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In South Korea, trash balloons prompt a debate over free speech 

  • September 25, 2024
  • Prachi Vidwans

Why some have turned against defector activists.

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A worryingly warm Arctic welcome 

  • September 17, 2024
  • Brett Simpson

In Norway, a historic summer heat wave signifies a trend with global consequences.

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A slice of Moscow in the Balkans  

  • September 6, 2024
  • Aron Ouzilevski

Some 300,000 Russian emigres are building long-term homes in Serbia.

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Regulating conscious dreaming 

  • August 30, 2024
  • Rowland Robinson

Conversations with the first Dutch psychedelic entrepreneurs.

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Belarusians in exile haunted by repression at home  

  • August 7, 2024
  • Aron Ouzilevski

But life abroad is enabling the diaspora to reforge a national identity.

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Solving the Dutch heroin crisis

  • August 1, 2024
  • Rowland Robinson

A brief history of causes, solutions and current trends.

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Democracy in Taiwan’s streets

  • July 25, 2024
  • Edric Huang

During the Bluebird Movement, hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese people protested to safeguard their sovereignty and democratic values.

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Russian teachers find academic freedom in Central Asia

  • July 19, 2024
  • Aron Ouzilevski

Although exile is difficult for many, scholars and teachers are adapting to life abroad.

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South Korea’s ‘Honeymoon island’ risks erasing its history 

  • July 8, 2024
  • Prachi Vidwans

History and culture in the tourist haven of Jeju.

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A history of Taipei’s main LGBTQ+ public space

  • July 5, 2024
  • Edric Huang

The Red House Plaza is a space for social liberation, and it's booming.

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