Benjamin Soloway
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Past articles by Benjamin:
Quake tourism slump could cut lifeline to Morocco’s mountain villages
In the aftermath of an earthquake in Morocco, many who rely on tourism, an industry already beleaguered by the coronavirus epidemic, fear for their livelihoods. → Read More
Boris Johnson’s Risky Gambit
Plus: India’s top court takes on Kashmir, how spies recruit on LinkedIn, and other stories we’re following today. → Read More
Around the World, Forests Are on Fire
Plus: Boris Johnson seeks to suspend Parliament, Italy moves toward a new coalition, and other stories we’re following today. → Read More
States Sue Trump Administration Over Indefinite Detention for Immigrant Children
Plus: Trump’s mixed messages, Kenya’s first crude export, and other stories we’re following today. → Read More
Tensions Simmer at G-7 Summit
Plus: Trump’s mixed messages on U.S.-China trade, the Brexit blame game, and other stories we’re following today. → Read More
What’s at Stake in Indonesia’s Elections?
The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the polls. → Read More
Our Best Weekend Reads
This week, New Zealand saw its worst-ever terrorist attack, and Boeing aircraft around the world were grounded. → Read More
Our Best Weekend Reads
This week, the world marked International Women’s Day, and the U.S. State Department canceled an award for a Finnish journalist who criticized Trump. → Read More
Our Best Weekend Reads
This week, India and Pakistan faced off in Kashmir, and Trump left Hanoi empty-handed. → Read More
Our Best Weekend Reads
Inside the U.S. decision to get behind Congo’s election and how the United States failed Afghan women. → Read More
Power to the People –
Across the globe, new political players, often from outside the mainstream, are displacing the usual suspects. → Read More
Can the Navy’s Million-Dollar Zombie Game Turn You Into a Supersoldier?
I wanted to see if killing the undead would make me smarter. → Read More
The Many Faces of Angela Merkel
Two Merkels. Three Spinning Merkels. Escher Merkels. → Read More
A Secessionist Abroad
A Secessionist Abroad « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
The Saga of Fidel, the Bolivian President’s Illusory Secret Son
The Saga of Fidel, the Bolivian President’s Illusory Secret Son « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
In Brazil’s Coffee Industry, Some Workers Face ‘Conditions Analogous to Slavery’
A new report sheds light on punishing labor issues in the coffee sector, and on Brazil’s progressive efforts to protect farmworkers. → Read More
Lawyers in Space
If an astronaut is murdered in the International Space Station, where does the killer stand trial? → Read More
To Understand Why the Islamic State Just Hit Jakarta, Don’t Look to Paris — Look to Indonesia
Despite the ISIS connection, the Jakarta assault showed evidence of motivations and patterns particular to Indonesia. → Read More
Terror Fears Mute New Year’s Cheer
As the world’s metropolises prepare to bid the year farewell on Thursday, some of them are too afraid to celebrate. → Read More
The Wisdom of Japan’s Cunning Contrition
Questions for Jennifer Lind, an expert on apologies in international politics. → Read More