Beyond Conflict. The Story of Kurdish Iraq
Iraq’s recent past has been marked by turmoil and strife, from dictatorial regimes to a brutal war that claimed more than 120,000 civilian lives in 2006, and the advance of…
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Ethan Rooney
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Ethan Rooney is an Irish journalist covering global communities, culture, and niche movements.
Tuvalu: The Island Uploading Itself to the Metaverse
A Nation at the Edge of Existence Tuvalu is an isolated country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of nine low-lying islands and a population of roughly…
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Life on the Edge of England
A few hours’ drive from the bustling metropolis of London lies a region that stands as an alternative to what we associate with modern UK living. Cities like London or…
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How Halloween in Ireland Sparked a Global Legacy
Trick-or-treating, dressing in scary costumes, telling ghost stories—these familiar Halloween rituals trace their origins back thousands of years, long before the era of cheap plastic Dracula masks and over-the-top inflatable…
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Abkhazia: Secrets of the Soviet Riviera
Abkhazia: From Playground to Ruins In the 1970s, trains packed full of tourists from across the Soviet Union would arrive into the coastal city of Sukhumi every summer. The city,…
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How Living in Uzbekistan Changed One Englishman’s Life Forever
It’s estimated that roughly 5 million British people live abroad. The vast majority settle in countries like Australia, Spain, Canada, and the USA. The standard of living in Britain is…
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Western Sahara. Africa’s Last Colony
Did you know that you actually cannot see the Great Wall of China from space? This is a popular urban myth. Sometimes, under very specific circumstances—when the weather is just…
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Albania’s Bold New Beat
In the heat of a Mediterranean summer, with house music rolling through Tirana’s open-air cafés and the Adriatic shimmering in the distance, it’s hard to imagine this country was once…
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Cyprus’s Forgotten North
The island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean is often considered one of the most picturesque and beautiful corners of the European continent. For years, it has been a tourist hotspot…
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The Curious Case of South Ossetia
Editors Note: There is some disagreement over the name of the region examined in this article. The use of the names South Ossetia and Tskhinvali are the subject of debate…
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