Greek locals are helping fortify their country’s borders
A border crisis in 2020 has hardened attitudes toward migration and border security.
Droughts, dams and the unfulfilled promise of food security in West Africa’s Futa Toro region
One village’s experience shows how government intervention in a unique river ecosystem has created new problems.
In Greece, Orthodoxy remains at the heart of village life
The Church that preserved Hellenism throughout Ottoman rule is adapting to the pandemic.
The vanishing potential of Gambia’s truth commission
The past is relevant only as long as it remains connected to the present.
What’s next for India’s farmers?
After the success of a year-long protest in the capital, a return to the land brings resolve to pursue real reforms.
Elegy for Syria’s exiled elderly
Retirees in the diaspora find a community along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
A presidential election in The Gambia stokes fears about ‘tribalism’
How the winner politicized an ‘anti-tribalist’ message.
US military operations reflect Greece’s strategic significance
Attitudes toward Americans are changing with bilateral cooperation and opportunities for locals.
The hustle of Syrian hawalas
The system of financial remittances provides an economic lifeline to the war-ravaged country, but it’s coming under pressure.
In Istanbul, a Greek minority leverages its cultural capital
Despite a century under pressure, a community of 2,000 is keeping its institutions alive.