Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa In Slovenia, a Trumpian Populist Assumes a Key European Post
Janez Jansa is increasingly seen as one of the continent’s most illiberal leaders.
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Head of the League party Matteo Salvini (right), head of the Brothers of Italy party Giorgia Meloni (center), and co-founder of the Forza Italia party Antonio Tajani Italy’s Far-Right Is on the Rise
Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy is displacing Matteo Salvini’s League and making a play for power in Italy.
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A fruit vendor walks by a COVID-19 mural. Social Media Provided a Lifeline to a Desperate India at COVID-19’s Peak
Volunteers struggle with trauma and loss after months of efforts.
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Interpreters demonstrate for U.S. visas. ‘Now I Can’t Go Home’
Afghan interpreters who worked with the U.S. military clamor for U.S. visas to escape Taliban retribution.
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A Taliban commander ahead of an interview with AFP. The Taliban Are Winning the War of Words in Afghanistan
The government’s radio silence is handing a propaganda victory to the insurgents.
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French National Front mayor of Beaucaire, Julien Sanchez, poses in his office. What’s It Actually Like Living Under France’s Far Right?
A town in the south of France offers clues to what may be in store for the rest of the country.
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National Rally campaign posters France’s Far-Right Seeks a Breakthrough in the South
The National Rally could win a key regional election—and a chance at mainstream success.
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A Palestinian activist confronts a soldier in Jerusalem. A Deeply Divided Israel Greets New Coalition Government
The “change government” of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid promises little real change—other than an end to Netanyahu.
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An Afghan Commandos soldier stands guard. Afghan Air Force Could Be Grounded After U.S. Pullout
The one advantage the Afghan army had on the Taliban looks set to slip away with the hasty U.S. withdrawal.
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Street artists paint a mural depicting COVID-19 front-line workers in Nepal. Nepal’s Vaccine Disaster Has Left Millions Unprotected
Alleged corruption and geopolitical worries have created a deadly shortage.
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Sons help their father at an Afghan hospital. Afghanistan Swamped by COVID-19’s Third Wave
The government dithered and denied the pandemic’s severity. Now, a health disaster looms.
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An offshore wind farm off South Korea South Korea’s Big Bet on Green Energy Is Bogged Down
Seoul is building massive offshore wind farms, but fishing rights and protectionist sentiment may get in the way.
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Hospital workers install new intensive care beds Argentina Is the Pandemic’s Latest Hot Spot
An overloaded health system struggles to deal with a deadly second wave of the coronavirus.
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Yansakai vigilante members surrender their guns. Boko Haram Isn’t Nigeria’s Biggest Problem
Bandits in the country’s northwest are terrorizing civilians, destabilizing the region, and empowering jihadists.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Bibi Is Dethroned
After innumerable elections, Israel might have an alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
