Countering extremism in Central Asia More people joined the Islamic State from former Soviet republics than from any other region outside the Middle East. On this special edition of...
Ukraine’s displaced struggle amid forgotten war Though it's receded from the headlines, the war in Ukraine grinds on nearly five years after it began. Among the hardest hit are the estimated 1.5...
Project Exile: Russian journalist flees after car fire, feces attack “I just can't stand lies. So whenever I see a lie, I call it a lie.” A decade ago, Russian journalist Yulia Latynina thought dissidents who...
War in space [rebroadcast] Earlier this year, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.” The...
C.A.R. crisis stirred by diamonds, Russia The Central African Republic is one of the toughest places to live in the world. Since the start of a civil war in 2013, a total of 14 different...
Central African journalist sees light for war-torn nation The data on the Central African Republic can be daunting. The country ranks dead last on the U.N.'s most recent Human Development Index, which...
Militarization of space In early August, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.” The...
After ISIS, the Kurdish question The Kurds have played a key role in the Syrian war. With U.S. military aid, a Kurdish militia called the YPG has done a large share of the ground...
Project Exile: After colleague’s death, Russian journalist fears return “It said that all Russian journalists who support Ukraine might be killed. My name was on the list.” Kseniya Kirillova thought her stay in the...
Arctic shipping grows as ice melts For hundreds of years, European explorers sought a direct sea route from Europe to Asia. Now as Arctic ice melts, just such a route is opening across...
