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France’s far right eyes the prize

  • August 6, 2019
  • Karina Piser

In the south, the National Rally hopes local elections next year will pave the way to national victory.

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Saudi Arabia’s hidden diversity

  • August 2, 2019
  • David Kenner

In Jeddah, a society with different cultural norms but many of the same economic challenges.

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In Hungary, opposition’s main challenge is to unite

  • July 22, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

But it’s an uphill fight when nationalism and family values are providing a template for Europe’s right wing.

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Getting to the gaokao

  • July 17, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

The road to China’s brutal university entrance exam.

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The battle for a ‘French Islam’

  • July 12, 2019
  • Karina Piser

In an ideologically charged tug-of-war, divergent figures jockey over who best represents France’s Muslims.

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Saudi Arabia’s modernization gamble

  • June 21, 2019
  • David Kenner

Can the kingdom provide enough financial security to rewrite its basic social contract?

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Austria’s far right faces life after scandal

  • June 21, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

The Freedom Party is betting voters will continue to back it.

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In China, life and death by a river dammed

  • June 12, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

The state’s heavy hand still fosters rural dependence.

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When tribe meets tourist

  • May 30, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

China’s “last primitive tribal village” despoiled by cultural preservation.

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Denmark’s far right has already won on immigration

  • May 30, 2019
  • Karina Piser

The Danish People’s Party may be losing support, but its policies have crept into the mainstream.

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