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…
Day: January 3, 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…