Post-Election Uproar in Belarus Leaves Russia Watching and Waiting
Reading Time: 5 minutes Factory workers strike, protesters beaten after president re-elected … again.
Heroin, the Vietnam War, and Body Bags
Reading Time: 7 minutes Disturbing details about how US soldiers in Vietnam were destroyed, not by Communists — but by heroin.
US Seizes Cryptocurrency Amid Islamic State Attacks in Africa
Reading Time: 2 minutes The US has seized millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from terrorist accounts as insurgents continue to attack Mozambique.
More Separatist Rumblings Cloud Ukraine’s Future
Reading Time: 6 minutes Remote, bucolic region still subject to big-power meddling.
A Daughter Seeks the Truth About Her Father, Espionage, and Oil
Reading Time: 6 minutes Charlotte Dennett’s latest book explores America’s early intelligence forays into the Middle East.
Curtain Falls on Hong Kong Democracy
Reading Time: 5 minutes As America celebrates its independence, Hong Kong residents are surrendering their own.
The Captive and the Spy
Reading Time: 11 minutes A tale of intrigue during the Vietnam War that seems straight out of a Le Carré novel, but with a surprise ingredient — the stunning consequences of an act of kindness.
Can Controversial Ukrainian Fixer Appease Trump?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Political phoenix Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s former president, could become Kiev’s reform chief. Can he mend US ties poisoned by the impeachment drama?
How Will Iran Respond After US Killing of Top General?
Reading Time: 14 minutes The assassination of Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani could trigger an escalation of violence in the Middle East. Six months ago, we told you about him… and the other men who could start a war between the US and Iran.
Boris Johnson, Brexit and the UK Election — What the US Thinks
Reading Time: 3 minutes British voters handed Prime Minister Boris Johnson a huge mandate. Is his victory a dramatic warning to the Democrats in 2020?