I am a regular listener to Ezra Klein’s podcast, and I’m a fan. There should be more podcasts that treat serious issues ...

Recent events in the South Caucasus show how the authoritarian playbook is exported and adapted to suit local contexts. From ...

Why journalism that refuses to simplify, refuses to look away from messy, contradictory realities remains essential to ...

When I lived in Bishkek 25 years ago, then-president Askar Akayev was so effusive in expressing his desire for Kyrgyzstan to ...

With the US operation in Iran triggering fresh arms races, Russia’s turn from multipolarity to imperial nostalgia highlights ...

Years of sanctions have substantially weakened the Iranian economy, as evidenced by Iran’s keenness to have them cancelled, ...

For a retired federal employee, Tom Homan, an acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration, is a very busy man. For the last year, he’s crisscrossed the ...

Besmir Billa playing a traditional Albanian instrument, called the cifteli, in Kukes. All the while, there is a parallel reality playing out far from home, one that the people of Kukes see in glimpses ...

Inside Smart Aqkol’s “situation room.” Photos courtesy of the author. Kirpichnikov explained that residents can connect their gas meters to their bank accounts and set up automatic gas payments. This ...