Foreign Fighters from France after Izium’s counter-offensive, Ukraine, September 2022Source: Call_Sign_Vito, Instagram From Rojava to Kyiv, foreign volunteers redefine what it means to be a combatant in a war that was never meant to be theirs. By Yevheniia Yefymova It…
Month: January 2026
Decisions to leave
The story of every immigrant to the United States starts at home. Rosa Tabraj in Lima, Peru. 1996. Photo courtesy of Rosa Tabraj Fabian. By Valery Tabraj Huaccachi My relatives immigrated to the United States from Peru at different times.…
Germany Brings Back Military Service. Teenagers Are Skeptical.
Germany has approved a new military service system that could reintroduce draft by lottery. The plan is widely supported by older voters but questioned by the teenagers who would live with its consequences. A German military uniform. A new reform…
The Cost of History
An ancient town in Jordan wrestles with the fallout of USAID cuts and dwindling tourist June 6, 2025, Madaba, Jordan. Mosaic fragments from Hippolytus Hall in front of the Church of the Virgin Mary. Source: Elisabeth Schmeissner. By Elisabeth Schmeissner…
The shared scar of war
All over the US, millions of veterans such as Hollie Ratajczyk and Joseph Mazzocchi live with the experience of war. It shaped their personality, their choice of life, and ultimately brought them together as a couple. Combat Outpost Keating. (Photo…
Seeds of Resilience: A Bronx Farm grows food, community and belonging
In a borough where food insecurity runs deep, a half-acre farm in the Bronx is doing more than growing vegetables. At New Roots Community Farm, refugees and local residents cultivate tradition, community, and dignity. Sheryll Durant, Food and Nutrition Coordinator…
A Surgeon in Al Jalah Hospital
A doctor struggles to provide care in a public hospital in Benghazi. Dr. Hanan Al-Barasi is participating in an awareness campaign for breast cancer under the supervision of Ibn Sina Hospital – Benghazi. 31 Oct 2023. Photo: Ibn Sina Hospital…
Death From Above
Drone pilots are leading the fight in eastern Ukraine. How does remote-controlled war affect soldiers? Drop in a posed photo. Source: Drop. By Kenny Khoo The car sped down a straight road towards Pokrovsk. The town in eastern Ukraine is…
“We Are Not Safe”
A young Argentine fights a society that considers violence against women normal. 2025: Thousands of women took over the streets for ‘‘Woman’s Day (8M)’’. Photo by Sol Scannapieco By Federico González Chapur In early November, Sol’s neighborhood experienced a four-day…
The Road from Minsk
Memory, exile, and the long shadow of dictatorship. Nina Bahinskaya, a Belarusian human rights activist, holds an opposition flag in front of riot police during 2020 protests in Minsk. Photo: Jana Shnipelson, Flickr. By Matthew S. Gerson Aleksandr Lukashenko –…