Border Economies, Broken Lives
In Kashmir, a chaos of trade, smuggling, and surveillance shapes the “cold peace” between India and Pakistan
In Kashmir, a chaos of trade, smuggling, and surveillance shapes the “cold peace” between India and Pakistan
Turkish war crimes on Rojava’s front line
The view from Palestine on Israel’s new protest movement
Robert Evans and journalism as activism
In Bulgaria, Sofia Pride is under siege from domestic reactionaries and DOGE cuts alike – but they’re fighting back
Our correspondent spent a year living in North-East Syria. These are his first reflections on the experience.
It's people who set prices; let's ask them how and why they do it
In Mozambique, the green transition comes up against corruption and imperialism
What happens when great powers redraw the map?
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