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Greek locals are helping fortify their country’s borders
A border crisis in 2020 has hardened attitudes toward migration and border security.
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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.
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In Greece, Orthodoxy remains at the heart of village life
The Church that preserved Hellenism throughout Ottoman rule is adapting to the pandemic.
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The vanishing potential of Gambia’s truth commission
The past is relevant only as long as it remains connected to the present.
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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.
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Elegy for Syria’s exiled elderly
Retirees in the diaspora find a community along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
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A presidential election in The Gambia stokes fears about ‘tribalism’
How the winner politicized an ‘anti-tribalist’ message.
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US military operations reflect Greece’s strategic significance
Attitudes toward Americans are changing with bilateral cooperation and opportunities for locals.
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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.
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In Istanbul, a Greek minority leverages its cultural capital
Despite a century under pressure, a community of 2,000 is keeping its institutions alive.