Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Attacks Reveal Al-Shabab’s Strength, Not Weakness
The good news is that the Pentagon is wiping out Somali insurgents on the ground and from the air. The bad news is that al-Shabab keeps coming back stronger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is This the Next Woman to Run Germany?
Julia Kloeckner is brash, charismatic, and an unabashedly conservative alternative to Angela Merkel. Can she plot a trail from the countryside to Berlin’s top job?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Germany, Immigrants Bristle at a New Generation
Three million Turks are already living in Germany. And not all of them are embracing the new wave of Syrian refugees.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Finland Became Europe’s Bear Whisperer
Helsinki has figured out how to stand up to Russia without provoking Putin’s wrath. Its neighbors call that appeasement.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran Is Scared of America’s Hardliners
Iranians have voted out opponents of the nuclear deal. But they're still worried the United States won't live up to its side of the bargain.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Time for an Independent Kurdistan Is Now
For too long, my people have been attacked, killed, and betrayed. We can no longer believe Washington’s promises or hope that Baghdad will help us.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hezbollah’s Death Valley
In a small enclave between Syria and Israel, Hezbollah is preparing for what it says will be its biggest war ever.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Diplomatic Dance on Syria
Tehran says it backs the Syrian cease-fire — but only if it can still hammer “terrorists” the West sees as the valid opposition to Assad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Softer, Gentler Fujimorismo
Can Keiko Fujimori restore her family’s tarnished name?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 He Killed for the Maidan
Here's why my news organization decided to shed some light on a dark moment in Ukraine's revolution.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yes We Can! (If Khamenei Lets Us)
Iran’s reformists are trying to get back in the political game during this week’s crucial election — but the system may be rigged against them.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel Is Beginning to Eat Its Own
An unrelenting wave of Palestinian violence has Israeli leaders at each other’s throats — and it’s going to get even uglier.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ending the Shame of Kosovo’s Rape Victims
Women sexually assaulted during Kosovo's war have been battling for recognition for nearly two decades. Now they’re on the brink of getting it – but to do so, they’ll have to overcome years of stigma.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Last Days of Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela faces a slow-moving economic disaster that could spell political doom for the embattled president.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the U.S. Military Propping Up Uganda’s ‘Elected’ Autocrat?
Ugandan forces have used U.S. aid to fight terrorists. Will they also use it to crush opponents of the president?
