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The Many Wars in Darfur | Jérôme Tubiana | The New York Review of Books
In February 2004, a year after the rebellion broke out in Darfur, government-backed Arab militias known as the Janjaweed (“devil horsemen”) attacked As a civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces rages across Sudan, Arab and non-Arab communities are once again fighting in Darfur.
The Dirty Gold Rush | Vanessa Ogle | The New York Review of Books
Gold just ended a banner year. Its price rose 27 percent in 2024, closing at $2,617 per ounce. Only the Nasdaq Composite index, fueled by reliably strong Gold is both a vehicle for disguising illicit financial flows and a product of illicit activity itself.
Atomic Art! | Stefanos Geroulanos | The New York Review of Books
Eighty years on, the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—known as the hibakusha—still shoulder a unique suffering: they endured the explosions and have An exhibition in Paris suggests that our contemporary sensibility—which combines an awareness of overwhelming manmade power and civilizational fragility—has its origins in the Atomic Age.
Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled | Aryeh Neier | The New York Review of Books
Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration last year as president of Guatemala symbolized the revival of democracy in a notoriously corrupt country. A concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to oust him on specious grounds—and bring repression back.
Guatemala: Democracia en Peligro | Aryeh Neier | The New York Review of Books
La asunción del presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, el año pasado significó el renacimiento de la democracia en un país notoriamente corrupto. Esfuerzos concertados de las élites amenazan ahora con derrocarlo bajo cargos falaces –y regresar a una era de represión.