It is impossible to be bored on Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve) in Ecuador’s capital city. The country blends rich traditions typical of many Latin American countries — like eating las doce uvas de la suerte, twelve grapes each bestowed with a wish...
The 1946 Tokyo War Crimes Trials, carried out by the Allied powers during postwar occupation, marked one of the first attempts to reckon with the atrocities committed by the Japanese Army during the Second World War. 28 men, many of whom were archite...
Under the cover of night, small boats depart from the Libyan coastline, headed toward sanctuary in Italy. Packed onto rickety vessels and often bought and traded by armed gangs, thousands of migrants and refugees face grueling challenges on the...
Most democracies treat government shutdowns as a crisis. The United States watches with anxiety as congressional budget deadlines approach, fearful of a shutdown. The EU sighed in relief in 2020 when Belgium re-established a coalition after more than...
Most democracies treat government shutdowns as a crisis. The United States watches with anxiety as congressional budget deadlines approach, fearful of a shutdown. The EU sighed in relief in 2020 when Belgium re-established a coalition after more than...
Every May 9, millions of Russians flood the streets with photos of the family members they lost in World War II. Victory Day, celebrated annually since 1995, is a powerful and recurring image in modern Russia. From a very early age, kids are taught a...
Every May 9, millions of Russians flood the streets with photos of the family members they lost in World War II. Victory Day, celebrated annually since 1995, is a powerful and recurring image in modern Russia. From a very early age, kids are taught a...
Never has the fatigued asphalt of India’s highways seen such liberating exhibitions of color. Contingents of saree-clad women hit the roads in their sports shoes, their ebullient expressions belying personal histories of long-calcified dreams and a...
Never has the fatigued asphalt of India’s highways seen such liberating exhibitions of color. Contingents of saree-clad women hit the roads in their sports shoes, their ebullient expressions belying personal histories of long-calcified dreams and a...
In the decades following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Iran hostage crisis, Iran embraced a new radical identity, doubling down on its revolutionary messaging and expanding its influence through Shi’a political movements and armed groups. Ira...
In the decades following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Iran hostage crisis, Iran embraced a new radical identity, doubling down on its revolutionary messaging and expanding its influence through Shi’a political movements and armed groups. Ira...
The bullfighter circles once, twice, and then moves in close—the bull breaths heavily, head drooping and legs trembling. In the epilogue of this traditional spectacle, the bullfighter pulls out a short sword and slides towards the bull’s spine. A...
The bullfighter circles once, twice, and then moves in close—the bull breaths heavily, head drooping and legs trembling. In the epilogue of this traditional spectacle, the bullfighter pulls out a short sword and slides towards the bull’s spine. A...
Today, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is facing a growing challenge due to the emergence of broadband satellite megaconstellations. Founded in 1865, the ITU, originally known as the International Telegraph Union, was an intergovernm...
Today, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is facing a growing challenge due to the emergence of broadband satellite megaconstellations. Founded in 1865, the ITU, originally known as the International Telegraph Union, was an intergovernm...
It was January 2008 when Luz Marina Bernal’s life changed forever. Her son, Fair Leonardo Bernal, a 24-year-old with cognitive disabilities, left their home in Soacha, Colombia, in search of work. He never returned. She would only find more informa...
It was January 2008 when Luz Marina Bernal’s life changed forever. Her son, Fair Leonardo Bernal, a 24-year-old with cognitive disabilities, left their home in Soacha, Colombia, in search of work. He never returned. She would only find more informa...
September 16, 2025, marked 215 years since Mexico’s independence from Spain. This year’s Independence Day celebration of “El Grito” carried historic weight: The cry of independence was led by Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female preside...
September 16, 2025, marked 215 years since Mexico’s independence from Spain. This year’s Independence Day celebration of “El Grito” carried historic weight: The cry of independence was led by Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female preside...
“Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where w...
“Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where w...
Greenland is an island mired in inconsistencies and ironies. It is named after a color, yet its tundra is a bleak white. It is the largest island in the world, a landmass three times the size of Texas, yet only 60,000 people call it home. While gigan...
Greenland is an island mired in inconsistencies and ironies. It is named after a color, yet its tundra is a bleak white. It is the largest island in the world, a landmass three times the size of Texas, yet only 60,000 people call it home. While gigan...
When Americans are presented with the word “coca,” their mind likely jumps to cocaine. In fact, the two are often conflated as one and the same: a dangerous drug banned by law and whose production and sale are subject to intense criminal regulati...
When Americans are presented with the word “coca,” their mind likely jumps to cocaine. In fact, the two are often conflated as one and the same: a dangerous drug banned by law and whose production and sale are subject to intense criminal regulati...
Despite multiple colonial erasure efforts, there are over 4,000 different Indigenous languages spoken worldwide. Indigenous peoples have tirelessly fought to maintain their languages as a core part of their identity, preserving connections to histori...
Despite multiple colonial erasure efforts, there are over 4,000 different Indigenous languages spoken worldwide. Indigenous peoples have tirelessly fought to maintain their languages as a core part of their identity, preserving connections to histori...