Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.
New Delhi has the chance to shape the global agenda and advocate for its vision of multilateralism.
Migrant workers have suffered for years under the Gulf nation’s kafala system and deserve compensation.
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There’s plenty to go around, but it’s going to the wrong places.
Once headed for extinction, millet is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems.
Media liberalization would allow journalists to report on the country’s labor reforms from within.
China's team is a national embarrassment — but the party chairman has big plans for the game.
With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?
As South Africa prepares to hosts the World Cup, it is also coming face to face with its own history.
The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.
Turns out Elon Musk isn’t a dependable ally.
A new law seeks to unearth Franco’s victims, but it doesn’t go as far as truth commissions in other countries.
A new book argues that the Pentagon drives carbon emissions worldwide but ignores inconvenient realities.
Modern-day Ukrainian partisans are quietly working to undermine the occupation.
One year after a military coup, activists continue to mobilize despite deadly crackdowns.
The Kosovo government’s laws on ID cards and license plates have enraged ethnic Serbs.
The Biden administration came into office promising to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal. Almost two years later, momentum has dissipated, and the deal has all but been derailed. Meanwhile Ira...Show more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely the most popular elected leader in the world. No other politician has won so many votes in history. Few other incumbent leaders around the world...Show more
Leaders of the world’s largest economies gathered in Bali, Indonesia, for the G-20 summit this week. Challenges to address included Russia’s war in Ukraine, unprecedented risks to intern...Show more
New survey data shows a majority of Ukrainians do not support the travel ban in its current form.
Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
Washington’s crackdown on technology access is creating a new kind of global conflict.
A new graphic novel reexamines the Russian leader’s biography—with lessons for the present.
