Frederic Wehrey In the Cave of the Rebel One of the worst massacres perpetrated by Mussolini’s forces in Ethiopia has come to light only in the past two decades, bringing a belated reckoning with Italy’s colonial atrocities. June 21, 2023
Alex de Waal The Vanishing Point of the Laws of War Almost all modern famines, including those in Yemen and Tigray, are caused by tactics of war. What would it take to prevent them? September 11, 2022
Emmanuel Iduma On Photography, Colonial History, and Collective Memory “I want photographs to bring me closer to storytelling, to help me understand tragedy.” October 3, 2020
William Easterly Why Are We Supporting Repression in Ethiopia? Foreign aid observers have often worried that Western aid to Africa is propping up autocratic regimes. Yet seldom has such a direct link from aid to political repression been demonstrated as in “Development without Freedom,” an extensively documented new report on Ethiopia by Human Rights Watch. November 15, 2010
Hugh Eakin Marathon Men There are many ways to train for the New York Marathon. My own method involves running three days a week and watching as many running movies as possible—and not just films about famous runners or historic races. November 3, 2010