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
The year in Russian disinformation campaigns Since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has been cooking up disinformation to justify its war. Several narratives have resonated around the world roundup Amanda Coakley
Violence between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reveals authoritarianism’s communication paralysis Fighting on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan marks a steep jump not only in the intensity of violence but devastating distance between the countries’ digital communication skills feature Colleen Wood and Sher Khashimov
Russian trolls and mercenaries win allies and good will in Africa As French troops leave Mali to jeers, the West fears that it is leaving a vacuum that the Kremlin is eager and ready to fill explainer Shola Lawal
How autocrats manipulate history to hold on to power The cynical framing of narratives about war to score patriotic points is a tactic we should guard against, even in democracies q&a Liam Scott
‘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
Brazil’s Congress fast-tracks plans to mine Indigenous land for potassium, blaming Russia sanctions ‘These conditions are going to kill us’: Indigenous Amazon communities brace for mining campaign feature Jill Langlois
A photographer of Ukrainian beauty turns her lens on war to create heartbreaking juxtaposition Anna Sennik specialized in beautiful images of traditional Ukrainian national costumes. Today she and her camera are on the front lines q&a Katia Patin
Turkey’s drones had a bad reputation. The war in Ukraine has changed that Videos of Ukraine’s drone strikes have changed the narrative in favor of Turkey and Ukraine feature Ruth Michaelson
The Kremlin forces schools and theaters to uphold Putin's invasion propaganda Already wary of crossing government social media minders, Russians are learning physical spaces are now a speech flashpoint. Some teachers are resisting feature Alexandra Tyan
Russia says it's safe for refugees to return to Syria. They don't believe a word of it A recent conference in Damascus guaranteed the welfare of displaced people, but its real goal was the pursuit of reconstruction funding dispatch Tessa Fox
The boogaloo movement is trying to use Black Lives Matter to push its own agenda Some U.S. anti-government extremists have tried to rebrand their cause as multicultural and inclusive — but a strong current of prejudice and division still runs through it dispatch Marc-André Argentino
