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Becoming Belgian
For Afghan immigrants in Belgium, securing the right to stay involves proving they have become too “Westernized” to return.
“It’s Time to Play Ball, British Style”
A hot dog, a Pimm’s cup and two national anthems: The cultural dissonance of watching America’s pastime in London.
States of Sanctuary
As governments across the world crack down on migration, can alternatives to asylum make a difference?
Writing About Erasure
Two recent Uyghur memoirs grapple with how to portray the oppressed minority as more than victims.
Adopted by Russia
Hundreds of Ukrainian orphans taken from the Donbas region are now stranded in the Kremlin’s orphanage system.
The Meloni Way
How Italy’s prime minister uses lawsuits and intimidation to reshape the culture.
Letters from Exile
“What can I do, I will always be, at heart, an emigrant — but what lessons have I drawn from it?”
Crimes of Starvation
In conflicts around the world, food and hunger are used as tools of war. What's the role of international law in addressing human-inflicted starvation?
The Most Wanted Man in Europe
How the former Chief Operating Officer of Wirecard stole two billion euros from the company and became a Russian spy.
Inside Germany’s Taxpayer Funded Neo-Nazi Networks
The trouble with the country’s far-right informant apparatus.
A Shadow Over Svalbard
Once a haven for international cooperation, trust on the Norwegian archipelago is disappearing — and so are the rights of its residents.
Erdoğan’s Relentless Campaign Against Writers
The legal case against Elif Shafak is part of the president’s wider crackdown on Turkey’s academics and press freedom.
César Aira’s Magic
How the eccentric Argentine author took over Latin American literature.
Eat Only the Word of God
How a Pentecostal preacher in Kenya persuaded hundreds of worshipers to starve themselves — and their children — to death.
Wartime Influencers
Israeli content creators have been invited to tour the sites of the October 7 attacks.