Miscellaneous

January 17, 2019

Syrian refugees will never go back home if their towns can’t offer the basic services they enjoyed before the war. A lack of basic civil services leaves a perfect vacuum for extremist groups like ISIS to exploit by taking control of essentially ungoverned territory.

Indonesia searches for survivors after deadly tsunami

Reuters

December 24, 2018

Hundreds were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in Saturday's tsunami, which was triggered by an underwater volcano eruption.

These fourth graders penned climate change poetry inspired by our coverage

PRI's The World

December 21, 2018

A story from The World inspired a Boston 4th grader to write a poem about climate change and the Amazon. Then her whole class got into the act.

Commentary

Only a few terrorist groups achieve their goals, study finds

The Conversation

December 20, 2018

In a study of 90 political groups, those who used terrorism achieved their goals less than those who used other tactics.

Commentary

Conflict in Cameroon is extracting a heavy toll on ordinary people

The Conversation

December 11, 2018

Until a few years ago, Cameroon was a nation on the move. But a peaceful protest three years ago against the marginalization of Anglophone Cameroon quickly turned violent, leading for many to call for the formation of a separate republic — and the conflict has taken its toll.

Commentary

Why does the migrant 'caravan' exist? And how did it come to be?

The Conversation

November 02, 2018

About 7,000 migrants — mostly from Guatemala and Honduras — are heading to the US. The roots of their plight are connected to a deadly history of US involvement in Central America, says assistant professor Jerry Flores.

Commentary

Saudi Arabia’s gathering storm over its erratic crown prince

The Conversation

October 31, 2018

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's personal character faces global scrutiny after serious suspicions of his alleged involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Commentary

Brazil’s version of Trump makes Trump look like Mr. Rogers

Reveal

October 29, 2018

Jair Bolsonaro's rise from fringe candidate to Brazil’s next president has, of course, been likened to Trump’s rise from reality TV star to the White House. But Bolsonaro makes Trump look like Mr. Rogers.

Commentary

This group uses the tide to send bottles of rice and contraband to North Korea

PRI's The World

October 18, 2018

A group of Koreans dumps water bottles loaded with rice, medicine and USB drives into the sea on the North Korean border. They hope that the information loaded into those USBs can spark some sort of revolution in the North.