World
How Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ilwad Elman has left her mark on Somalia—and the world
In memory of her father and sister, Ilwad Elman pours herself into working with former child soldiers and sexual assault survivors in Somalia. The Nobel Peace Prize committee has noticed.
Don’t buy the hogwash about the release of Kovrig and Spavor
Terry Glavin: The sooner Canada dispenses with tales of ’prisoner swaps’ and ’diplomatic triangulation,’ the sooner it can have an honest conversation about what this saga revealed
A moment of bliss for Michael Kovrig, and for all of Canada
Image of the Week: Free at long last, Michael Kovrig steps into the embrace of Vina Nadjibulla, his wife and most devoted advocate
In Afghanistan, the signs of our failure were everywhere
Paul Wells: How did the West get things so terribly wrong?
Living in the shadow of 9/11
Six extraordinary people reflect on how their worlds changed
An incomplete mission: For Chris Nobrega, no wars were won after 9/11
Over the past two decades, Nobrega has had a unique, occasionally jarring, view of a world in flux. Afghanistan was merely the first stage.
Post 9/11, young Afghans tasted peace. Now, Hadia Essazada is in exile.
When the Taliban fell after 9/11, Afghanistan entered a period of hope. For Essazada, it feels as if the Taliban have won again.
After being stranded on 9/11, Shirley Brooks-Jones gave back
Brooks-Jones started a fund for students in a small town in Newfoundland after a local Lions Club looked out for her—leading to lifelong friendships and Broadway
After 9/11, Brennan Basnicki is living his father’s legacy
Basnicki sees his father Ken, whom he lost at 16 on 9/11, reflected in his life to this day: ’Apparently, everything I do is similar to him,’ he says
9/11 ‘rolls like a movie’ in Brian Clark’s brain
He was on the 84th floor of the south tower. While 9/11 does not haunt Clark to the degree it does so many others, he lives in its shadow.