October 26, 2022

Turning to the World

Algeria’s authoritarian rulers have a mixed relationship with globalization. After winning independence from France in a bloody war that ran from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, Algeria championed decolonization and the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War. After a civil war in the 1990s that...

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October 26, 2022

Total War

Myanmar’s military killed at least 80 people in an airstrike in the country’s north this week, the deadliest aerial attack mounted by the junta since it took power in a coup last year, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Sunday’s airstrike targeted the territory of the...

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October 26, 2022

The Prelude

Human rights organizations accused the Chadian government of executing and torturing protesters who participated in last week’s demonstrations against the country’s military ruler’s plans to extend his grip on power, EURACTIV reported Tuesday. Last week, thousands of people protested across Chad to denounce a move by...

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October 26, 2022

The Big Gulp

Swallowing prey is not a problem for the Burmese python, one of the largest snakes in the world. Measuring about 18 feet in length and weighing up to 200 pounds, the pythons are able to gulp down large creatures, including sizable white-tailed deer and alligators. But scientists...

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