A successful and uncorrupted presidency could craft a unified sense of national identity, but whether Kyrgyzstan’s new government can soothe tensions and improve economic stability remains to be seen.

Mr. Tharoor, an inveterate charmer, in a lengthy conversation about terrorism, international politics, Indian democracy and China’s authoritarianism.

While the youth sparked Egypt’s revolution in Tahrir Square, and were the most integral demographic that carried it forward, their role is gradually fading.

A surgery in Accra goes tragically wrong, raising unsettling questions about medical practices in one of Ghana’s best medical institutions.

On August 31st, 2011, Kyrgyzstan celebrates 20 years of independence, just as the country’s women begin protesting publicly against the traditional practice of “bride-kidnapping.”

A few hours after two Toronto Review contributors arrived home in Norway, their tiny nation’s peace was rocked by horrific violence. Here, they reflect on what it means for their country and dissect the politics of the far-right.

Though she talks a good game on female emancipation, Yue-Sai Kan is essentially teaching contestants through the Miss China Universe pageant how to become better marriage material for rich men, not self-sufficient women like herself.