Red Flags, Dark Days

Alexander Motyl

Red flags flew over Ukraine to celebrate the defeat of the Nazis. The problem is that the flags also symbolize totalitarianism, communist terror and the indignities of colonial rule. Read more

China's Unlikely Hero

Gordon Chang

An unlikely hero in China: a Caucasian man in sunglasses and shorts who patrols city streets on roller skates to challenge military vehicles that routinely defy traffic rule. Read more

The Cultural Heritage Standard

Ann Marlowe

As a tour of Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan reveals, a nation's treatment of its past reveals something essential about its psyche. Read more

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