Dispatch

The view from the ground.

  • A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her.
    A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her.

    How Tourism Trapped Tibet

    The region is becoming a theme park for the Chinese nation.

  • Three soldiers wearing camouflage and holding guns sit in the back of a vehiclce on a highway with green grass and shrubs on either side.
    Three soldiers wearing camouflage and holding guns sit in the back of a vehiclce on a highway with green grass and shrubs on either side.

    ‘Now It’s Our Turn’

    As Myanmar’s military struggles to project strength along its borders, a sense of optimism prevails among the Karen National Liberation Army.

  • A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.
    A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.

    Rebuilding Old Damascus After Assad

    Syrians embrace a fresh start, but uncertainty around the future—and the past—lingers.

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