The Race for Cheap, Quick Data in Africa
Meta has invested heavily in a submarine cable to Africa. What will it ask for in return?
Bears at the Border
How immigration and tariff policies affect the animals that roam between the U.S. and Mexico.
Guantánamo’s Secret History
Trump isn’t the first U.S. president to use the military base to incarcerate migrants.
Protecting Peru’s Waves
A new law was supposed to shield beaches from development and oil spills. It’s not being enforced.
Putin’s Culture War
Under Russian occupation, Mariupol’s cultural institutions have become propaganda and repression machines.
Archives of Atrocity
Discarded documents from Assad’s regime offer clues to Syrians searching for lost family and friends.
The Curse of Carrara Marble
The luxury stone is being mined at the expense of the region and its people.
What’s Left of the UN
How to run an international institution with no cash, no direction and no morale.
What Does Greenland Mean to Denmark?
Trump and the 800,000-square-mile island many Danes would prefer to forget.
The Trump Family’s Island of Dreams
A new resort on the remote Albanian island of Sazan promises “high-end luxury.”
The Last Nomads
In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing.
The Human Zoo
In the 1990s, a French theme park exhibited musicians from Côte d’Ivoire alongside exotic animals.
Arrested and Rearrested
Since October 7, Palestinian women in the West Bank have experienced increasing intimidation, imprisonment and violence.
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