Dueling realities of climate change and politics in Norway’s election year […]
Is this the model democracy?
NYT: Shannon Sims on a town in 4 countries
“This Family’s Home Has Stood for a Century — in Four Different Countries,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, October 10, 2025 […]
Washington Post: David Kenner on Israeli-Arab military cooperation
“Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019 – 2021), The Washington Post, October 11, 2025 […]
The Baffler: Pooja Bhatia on mass deportations
“Home City, USA: The economic and spiritual effects of mass deportation” by Pooja Bhatia (Haiti, 2009-2011), The Baffler, September 2025 […]
The New York Review: Jori Lewis on the legacy of coal mining
“Buried Sunshine: The more I learned about the legacy of coal mining in my Illinois hometown, the more light it seemed to cast on the state’s long histories of violence,” by Jori Lewis (Senegal, 2011-2013), The New York Review, July 16, 2025 […]
Clingendael: James Courtright on cattle rustling and smuggling
“Cattle Wahala: How Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo can jointly address the political economy of cattle rustling and smuggling in the tri-border region,” by James Courtright (West Africa, 2021-2023) and Kars de Bruijne, Clingendael, July 8, 2025 […]
Reflections on the Vietnam War
Takashi Oka on tumult and corruption in 1960s South Vietnam […]
Lessons from the post-WWII refugee crisis
Sheila Fitzpatrick discusses her new book about the mass resettlement of displaced Soviets.
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An introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policy
After a series of reforms, can the country’s approach be as good as it looks on paper? […]
Twenty days at sea
Racing to study climate change in the Arctic Ocean. […]