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Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Making Sense of the 'Hermit Kingdom': North Korea in the Nuclear Age
This young girl is a refugee from South Ossetia.
Clash in the Caucasus: Georgia, Russia, and the Fate of South Ossetia
Republican Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain and President George W. Bush.
Punishing the Past: Presidential Elections in Times of Crisis (1932, 1968, 2008)
man with giant crab
A Tale of Two Fisheries: Fishing and Over-Fishing in American Waters
The Winter Olympic Torch at Salt Lake City, 2002.
Playing Politics: Olympic Controversies Past and Present
A cover of the Koran, the holy book of Islam.
What's in a Name?: The Meaning of 'Muslim Fundamentalist'
'Taiwan is My Country' Sticker.
Taiwan's 2008 Elections: A New Direction for the 'Other China'?
A home for sale in Columbus, OH. Picture by the author.
(Fore)Closing on the American Dream
The Kenya flag.
Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya
Russian President (soon to be Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin
After Putin? Russia's Presidential Elections
Russian President (soon to be Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin
Apres Poutine ? Les Elections Presidentielles Russes
A minuteman statue depicted on the Massachusetts state quarter
The Second Amendment Goes to Court
Flags at Hague Convention
The Politics of International Adoption
U.S. Army Maj. Robert Rodriguez shakes hands with a local child.
Conflict Termination: How to End -- and Not to End -- Insurgencies
Arabic Plaque at the Great Mosque in Xi'an (Paul Louis, photographer)
Tradition vs Charisma: The Sunni-Shi'i Divide in the Muslim World
American flag on fire.
Populism and Anti-Americanism in Modern Latin America