Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s National Crusade Against Climate Action
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels.
After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The effects may far outlast the street clashes.
Evidence ‘Invalidated’ in Explosive Report on Mexico’s 43 Missing Students
This summer, the government said it had uncovered what happened during the 2014 mass abduction. Arrest warrants quickly followed. But since then, the criminal case and the new account have unraveled.
Some Unlikely Dealers Are Selling Weapons to Ukraine
New brokers are cashing in as the Biden administration quietly encourages private weapons sales to Ukraine. Oversight is scant in these shadows.
As Temperatures Rise, ‘This Is a Preview.’ Will the Warning Be Heard?
Record heat and rampant fires are raising grim questions about the world’s ability to withstand a new era of climate change.
In France, YouTubers Deliver Political News to Young Audiences
YouTubers in the country are finding success by delivering political content to an audience that tends to shun traditional media.
When Gun Violence Outrage Isn’t Enough to Bring Reform
An examination of crises in the Americas — including school shootings in the U.S. — yields a sobering theory about why even a national outpouring of pain cannot always overcome political divides.
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
After more than a decade of activism, Maria Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin.
Why ‘Border Control’ Politics Is More About Control Than Borders
A quirk of political psychology helps explain the British government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.