Critical State

September 22, 2021

During Liberia's civil war, thousands of school children missed out on schooling. Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, looks at the impact of school interruptions on the future politics of those children who missed out during the conflict.

Critical State

How we make snap decisions in conflict

Inkstick Media

September 15, 2021

How do people make snap decisions when they're caught up in conflict and violence looms? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Instick Media, takes a deep dive into new research on individual behavior during religious pogroms.

Critical State

Checking in on the pandemic: Part II

Inkstick Media

September 08, 2021

How did the pandemic change the world of cybercrime? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how people exploited the pandemic online.

Critical State

Checking in on the pandemic: Part I

Inkstick Media

August 31, 2021

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into new research that tests the question of whether women mayors in Brazil outperform their male counterparts in pandemic response.

Afghanistan

'They're depending on us': Afghan interpreter scrambles to help evacuate colleagues in Afghanistan

The World

August 30, 2021

Former Afghan interpreter and translator Zia Ghafoori is still working around the clock to help as many people as possible to evacuate — before it's too late.

Critical State

Media matters: Part II

Inkstick Media

August 24, 2021

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the ways in which militaries look to the media to justify their existence — specifically in how they handle their war dead.

Media matters: Part I

Inkstick Media

August 17, 2021

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how media attention to bureaucratic failing can spur both action and resistance.

Conflict

Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what's next

Associated Press

August 16, 2021

Two decades after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban have regained control of the country by capturing the capital, Kabul.

Top of The World

Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals

The World

August 13, 2021

The Taliban has taken over half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals, as it continues to make gains across the country. Also, the Venezuelan government and opposition are meeting for talks in Mexico. And, President Joe Biden is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, to push for stability in Ethiopia.

Food

6.2 million Burmese could go hungry by October. It’s the worst situation in ‘living memory,’ UN official says.

The World

August 10, 2021

Stephen Anderson, country director of the World Food Program, spoke with The World's Marco Werman about the dire situation, from Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw.

Critical State

How we make decisions about politics in the aftermath of conflict

How we make snap decisions in conflict

Checking in on the pandemic: Part II

Checking in on the pandemic: Part I

'They're depending on us': Afghan interpreter scrambles to help evacuate colleagues in Afghanistan

Media matters: Part II

Media matters: Part I

Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what's next

Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals

6.2 million Burmese could go hungry by October. It’s the worst situation in ‘living memory,’ UN official says.

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