With its unlimited natural resources and huge agricultural potential capacity, the Democratic Republic of Congo should be a paradise—but...
Congo’s Unending Tragedy / Michela Wrong
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The brutal Hamas attacks on October 7th, 2023 kickstarted a new cycle of widespread death and destruction that continues today. Countless lives...
What’s Going On in the United States??? / Aziz Huq & Scott Miller
Donald Trump has been president for five weeks now. In light of the blizzard of executive orders, funding and hiring cuts, endless nominations and...
Webinar: What the Hell Is Going On in the U.S.?
President Trump’s second term is barely a month old and everyone, everywhere seems stunned by the pace at which his new administration is...
Through a Viewfinder, Brightly / Fabio Bucciarelli
Photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli shares what compels him to keep documenting the world’s most dangerous conflicts. We live in a violent and...
The Worry List / Dr. Rohan Gunaratna
The start of 2025 is burdened with no shortage of things to worry about. The war in Ukraine; conflicts throughout the Middle East; tensions around...
Welcome to the Year of Trump / Scott Miller
When Donald Trump becomes the 49th President of the United States, the whole world will be watching, with people holding their breath in expectation...
Tyranny’s Most Dangerous Foe / María Teresa Ronderos
Winston Churchill is alleged to have written that "A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the most...
When Will They Ever Learn?
Imagine this thought exercise. It is October 6, 2018 and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar tells an Italian war reporter—and through her, the Israelis—that...