Stephen Kinzer Quotes
It is not far-fetched to draw a line from Operation Ajax through the Shah's repressive regime and the Islamic Revolution to the fireballs that engulfed the World Trade Center in New York.
Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.
New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world.
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns.
No authoritarian leader cedes power easily or turns it over to bodies he cannot control.
Allowing a friend to careen toward self destruction is not friendship. That is a habit the United States needs to break as it pursues a richer and more deeply supportive relationship with Israel.
'Operation Ajax' presents history in an entirely new way. It takes a true story and uses cutting-edge technology, never before used in this way, to bring it to spectacular life.
Relationships based on deals between leaders or ruling elites tend to collapse amid popular anger.
