Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Real Reason Gambia’s President Isn’t Stepping Down
First he conceded defeat. Then he challenged the legitimacy of the vote. What explains the flip-flop that is threatening the stability of this tiny African country?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How a Fictional President Is Helping Ukrainians Rethink Their Absurd Politics
Ukraine is so corrupt that it’s hard to imagine it being otherwise. A new comedy series shows that things could be different.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Abe and Putin May Finally End World War II Next Week
A hot springs summit might solve the 70-year dispute over an isolated string of islands that Russian and Japanese nationalists both claim as their own.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taking Selfies With Duterte’s Chief Executioner
Ronald dela Rosa is the Philippine president’s right hand in a ruthless crackdown on drugs. A trail of fans follows him around the country — as does a trail of dead bodies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Someone Is Smuggling Desperate Civilians Out of Mosul. It Might Be ISIS.
The latest Islamic State moneymaking operation appears to be the trafficking of people from the besieged city to safety.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Nervous Cuba Awaits the Trump Presidency
With the passing of Fidel Castro, a young generation of Cubans worries that the nascent rapprochement with the United States may be reversed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taiwan’s President Says She Just Really Wanted to Congratulate Trump
Tsai Ing-wen says her unprecedented phone call doesn't signal a policy shift, but has she thought through all the risks?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Finally Did Something Right in Africa — and It’s About to Stop
Lesotho's women have benefited from a trade deal that’s now at risk because of the country’s male politicians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Went Wrong at the Golden Rose Synagogue?
A Ukrainian memorial to crimes against Jews has become a reminder of the country's own tendency toward historical denial.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Clawing Into Mosul, Block by Block
With the Islamic State dug in on the western bank of the Tigris, the Iraqi Army braces for the bloodiest phase of the fight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin’s Great Patriotic Pseudoscience
Russia has a proud history of scientific inquiry and advancement. Now the Kremlin is investing in academic kooks and conspiracies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Raqqa Will Put Trump’s Deal-Making to the Test
The president-elect has promised to use brute force against ISIS. But liberating its capital will involve some very delicate diplomacy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia’s Silent HIV Epidemic
Apathy and political expedience have shaped the Kremlin’s frozen-in-time views on the virus. Will officials finally act to prevent a national health crisis?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Zimbabwe’s Currency Hail Mary
Faced with a crippling cash crisis, the southern African country has designed a solution that nobody thinks will work.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kabila’s Trump Card
The U.S. president-elect probably can’t find Congo on a map. For embattled President Joseph Kabila, that’s tremendous news.
