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Women, Life, Freedom: On the Iranian Artists Resisting the Regime
Two years ago this month, a 22-year-old woman was murdered by the police. Her death would reverberate...
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What Macron’s Latest Moves Say About Politics in France
If there’s one thing to know about French politics, it’s that people make a habit out of...
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Rising populism leads to Russia victory in Slovakia election
Russia may have scored another victory in Europe. And it wasn’t in Ukraine.  On Saturday, April...
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On Diversity, Gentrification, and Belonging in Athens’s New Hipster Neighborhood
The neighborhood of Kypseli is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. That’s partly thanks to...
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What I Learned Promoting American Soft Power in Serbia
In 2001, mere months before the infamous September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the German...
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How the European Union Can Fight Corruption
  I’m speaking with a 37-year-old Green Party member of the European Parliament, Daniel Freund....
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Vietnamese Workers, Exploitation, and China’s Influence in Serbia
I’m speaking to Stefan Vladisavljev, an expert on Chinese influence in the Western Balkans at the Belgrade...
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Migrants in Calais Are Dying To Leave
The Calais ‘jungle,’ a makeshift encampment housing thousands of migrants trying to make...
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How To Govern a Disputed Land: A Conversation About Nagorno Karabakh
A street scene in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, by Adam Jones. Once upon a time in London (really, it...
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The Roma Want Reparations Following Decades of Racism in Europe
Roma boys in Šutka, a neighborhood in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje. Šutka is known as the cultural...