![My Obituary for Iran Ex-Pesident Bani-Sadr](https://stephenkinzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/68a4b90eeb538cbf041f938958e70d02-194x120.jpg)
My Obituary for Iran Ex-Pesident Bani-Sadr
He tried to resist the currents of Islamic radicalism, but was forced out of office when he lost the support of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
![The brief life and tragic end of the United States of Central America](https://stephenkinzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/JJL5JFNDJRB7NGFOBMOBCLRYH4-194x120.jpeg)
The brief life and tragic end of the United States of Central America
Two centuries ago, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica formed a national federation. That country’s breakup is a warning for divided societies today.
![Ortega in His Labyrinth](https://stephenkinzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/kinzer_1-092321-194x120.jpg)
Ortega in His Labyrinth
Nicaragua’s president has created an insular dynastic tyranny that eerily resembles the one against which he fought decades ago.
The limits of Biden’s foreign-policy conversion
The president did the right thing in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean he’ll abandon his long-standing support for American interventionism.
![Diplomacy is the only way forward in Afghanistan now](https://stephenkinzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/unnamed-10-194x120.jpg)
Diplomacy is the only way forward in Afghanistan now
The Taliban aren’t likely to be America’s friends. But they don’t have to be our enemy either.