Building Artificial Islands? by Gary Sands
A Candid Discussion with Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute by Reza Akhlaghi
Iraq returns – Failure of American foreign policy under Obama? by Maxime H. A. Larivé
Energy: The tie that binds Beijing and Moscow by Jordan Stutts
ANALYSIS: America Should Change Its Iraq Policy by Rachel Avraham
