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From Gorbachev to ‘Red Joan’: SFFILM Fest gets geopolitical
Our Foreign Correspondent reviews films dealing with nuclear secrets, Perestroika, Syrian refugees, Afghan cinema under Communist rule, and more.
What’s really going on in Kashmir?
The geopolitics behind the recent military attacks from India and Pakistan
How the war in Yemen could end — in a matter of days
Enforcing an obscure US law 'would affect their ability to fight immediately.'
Venezuela: Democratic uprising or US coup?
Trump is strangling the country while US oil companies envision big profits.
Does Cuba censor the Internet? Think again
Despite US rules that have made phones and connections expensive, many Cubans have free access to global media.
Ficks’ Picks: Best Movies of 2018
From 'You were Never Really Here' and 'Life and Nothing More' to 'Street Meat' and 'Never Never Land,' our festival critic picks his faves.
Trump: The sudden anti-war champion?
Sorting out the president's impetuous moves in Syria and Afghanistan
Sex, Russia, and impeachment
Blaming Trump's victory on Russia is not a smart narrative for Democrats, and could backfire.
Senate tumult reflects popular discontent with Yemen War
International relief organizations consider the conflict the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Now, it seems, the US is paying attention.
Israel loses politically in Gaza battle
Military power won't win this war; there has to be a solution that recognizes Palestinian rights to land.