Joshua Kurlantzick

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Photo by Steve Gumaer   The government of Myanmar says 176 of 471 Rohingya villages are now empty since their Muslim residents — persecuted by the Buddhist majority and the…

Humanitarian crisis under Nobel Peace winner's watch

Photo by Steve Gumaer   The government of Myanmar says 176 of 471 Rohingya villages are now empty since their Muslim residents — persecuted by the Buddhist majority and the…

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The CIA is perceived by most Americans as an organization of spies, tracking down foreign threats to the nation.

The history of the CIA's covert wars

The CIA is perceived by most Americans as an organization of spies, tracking down foreign threats to the nation.

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In Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar — formerly called Burma — the last "free" election was in 1990.

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In Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar — formerly called Burma — the last "free" election was in 1990.

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