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Saudi Arabia’s coffee craze
Cafés are at the forefront of social change in the kingdom, but entrepreneurs still face big obstacles.


As the pandemic rages, Germany battles disinformation
At a crucial turning point, the spread of conspiracy thinking threatens the country’s Covid-19 response.


Taking stock of Egypt’s failed revolution
Former ICWA fellow Jonathan Guyer reflects on the country’s authoritarian turn.


Why the Putin regime won’t collapse any time soon
The embattled opposition leader Alexei Navalny is prompting protests in Russia again, but he’s still far from reaching a critical mass of discontent.


An uncertain future for Ethiopia’s conflict
The government has declared an end to its war with Tigrayan rebels, but what happens next remains far from clear.
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