“Trump-Backed Dream of a Venezuela Coup Dies With Maduro Gaining Power,” by Ezra Fieser (Guatemala, 2008-2010) and Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg, January 31, 2023 […]
In Ghana, accusations of rising jihadism may be making a local conflict worse
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The battle for a town’s chieftaincy is changing. Politicians may be obscuring the real reasons for their own gain. […]
MERIP: Hannah Armstrong on France’s exit from the Sahel
“Exit France—The Influence of External Actors in the Sahel Region,” by Hannah Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), Middle East Research and Information Project, 2022 winter edition […]
Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on Israel’s tech sector in doubt
“Will Less Democracy Kill Israel’s Tech Sector?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011 – 2013), Foreign Policy, January 26, 2023 […]
Foreign Policy: Emily Schultheis on Czechia’s presidential election
“Andrej Babis’s Scorched-Earth Bid for the Czech Presidency,” by Emily Schultheis, (Germany, 2019-2021), Foreign Policy, January 26, 2023 […]
Kendal Price on potential ethics issues for chief justice
At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties, The New York Times on Kendal Price (South Africa, 1981-1984) raising concerns about Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s potential conflict of interest, January 31, 2022 […]
DCist: Tyrone Turner on remembering MLK in DC
The Whole of his Dream Had to Do With Economic Empowerment, by Amanda Michelle Gomez, photos by Tyrone Turner (Brazil, 1998 – 2000), DCist, January 16, 2023 […]
NY Magazine: Andrew Rice on Ashley Biden’s stolen diary
Will Ashley Biden’s Diary Take Down Project Veritas? by Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004), New York Magazine, January 16, 2023 […]
WSJ: Joel Millman on Christmas and goats
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year—for Goats (No Kidding), by Joel Millman (Central America, 1987-1989), The Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2023 […]
How two Greek islands came to lead the world’s shipping industry
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For Chios and Oinousses, sea trade became the Greek version of the American dream. […]