The Yangon playbook: Why military rule is being legitimized Accused of committing genocide and violently repressing all opposition, Myanmar’s authoritarian rulers are holding “sham” elections in the midst of civil war in a bid for global recognition explainer Rebecca Root
On the edge of home: A Syrian photographer’s story of exile Sara Kontar fled Damascus in 2015, expecting to return. Now, nearly a decade later, French law forbids her from visiting Syria without giving up the life she has built in Europe photo essay Sara Kontar and Nadia Beard
The exodus of hope As Israel invades Gaza City, even those who have committed themselves to staying to help their people are being forced out, perhaps never to return perspective Arwa Damon
‘I cannot hide’: Viral photos from Kashmir conflict haunt subjects for years For civilians in South Asia’s long-standing conflict, online images have grave consequences feature Zenaira Bakhsh
The empire game 2.0: Through Moscow’s eyes With the US operation in Iran triggering fresh arms races, Russia’s turn from multipolarity to imperial nostalgia highlights a global order in turmoil—and Moscow’s battle to remain at the center of it perspective Natalia Antelava
Sudan’s forgotten war While Donald Trump lectures South Africa about ‘genocide’ and brokers peace in the DRC in exchange for minerals, he remains silent about the humanitarian catastrophe in Khartoum explainer Olatunji Olaigbe
The end of the Tehran-Damascus axis An alliance forged through the mutual dislike of Saddam Hussein was for decades the only fixed point in a turbulent region perspective Jim Muir
Decades in the Making: The Intelligence Operation Behind Israel’s Assassination of Nasrallah The Middle East has us all dangling on what feels like the precipice of World War III explainer Natalia Antelava
A day In the life of a Russian war crimes prosecutor in Ukraine The Reckoning Project works to record, collect, and conserve witness testimonies of Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine. Investigating these atrocities while the war is ongoing forces the Ukrainian prosecutors to work under shelling; at times becoming victims of Russian aggression themselves dispatch Svitlana Oslavska
Fear and hope in wartime Gaza The story of one doctor’s attempt to treat trauma in the middle of a war feature Kira Brunner Don
The LGBTQ rights debate is testing Ukraine's commitment to Europe The visibility of LGBTQ soldiers may herald a turning point in the fight for equal rights dispatch Amanda Coakley
Grief and conspiracy collide in Russia's 'Council of Mothers and Wives' Russia’s partial draft has sparked outrage. And it’s pushing people into the hands of conspiracy theorists feature Amanda Coakley
