The Sunday Read: ‘The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus’
For more than two decades, Belarus existed in an equilibrium of quiet authoritarianism. If the government’s repressions didn’t directly touch them, most Belarusians tolerated them. But over the course...
10 Apr 20221h 52min
How Germany’s Approach to Russia Backfired
Thirty years ago, Germany put forth a theory for how to work with Russia. Major energy deals, leaders argued, would keep Russia from going to war with its neighbors.Over the past 20 years, Germany has...
8 Apr 202229min
A Covid Mystery in Africa
As countries have struggled with disease and death throughout the coronavirus pandemic, one part of the world seems to have been mostly spared: central and western Africa.South Africa was deeply affec...
7 Apr 202230min
Why Proving War Crimes Is Difficult and Rare
This episode details graphic scenes. Many around the world are calling the indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Bucha, a suburb northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, a war crime.But investigatin...
6 Apr 202232min
How the War in Ukraine is Creating a Global Food Crisis
Ukraine and Russia are enormous producers of wheat, corn, barley, sunflower oil and fertilizer. One study calculated that the two countries accounted for 12 percent of the world’s calories.With Ukrain...
5 Apr 202221min
‘The Illegality of the Plan Was Obvious’
After months of investigation by a congressional committee, a federal judge has found that President Donald J. Trump and his allies most likely engaged in illegal activity in the wake of the 2020 elec...
4 Apr 202224min
The Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’
Exploring the personal experiences of Sara Mardini and Seán Binder, two volunteers who were arrested in February 2018 after helping migrants cross safely into Lesbos, Greece, the journalist Alex W. Pa...
3 Apr 20221h 7min
Inside Mariupol
This episode details graphic scenes. Russia has mounted a brutal siege around the port city of Mariupol for more than a month, framing it as the key to a war of liberation. In reality, it’s a campaign...
1 Apr 202226min
