Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws. — Stephen Kinzer Bird Copy Share Image
The fundamentals of what journalism is about don't necessarily change. What will change is the delivery of news. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
If a leader comes to office in a seemingly fair election and tolerates dissent, he or she qualifies for our seal of… — Stephen Kinzer Approval Copy Share Image
Few living figures could contribute as much as Castro to our understanding of the second half of the 20th century. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States. — Stephen Kinzer Authors Copy Share Image
Canada, Australia and New Zealand have apologised for their treatment of native peoples. — Stephen Kinzer Australia Copy Share Image
One day, Mexico will have a leader who is nationalist not simply in rhetoric, but also in fact. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
'Operation Ajax' presents history in an entirely new way. It takes a true story and uses cutting-edge technology, never before used in… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
“In a ravenous fifty-five-day spasm during the summer of 1898, the United States asserted control over five far-flung lands with a total… — Stephen Kinzer Puerto rico Copy Share Image
Iran's most formidable modern leader, Reza Shah Pahlavi, was obsessed with the idea of building a steel mill, but in 1941, soon… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has denounced negotiation with Iran as a 'historic mistake' that is making the world 'a more… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Other places are also generators of far-flung violence beyond their own borders - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are obvious examples - but… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
“About 90 percent of the one billion Muslims in the world today identify with the Sunni tradition. Of the remainder, most are… — Stephen Kinzer Islam Copy Share Image
“It is a great tool of dictators and tyrants, who want to get masses of people to do what they want, to… — Stephen Kinzer Genocide Copy Share Image
In the past, secularists sought to challenge dogma by the use of rational argument, claiming, for example, that miracles described in the… — Stephen Kinzer Argument Copy Share Image
Sultan Beyazid considered his father's art collection decadent and ordered it sold at auction. — Stephen Kinzer Art Copy Share Image
Accepting that Arabs have the right to elect their own leaders means accepting the rise of governments that do not share America's… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Since German reunification in 1990, historians and researchers have been free to work in the East, where the lost Nazi art collection disappeared. — Stephen Kinzer Art Copy Share Image
Chechens are not ethnically or culturally Russian, and have now been fighting for generations to free themselves from Russian rule. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Conflict with the United States is one of the overwhelming facts of Latin American history. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
As long as Iran believes that its security will be increased by having a nuclear program, it's going to pursue its program. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
As recently as the 1970s, some Pashtun leaders in Afghanistan were pushing to create a new state, Pashtunistan, by joining with Pashtuns… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, America took sides not only in disputes between Arab countries, but also in debates within them. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The Afghans are probably the world champions in resisting foreign domination and infiltration into their country. — Stephen Kinzer Afghans Copy Share Image
As publishers focus on blockbusters, they steadily lose interest in little-known authors from other countries. — Stephen Kinzer Authors Copy Share Image
Few if any countries understand the growing importance of water as fully as Turkey does. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
After World War II, the winds of nationalism and anti-colonialism blew through the developing world. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of the Cold War. — Stephen Kinzer Cold Copy Share Image
As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab… — Stephen Kinzer Affairs Copy Share Image
My general view is the delivery of news is changing in dramatic ways, and will continue to change into ways we can't… — Stephen Kinzer Change Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, there is still one function of journalism that cannot be computerized, and that is reporters. You're… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington. — Stephen Kinzer Army Copy Share Image
In 1907, Britain and Russia signed a treaty dividing Iran between them; no Iranian was at the negotiations or even knew they… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
A decision by Germany's highest court that banned the display of crosses or crucifixes in classrooms has sparked widespread outrage and protest. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Chechens are Muslim, and some share the belief that the West is engaged in a global campaign against Islam. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Archaeologists have made discoveries that challenge fundamental traditions of Judaism as well as those of Christianity and Islam. — Stephen Kinzer Archaeologists Copy Share Image
New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world. — Stephen Kinzer Entertainment Copy Share Image
Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
