Law of the jungle: How the actions of Trump, Putin and Netanyahu are weakening the rules-based order
The international framework that took modest steps forward after the Cold War is collapsing under a fierce offensive from various sides
1. Afghanistan: Forbidden women
Zohal Azad / Ghazal Mohammadi / Nade|Kabul / Paris|
Tamanna lives in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where half of the population — women — are forbidden from almost everything: they cannot work, study, or take part in public life. Her life was upended when one of the very few job opportunities available to her — working for an NGO — disappeared due to funding cuts
2. Nigeria: Living with HIV
Zubaida Baba Ibrahim / Nade|Mayo Balwa / Paris|
Hamada has five children and lives in Nigeria with HIV. Her husband and her father threw her out of the house when they learned about her illness and the fact that she had warned the second wife about the illness. When the United States halted the antiretroviral program that had allowed her to access her medication, she fell into despair
3. Colombia: Mothers for Peace
Carmen Elena is a Colombian woman whose life was upended by the violence that took the lives of her husband and her brother. Her plan to build a village that would offer a safe haven for mothers trying to keep their children from being recruited by armed groups collapsed when USAID shut down
Three women, three countries and a global crisis
Ana Carbajosa / Nade / Zohal Azad / Ghazal Mohammadi / Zubaida Baba Ibrahim / Valentina Parada Lugo|London / Paris / Kabul / Mayo Balwa / Bogotá|
The world is rearming and humanitarian aid is collapsing. Tamanna, Hamada and Carmen Elena have felt the shock of the global upheaval firsthand. Like them, millions of women in the Global South feel the sting of decisions made in offices thousands of kilometers away. Three comics and a common denominator: being a woman
Matthew Remski: ‘Yoga can be a gateway to proto-fascist politics’
The co-author of the book ‘Conspirituality’ explains how the far right is embedded in the world of wellness, obsessed with self-improvement but also with the dynamics of power and domination
Paul Dano: ‘The sad thing about seeing celebrities get into politics is that it shows how impressionable we are’
Every generation needs an actor who fits into roles that are out of the ordinary. In ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin,’ Dano proves, once again, that he’s the man for the moment
Mexico’s Silicon Valley defies the shadow of organized crime
Despite the roadblocks and security operations, investors with an eye on the long term insist on the benefits of Guadalajara, one of the country’s most dynamic technology hubs
The controversial death toll in Ukraine, the deadliest European war in eight decades
New technologies help calculate the number of casualties, estimated at up to nearly two million, despite attempts by Kyiv and Moscow to conceal them
Was pasta a Chinese invention or Italian ingenuity?
A new book by Antonio Campins reflects on the origins of humanity through noodles, spaghetti, and gyozas
The Luxembourg paradox: A record number of working poor in the EU’s wealthiest country
The contrast between the high cost of living and housing and the difficulties faced by part of the population puts a strain on the social model of the small Central European state
Jimbocho: Books, cafes and guitars in the coolest neighborhood in Tokyo (and the world)
The common thread running through this area of the Japanese capital is its over 180 bookstores and other businesses related to writing
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