A picture from the capture of one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, Joaquin Guzman, also known as El Chapo. (Photo: Jair Cabrera Torres via Flickr).
The National Front’s Post-Charlie Hebdo Moment
The New York Times Magazine
By Susan Dominus
The National Front, a French ultranationalist fringe party once known for its ties to anti-Semitism, is shedding its controversial image and gaining momentum.
Life after El Chapo: kingpin’s arrest spells new era in Mexican drug war
The Guardian
By Jo Tuckman
The capture last year of Joaquín Guzmán barely seems to have affected the Sinaloa cartel’s core business, but behind the scenes trouble may be brewing
The Rise of Feelings Journalism
New Republic
By Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Phoebe Maltz Bovy uses the story of Jessica Williams’ portrayal by the media as an example for a worrying trend growing in U.S. media.
An Unlikely Path to Jihad
The New York Times
By Mona El-Naggar
A young man’s journey from a middle-class Cairo neighborhood to the ISIS killing fields in Syria.
Battle lines drawn for a civil war in Yemen
Reuters
By Mohammed Ghobari and Noah Browning
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Candid Discussions: Sadjadpour on Saudi-Iranian Dynamics by Reza Akhlaghi
