Caryle Murphy is an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C. A long-time reporter for the <em>Washington Post</em>, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting and the George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting for her coverage of Iraqi-occupied Kuwait and the 1990–1991 Gulf War. Her latest book, <em>A Kingdom's Future: Saudi Arabia Through the Eyes of its Twentysomethings</em> was published by the Wilson Center in January 2013

The Twitter Generation

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Will Washington Push for Women's Rights?

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New Faces, But No Changes

[caption id="attachment_55242249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US president Barack Obama (2nd L), former aide Samantha Power (R), US ambassador…

Defense Diplomacy, Alive and Well

[caption id="attachment_55241339" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Royal Saudi Air Force's F15C lands during an international training exercise in…

Another Boston Massacre

[caption id="attachment_55240564" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Flowers are placed beside a National Guardsman's vehicle near the scene of twin…

Low Expectations

[caption id="attachment_55239598" align="alignnone" width="620"] US President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on…

Washington’s Amnesia

[caption id="attachment_55238664" align="alignnone" width="620"] A young Syrian protester holds a sign calling for a no-fly zone during a…

Hillary's Uncertain Legacy

[caption id="attachment_55237860" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her farewell address in the…

The Future of Print

[caption id="attachment_55236698" align="alignnone" width="620"] Source: Kim Badawi/Getty Images[/caption] Love of newspapers has a long history in…