Berkley Center

In Botswana, faith is assumed. Acquaintances (or, more often, strangers) assume my faith when they ask if I go to church—it’s not if I am religious, but if I am religious enough, if I attend church every Sunday or only when it’s convenient. My rugby…

Spain and Portugal are countries in crisis, having been hit harder by the 2008 recession than perhaps any country, except Greece. Under former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Salazar and former Spanish general and dictator Francisco Franco, both…

Bordered by Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, and lacking the natural resources of its neighbors, which include water and oil, Jordan’s geographic location is not desirable. In addition to having the third greatest water scarcity in the world…