The White House snubs Georgia, seeks dividends in Armenia and Azerbaijan while undermining Russia in its backyard.

In recent years, Western countries have been very reliant on sanctions as a tool of foreign policy and I think it’s a mistake ...

The rumor spread like a storm. One moment it was a whisper in a small Ohio town; the next, it was tearing across newspaper headlines and through talk shows nationwide: Haitians in Springfield were ...

Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea showed how spreading a narrative can erode sovereignty. The same playbook can now be seen ...

Myanmar’s authoritarian rulers are holding “sham” elections in the midst of civil war in a bid for global recognition ...

When Felix Krauss was 15, he used to lie awake most nights and cry. He was terrified about the man-made environmental catastrophes that awaited the world in the future. Felix went on to begin a degree ...

There was no specific tipping point that made Logan Lane get rid of her smartphone. One day, the thought just arrived. “I was like, I just can’t fucking do this anymore.” And she put away the device ...

In September, the International Criminal Court will conduct a confirmation of charges hearing against warlord Joseph Kony. Leader of the once notorious rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army and the ...

There are cities that teach you to read between the lines, to notice the way the air shifts before history changes course. Beirut in 2008 was one of those cities. A familiar cast filled its glitzy ...

In April last year I was in Perugia, at the annual international journalism festival. I was sitting in a panel session about whether AI marked the end of journalism, when a voice note popped up on my ...

This article is an adapted extract from CAPTURED, our new podcast series with Audible about the secret behind Silicon Valley’s AI Takeover. Click here to listen. We’re moving slowly through the ...