The Cockroach Movement’s Careful Silence Over Hindutva
India’s Cockroach Janata Party has won international acclaim, but faces growing criticism at home over its refusal to explicitly confront anti-Muslim, majoritarian politics.
The Syrian War Many Wanted but Two Men Refused To Fight
Syria's president and the country's foremost Kurdish militia commander have defied expectations of a major military clash, overcoming years of discord to make peace against the odds.
The Buried Treasure Left Behind by the Islamic State
When the Islamic State sensed its imminent demise, it ordered regional commanders to bury cash and gold in underground locations, including at least three “central” burial sites, camouflaged and designed to safeguard against humidity and dust, an exclusive joint investigation shows.
Why We’re in a New Age of Conquest
Luke Harding joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the war Europe won't admit it's fighting, what Trump's second term has done to the postwar order, and his new book, “Betrayal”
The House Ratko Mladić Could Not Destroy
Ratko Mladić, the commander in charge of the Srebrenica genocide and architect of the Sarajevo siege, died serving a life sentence. He died a coward, much as his political progeny today still live as cowards. But Bosnia survives, defined not by its suffering but by joy and humor.