Dispatch
The view from the ground.
-
Palestinians extinguish a fire set by settlers in a field near Burin, West Bank. Israeli Settlers Escalate Violence in West Bank
“They will certainly come again,” 21-year-old Asil Eid said. They did.
-
Greicy Estefania, the 6-year-old daughter of ex-combatant Esmeralda Ranjel, and her friend Desiree ride their bicycles past a mural of female ex-combatants of the Colombian rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Pondores, Colombia, on Oct. 3. As Colombia’s Peace Crumbles, Female Guerrillas Wonder What’s Left for Them
Many joined the FARC to escape traditional gender roles. Now they’re being forced back.
-
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), looks on while behind him sits incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) Why a Political Comeback for Israel’s Netanyahu Just Became a Lot Less Likely
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett passes a budget bill and signals stable leadership.
-
Oleg Blinov, the 43-year-old Russian captain of the SIRIUS-21 space simulation, shows his T-Shirt promoting the program in Moscow on Oct. 13. U.S. and Russia Find Some Common Ground—in Space
A joint U.S.-Russian experiment to study long-term space travel is a rare bit of cooperation between the two rivals.
-
A Taliban police officer prepares to transport a handcuffed heroin addict by motorbike to a small police station in Wardak province’s remote Chak district on Sept. 17. 12 Million Angry Men
The Taliban promised justice. They are hard-pressed to provide it.
-
The Azerbaijani army patrols the streets of Shusha on Sept. 25, 2021, under a sign that reads: "Dear Shusha, you are free. Dear Shusha, we are back. Dear Shusha, we will resurrect you. Shusha is ours." From the Ruins of War, a Tourist Resort Emerges
Shusha was the key to the recent war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Now Baku wants to turn the fabled fortress town into a resort.
-
Rohingya refugees sit outside an area marked by police at their camp in New Delhi after a fire broke out there on June 13. ‘It’s Like We’re Caged Everywhere We Go’
Rohingya refugees in India are facing persecution yet again.
-
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrives to address the U.N. General Assembly. Can Pedro Castillo Save His Presidency?
The Peruvian president’s first months in office have been characterized by chaos, extremism, and—critics say—sheer incompetence.
-
Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda stands under a shelter during his enthronement ceremony in 1993. How Land Reform Became Uganda’s Most Controversial Problem
The land debate is a tussle for power between an indigenous kingdom and an authoritarian state.
-
Campaign flyers for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Why Germany’s Far-Right Remains on the Fringes
Although the AfD can’t be ruled out as a political force, observers see lessons in recent elections on how to quell radical populism.
-
A woman begs on the streets of Kabul. Afghanistan’s Economic Freefall
Without urgent assistance, nearly the entire country could sink into poverty, the United Nations Development Program warns.
-
French Gendarmerie stand guard by the main gates of the Palais de Justice, where the trial of the alleged perpetrators of the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks is taking place, in Paris on Sept. 7. The ‘Trial of the Century’ Will Test French Values
With 14 alleged terrorists on the stand and an election coming up, can politicians resist weighing in?
-
Protesters hold Arabic signs and wave Tunisia's flag during a demonstration. The Clock Is Ticking for Tunisia’s Saied
Most Tunisians still support the president, but time is limited.
-
Palestinians rally to denounce the Palestinian Authority following the violent arrest and death in custody of the activist Nizar Banat in Ramallah, West Bank, on Aug. 2. A High-Profile Trial Spells Tribulation for the Palestinian Authority
The trial of Nizar Banat’s killers has exposed the rot at the PA’s core.
-
Polish soldiers construct a barbed-wire fence on the border with Belarus Russia and Belarus Are Using Migrants as a Weapon Against the EU
Authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Minsk are aiding Iraqis and Afghans in order to sow chaos and domestic discord in Eastern European countries.
