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Operation Hajj
Dick Nolte reports in 1952 about a "turning point” US-Arab relations: a US mission to fly stranded pilgrims to Mecca.
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Compass
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Living in Cuba
As the economy approaches a breaking point under US sanctions, historic numbers of people are leaving. But some are deciding to stay.
Jul 15
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Anna Heikkinen
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The return of the German flag
Jill Winder reflects in 2006 on Germans’ complex relationship with their national flag.
Jul 10
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Compass
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This time without vampires
Cinema and television in Kuwait
Jul 7
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Bryn Barnard
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A French school and the philosophical education of America’s Founding Fathers
The College of St. Omer had an outsized influence on US independence.
Jul 3
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De Lencquesaing
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June 2026
The EU wants to make rare earths less rare
But reducing dependence on China will take more investment and bolder collective action.
Jun 30
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Marco Zatterin
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Gringo Comes to Manila
Erik Guyot reports from the Philippines in 1987 about his source's attempt to help overthrow the president.
Jun 26
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Compass
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Going mobile: In the US, diplomacy in the era of mass deportation
Navigating life for ‘illegals’ in an economy that desperately needs them.
Jun 23
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joel millman
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In Istanbul, remembering the world’s oldest Greek school
With its fate uncertain, a look inside the Phanar College
Jun 19
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Demetrios Ioannou
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‘Evil and madness have the upper hand’
Two new books explicate the moral assault and physical violence Vladimir Putin has inflicted on Russia.
Jun 16
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Robert Coalson
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World Cup fever from Tashkent to Coney Island Avenue
In New York, immigrants from Uzbekistan finally have a team to cheer.
Jun 12
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Joshua Levkowitz
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Palantir next door?
In northern Norway, a tech billionaire’s new property raises questions that hit too close to home.
Jun 9
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Brett Simpson
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