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The Things They Carried: The Dinosaur Hunter

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After the Revolution Comes Consensus

Forty years ago, the enemy of democracy in Portugal was fascism. Now it's just Europolitics.

Egypt Isn't Stable

Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is sure to win the upcoming presidential elections. But a new poll shows that he will be taking the helm of a profoundly divided nation.

Girls Deserve Better -- And Not Just in Nigeria

Why Modi's Victory Means a New Chance for the U.S. to Make Good on the Asia Pivot

Stamp Out the Vote

How terrorism in the Sinai has eclipsed Egypt's presidential election -- and laid bare tensions with the U.S.

Nigeria's House of Cards

The emerging-market darling is coming apart at the seams. And Boko Haram is just the beginning.

Exclusive: The United States' Pursuit of Syrian War Criminals Goes Back to the Drawing Board

The Revolution Has Not Been Finalized

Kiev's iconic Maidan square is now full of Cossacks, tourists, and the homeless. What happened to the protesters who wanted to reshape Ukraine's future?

Kerry RSVPs to One Benghazi Panel, But Avoids the Other