Wars
Politics & Society
Q&A
Q&A: What the fall of Assad means for Syria
After opposition forces seized several key Syrian cities in a matter of days, former president Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and his regime has fallen
Arts & Culture
The fight to save Syrian antiquities
Scholars across the globe have joined forces to preserve the beleaguered country’s cultural heritage for all our sakes
Politics & Society
I’ve seen war and beyond the horror lies a shared humanity
Being a humanitarian worker in conflict zones exposes you to the worst and best of humanity, showing us there’s more that unites us than divides us
Politics & Society
The impasse between Israel and Hamas
It’s increasingly difficult to see a way out of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas that has already seen thousands of civilians lose their homes, families and lives
Politics & Society
Q&A
Q&A: Israel, Hamas and the future of the Middle east
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel marks a dramatic escalation in the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Politics & Society
Why Prigozhin’s march on Moscow was not a coup
The aborted Wagner group ‘mutiny’ grew out of an intensifying intra-elite feud in Russia – and it creates a growing problem for Vladimir Putin
Sciences & Technology
The treatments keeping landmine detection dogs in the field
New research identifies the best treatments to protect Cambodia’s crucial landmine detection dogs from deadly tick-borne diseases
Business & Economics
The cascading crisis of global food supply chains
The world is experiencing a food crisis linked to war and climate change – but there are some possible solutions to soften the blow
Arts & Culture
Making sense of war through art
Two former official war artists are using art to research how we respond to and cope with, conflict
Arts & Culture
How smaller can be better for memorialising history
Major historic events like 9/11 seem to demand monuments, but for many communities, smaller, more intimate memorials can provide a closer connection