In Warsaw, Russian ‘parliament in exile’ debates a post-Putin future
But questions about legitimacy and motives dog the Kremlin's opposition.
On a Greek island, humanitarian groups’ funding dries up
Eight years into the migration crisis, only the most determined organizations remain.
For Syrian migrants, the Gulf dream has faded
Millions once traveled to work in oil-rich Arab monarchies and one day retire back home. That path now seems a dead end.
Anatolian Greeks commemorate a century across the sea
Greece’s 1922 defeat in the Greco-Turkish War led to the end of Hellenism in Asia Minor.
Energized Georgians confront the ruling party over a red line
Protesters force a backdown over pro-Russian legislation. Does it signal a sea-change?
A Syrian family in Istanbul has nowhere else to go
After narrowly escaping Turkey’s earthquake, some believe they’re in the line of the next big one.
Amid tensions with Turkey, a Greek island looks for lessons in its tragic past
The Chios massacre of 1822 still casts long shadows.
Anatomy of a conspiracy theory
Why do so many West Africans believe France is supplying weapons to Islamist jihadists?
Russian activists in Tbilisi organize to resist Putin’s war
But with little unity, few resources and no end in sight, exiles’ future remains precarious.
How two Greek islands came to lead the world’s shipping industry
For Chios and Oinousses, sea trade became the Greek version of the American dream.