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Central & South Asia

Democracy in Chains: How Waderas Still Rule Pakistan

Pakistan’s wadera system survives through three reinforcing mechanisms: debt bondage, electoral capture and enforced illiteracy. Peasants inherit debt across generations, landlords decide who wins elections and neglected schools close off... Read full article

Shehroz Hussain - November 14, 2026

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Politics
Breaking Away: The Blue Wave and a Progressive Path Forward for America
by Larry Beck
Europe
Why King Charles Won’t Apologize for Slavery
by Ellis Cashmore
Asia-Pacific
Indonesia’s Fisheries Reform Needs Science, Not Just Bigger Quotas
by Gilar Budi Pratama
Europe
A Jailed Comedian, a Mall Mob and the Enemies Erdoğan Needs
by Sinan Ciddi & Helin Unal

Multimedia

Tracing Shifting Borders in the Greater Horn of Africa

by Aliyah A. Omar, Aliyah A. Omar & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Fall of the Ottoman Empire

by Kayra Altan & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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FIFA World Cup: The Greatest Show on Earth

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique, Samantha Mendiguren

Multimedia

The Rise of the Ottoman Empire

by Kayra Altan & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

Multimedia

Mediaphobia — A Timeline of Panic

by Ellis Cashmore

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Zero Religion, Infinite Devils

Declaring the devil dead doesn’t abolish evil; it relocates it. Believers and secularists alike pin the demonic on convenient enemies,...

Blue Wave, Green Tide: Politics in an Age of Liquidity

Election-night headlines reach for metaphors (waves, floods, flips) that dramatize change while hiding structure. Donald Trump...

Urban Violence in France? Veni, Vidi, Vichy Redux

Raymond Brugère, the only French diplomat to resign rather than serve Vichy, argued that France’s collapse...

The Tunnel of Doom: Air-Pollution Season in Delhi

Delhi’s Air Quality Index has risen above 500 and into...

by Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

The Machine and the Altar: Silicon Valley Uses Traditionalism as Control

by Usama Malik

From Import Dependency to the People’s IPO: The Dangote Refinery Paradigm

by Olawole Fajusigbe

Lula’s Historic Comeback in a Rightward-Shifting Brazil

by Helder Ferreira do Vale

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FO Podcasts: Is Canada Looking to Form an Alliance With Europe?

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Ranjani Iyer Mohanty and David McKinnon examine how a deeper Canada–EU partnership could strengthen economic security and reduce dependence on the United States. Cooperation in defense, technology and education offers opportunities beyond existing trade arrangements. Canada must preserve its...

by David McKinnon & Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

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