Afghanistan’s short road to chaos
Kabul’s intelligence war with Islamabad may result in absolute calamity
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Adnan R. Khan
Adnan R. Khan has been on the ground for Maclean’s in some of the world’s most unfriendly places, from Pakistan to Iraq, writing about conflict, politics, society, and the occasional vacationing tips in Afghanistan. He claims to be based in a small cabin somewhere on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast though no one can definitively prove it.
Game of drones
The debate over U.S. strikes is a necessary one— but in Pakistan, the conversation is mired in divisions and half-truths
Egypt: No country for women
Nine out of 10 women in Cairo say they’ve been groped, and sexual violence is getting worse
Egypt’s old bogeyman returns
Welcome to the terrifying reality of a post-coup Middle East country
Syria: Why moral outrage is self-serving
The West will feel better after its cruise missiles demolish Syrian military installations, but it will do little to help
The truth about the Arab Spring
... and what it means for what comes next in Egypt
Police suicides spike in Turkey
Even the police can’t take the government-ordered crackdown on protesters
When monks go bad
Sex, drugs and money laundering: behind Thai Buddhism’s fall from grace
The air of uncertainty in Istanbul
Despite Erdogan’s surprisingly autocratic turn, the protesters have not given up
The future is young in Pakistan
Young, educated and forward-looking citizens lead change in Pakistani politics