How Sweden Became a Transnational Crime Hub
There are many countries with relatively homogeneous populations and high crime rates, just as there are many countries with diverse and multiethnic populations and low crime rates. Mass migration alone does not adequately explain a country’s woes.
Revealing Ground Zero of the Swiss Adoption Scandal
A two-year investigation by New Lines and Investigate Europe shows how dubious practices by a key figure in Switzerland’s adoption scandal, Alice Honegger, date back much earlier than previously understood, becoming ground zero for the country’s disgraceful international adoption policy.
The Not-So-Frivolous Debate About Alcohol in Syria
The question of alcohol regulation in Syria, recently raised by secular advocates, is far from a minor detail. It strikes at the core of the discussions about the future nature of the Syrian state. The statement by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), during a recent BBC…
How East Timor Blazed the Way for Hacktivism
Activists, hackers and dissident exiles helped put one of the least-connected places on Earth, East Timor, at the cutting-edge of online advocacy – all while making Ireland the target of one of the world’s first state-sponsored cyberattacks.
Listen Again: Soccer’s Rising Stars of African Origin — with Ponga Liwewe, Segun Odegbami and Kwangu Liwewe
On this episode of the podcast, host Kwangu Liwewe discusses the inexorable rise of soccer stars of African origin with former Nigeria player Segun “The Mathematical” Odegbami and soccer journalist Ponga Liwewe.