The Daily Brief

May 19, 2025 The Daily Brief

Responding to North Korea; Quick Takes: Chad; US/Syria; Sri Lanka; Afghanistan; Azerbaijan; Poland; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: US Alien Enemies Act.

A TV shows a missile launch.
May 15, 2025 The Daily Brief

Israel’s Plan to “Destroy” Gaza; Quick Takes: Russia; US/Cuba; Libya/ICC; China/Tibet; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

The moon rises as a man sits atop a pile of rubble it al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on November 15, 2024, amid ongoing hostilities in Gaza.
May 14, 2025 The Daily Brief

And Not a Drop to Drink?; Quick Takes: Saudi Arabia; Syria/Türkiye; Egypt; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Concrete blocks are placed along the shoreline to try and prevent further coastal erosion in Mahibadhoo, Maldives, December 17, 2019.
May 13, 2025 The Daily Brief

A Massacre and the Duplicitous Diplomacy That Followed; Quick Takes: South Sudan; UK/Israel; Sweden; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

May 12, 2025 The Daily Brief

Like EU, Like US?; Quick Takes: Burkina Faso; Syria; Gig Work; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Men at a detention center in Tripoli, Libya, June 8, 2017.
May 8, 2025 The Daily Brief

A Media Freedom Crisis; Quick Takes: Hong Kong; Guatemala; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

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May 6, 2025 The Daily Brief

The Case of Ukraine Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna; Quick Takes: Climate Crisis; Mali; Bangladesh; Readers’ Recommendations; Emmy Nomination!

A commemoration Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 11, 2024.
May 5, 2025 The Daily Brief

On the Frontlines of World Markets; Quick Takes: US; Hong Kong; Laos; Readers’ Recommendations; Rights & Wrongs: Break the Chains; Daily Brief Named in Web Awards.

A man walks down a path through a rainforest
May 1, 2025 The Daily Brief

Addressing Repression in Venezuela; Quick Takes: US; Türkiye; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

People posting photos of detainees on a wall