Emigration fuels development—the view from southern Senegal
How one man’s journey to Europe 40 years ago inspired a community to seek a better future.
War in Ukraine tests Greece’s commitment to US priorities
As an outgoing American ambassador leaves his mark.
Syria’s young draft-dodgers migrate to Iraq
Military desertion is draining the country of some of its remaining best and brightest.
Humanitarian and security concerns clash at Greece’s borders
Mounting evidence of human rights violations against migrants is threatening the country's reputation.
Strangers in a familiar land
History comes full circle as Syrians resettle in a Turkish province that was once their own.
Greek locals are helping fortify their country’s borders
A border crisis in 2020 has hardened attitudes toward migration and border security.
Droughts, dams and the unfulfilled promise of food security in West Africa’s Futa Toro region
One village’s experience shows how government intervention in a unique river ecosystem has created new problems.
In Greece, Orthodoxy remains at the heart of village life
The Church that preserved Hellenism throughout Ottoman rule is adapting to the pandemic.