The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services.

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.  

When conventional tools of resistance have failed or been compromised, humor has been a weapon of last resort for the African subaltern.  

The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.