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October 29, 2020
MagazineKate Wagner
Will Airbnb Do to Small Towns What It Did to New York and Barcelona?
The company’s big-city “experiences” were crippled by the pandemic. Now it’s looking to capitalize on the urban flight to rural retreats.
July 30, 2018
MagazineSamuel Miller McDonald
Climate Kings
How a new generation of authoritarian leaders are using climate change to seize power
March 23, 2018
Amar Diwakar
Saffron Curtain: How Buddhism Was Weaponized During the Cold War
The U.S. tried to foment an anti-communist Buddhist bloc in Southeast Asia—with deadly consequences for the region’s politics today.
December 23, 2015
Ryan Kearney
The Sri Lankan housemaid who faced a stoning death in Saudi Arabia will live—in prison.
December 21, 2015
Jonah Cohen, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe
This Is What Justice Looks Like in Saudi Arabia
One Sri Lankan housemaid has been saved from a stoning death—for now. Others are still dying.
December 4, 2015
Jonah Cohen, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe
Saudi Arabia’s Depraved Justice
A Sri Lankan housemaid is soon to be stoned to death, as the world turns a blind eye.
March 31, 2011
Joshua Kurlantzick
Lessons in Recovery
January 21, 2010
Seyward Darby
Calling the Ex
June 30, 2009
Richard Just
Failed States, Dubious Rankings
May 6, 2009
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Obama's First Humanitarian Crisis
April 11, 2005
Sherwin B. Nuland
After the Deluge
January 17, 2005
Joshua Kurlantzick
After
May 3, 2004
James Ross
Prey
March 2, 1995
Jeffrey Rosen
Dancing Days

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