Their International Brigades
At the height of the Rhodesian Bush War, American mercenaries advertised their forces in the magazine Soldier of Fortune.
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Soldiers of Fortune
In the 1970s, American mercenaries traveled to Angola and Rhodesia, seized by racist, anti-communist dreams and delusions of grandeur.
Indonesia Turns Right
Indonesia’s new president has a gruesome track record of human rights violations and hostility to democracy. But a slick campaign successfully presented him as a harmless grandpa.
A Tale of Two Lithium Producers
The global market is scrambling to extract Argentine and Chilean lithium. Argentine president Javier Milei has unleashed a frenzy of corporate profit, while Chile’s Gabriel Boric is demanding that his country get its fair share.
The Colombian Killing Fields
Colombia recently discovered mass graves in a 150-year-old cemetery in the city of Cúcuta. The bodies, many of which were smuggled in during this century, reveal connections between right-wing militias, business, and the state.
Apps Won’t End African Underdevelopment
The promise of digitization in Africa is a ruse.
The Hindutva International
The overseas wing of Narendra Modi’s paramilitary organization is raking in members, dollars, and influence around the globe.
For Christ’s Sake
American evangelicals have spent millions exporting Christian conservatism to Africa.
Michel Houellebecq: The Unhappy Oracle
Michel Houellebecq’s chronicles of modern discontent have made him one of the most renowned writers of the century as well as a far-right prophet. Yet liberalism’s fiercest critic still hasn’t found his alternative future.
The Right Without Wrong
For decades, liberals have hoped for the de-Christianization of the American Right. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.