Voices
New Novel Glimpses the Dangers Facing the Impending "Asian Century"
Pankaj Mishra's "Run and Hide" shows how Asia’s ascendance will not be any less chaotic than that of the West.
World
Former Ambassador on Haitian President in March: “Put Him Aside” and Embrace “Prime Minister Option”
Four months later, Jovenel Moïse was assassinated and replaced with a U.S.-backed prime minister, fueling suspicion of American involvement.
Bolsonaro Gave Brazil's Army New Powers. The Generals Won't Give Them Up Easily.
President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2022 electoral hopes have dimmed, but the military isn’t ready to give up its new riches and influence.
Voices
The Silence — or Worse — of Human Rights Hawks on U.S. Sanctions Against Afghanistan
When opposing the withdrawal from Afghanistan, D.C. hawks crowed about human rights. With U.S. sanctions causing starvation? Not so much.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Refugees Detained With No-Vax Djokovic in Australia Suddenly Have World's Attention
Journalists covering the temporary detention of anti-vaccine tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia drew attention to the suffering of refugees detained in the same facility.
Voices
The Warning Lights Are Flashing Red for America
We are no longer observers of the distressed futures that afflict other people. We are those people now.
Turned Tables: In Presidential Polls, Brazil’s Lula Leads Judge Who Locked Him Up
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, and Sergio Moro, three major candidates in Brazil’s 2022 election, have a turbulent and intertwined past.
She Helped Expose Secret UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen — and Paid a Steep Price
Huda Al-Sarari was forced into exile after her work documenting human rights abuses by U.S.-backed Emirati forces garnered global attention.
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”
The happiness project might be easy to dismiss if it didn’t confer legitimacy on a repressive government.
The 9/11 Wars
Humanitarian Exemptions to Crushing U.S. Sanctions Do Little to Prevent Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy
More Afghan people may die from sanctions than from 20 years of war.