World
Ivory: Africa’s New Blood Diamond
Elephant and rhino poaching is a hard-to-detect funding source for African terrorism.
The Humanitarian Interventions of the UN
A look at the Security Council’s haphazard response to Somalia and Rwanda.
The Ascenders
The Politic conducts research in Jerusalem, Israel on the aliyah of Ethiopian Jewry.
Not a Drop to Drink
An increasingly dry climate has depleted the Middle East’s water supplies. The problem may only get worse.
Japan’s Hidden Minority
How one student’s journey to Japan exposed her to an oft-ignored culture rich in history and tradition.
Revisiting Haiti
In the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, the island nation’s prodigal child returns.
Mali’s New Chapter
Though the struggle to stabilize Mali hasn’t drawn many headlines, there is still much work to be done.