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An expensive infrastructure project will bring economic benefits, but Kashmiris fear it will mean more military domination and demographic change.
Forgetting the site where Russia became a nuclear power comes with its own risks.
The planned development will bring jobs, but raises questions about who speaks for Khoi and San peoples, what is sacred, and how to commemorate injustice.
Riyadh seeks to leverage ongoing anti-government protests to extract geopolitical concessions from Tehran—not effect regime change.
Wagner Group liaisons have reportedly already been seen in the country.
Members of the customs union Mercosur pledge to ease internal trade and explore new deals abroad.
Silicon Valley has spent years courting India, but its companies face an increasingly tricky censorship minefield in the world’s largest democracy.
Germany and the United States are sending Leopards and M1 Abrams tanks—but Washington’s desired endgame is still a mystery.
German tanks, Russia’s looming offensive, and what the global south is waiting for.
Washington takes on financial risks that Beijing can’t afford.
Global protests against government-imposed lockdowns, gang violence in El Salvador, and hat tips to medical staff.
A prayerful start to Ramadan, medical workers on the front lines of a pandemic, and the annual Lyrids meteor shower.
Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track.
Boris Johnson has contradictory ideas for his country’s future—and no clear paths for getting there.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup.
“Jai Shri Ram” was meant to be a celebration of a Hindu deity. But the phrase is turning into hate speech—and a dog whistle for attacks on Muslims.
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Riyadh seeks to leverage ongoing anti-government protests to extract geopolitical concessions from Tehran—not effect regime change.
An expensive infrastructure project will bring economic benefits, but Kashmiris fear it will mean more military domination and demographic change.
The planned development will bring jobs, but raises questions about who speaks for Khoi and San peoples, what is sacred, and how to commemorate injustice.
Forgetting the site where Russia became a nuclear power comes with its own risks.
