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Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl is the former Moscow bureau chief for Newsweek and U.S News & World Report. He has reported from over 60 countries, and is the author of Strange Revels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century (Basic Books, 2014).

Articles by Christian Caryl

Soldiers wearing camouflage fatigues visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow. The informal memorial is on the side of a street and is covered with flags, photos of Prigozhin, and candles.

What Do Russians Really Think About Putin’s War?

Argument

Christian Caryl

April 30, 2024, 1:42 PM

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Democracy Lab Says Goodbye

Argument

Christian Caryl, Ilya Lozovsky

December 23, 2016, 12:43 PM

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The Birth of ‘Absurdistan’

Feature

Christian Caryl

December 22, 2016, 3:38 PM

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Let’s Face It: The U.S. Constitution Needs a Makeover

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

November 11, 2016, 3:07 PM

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President Duterte’s Crazy Drug War Is Just the Beginning

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

November 2, 2016, 1:59 PM

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We’ve Got to Face It: Trump Is Riding a Global Trend

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

September 26, 2016, 4:40 PM

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Mourning the Syria That Might Have Been

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

September 16, 2016, 11:43 AM

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Tunisia’s Glorious Confusion

Argument

Christian Caryl

August 7, 2016, 2:00 PM

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Congratulations, President Putin! Everything Is Going According to Plan.

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

July 28, 2016, 4:18 PM

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Memo to the Establishment: Inspire Us or Lose

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

July 20, 2016, 2:03 PM

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Why Does Tunisia Produce So Many Terrorists?

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

July 15, 2016, 5:00 PM

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The End of Politics as We Know It

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

May 3, 2016, 6:36 PM

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Europe’s Big Freedom Fail

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

March 25, 2016, 10:38 AM

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Why Insurgency Is Fun

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

March 15, 2016, 2:06 PM

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Banning Muslims From the United States Is the World’s Dumbest Idea

Christian Caryl

Christian Caryl

March 8, 2016, 11:57 AM

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