The Compass

The last of us

  • September 29, 2026
  • Bryn Barnard

The destruction of international academic exchange

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From keeping records to keeping watch

  • September 22, 2026
  • Anna Gielas

AI surveillance technology spots anomalies, not suspicious behavior. What could go wrong?

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Postcard from the Isle of Man

  • September 11, 2026
  • Elizabeth Wise

On an independent-minded British island, stepping back in time

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Can an African critical minerals megaproject benefit Africans?

  • September 8, 2026
  • Casey C. Kelso

A major transport route is a test case for sustainable development vs. neocolonial plundering.

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A moveable feast, one tamale at a time

  • August 28, 2026
  • Joel Millman

Food courier services between Guatemala and the US are thriving.

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Putin’s biggest gamble

  • August 25, 2026
  • Peter Dickinson

Why Russia may attack NATO

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Review: A man of no nation

  • August 18, 2026
  • Anna Gielas

Andrea Wulf rediscovers the pioneering 18th-century globalist George Forster.

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The ping heard round the world

  • July 28, 2026
  • Marvin Kalb

Nixon’s opening to China

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Living in Cuba

  • July 15, 2026
  • Anna Heikkinen

As the economy approaches a breaking point under US sanctions, historic numbers of people are leaving. But some are deciding to stay.

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This time without vampires

  • July 7, 2026
  • Bryn Barnard

Cinema and television in Kuwait

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