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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ten years after Umberto Eco’s death, what has become of his legacy? Bartolomeo Sala attended the first academic conference on the Italian writer and philosopher, where no one could agree. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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300 Umberto Eco Scholars and Me — The Dial

Encyclopedias, AI and conspiracy theories in Bologna.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In Regina Pernaz’s short story, two friends visit a temazcal to cleanse their bodies and spirits from everything that no longer serves them. “Have you set your intention already?” “Of course! A new life. A completely different life from the one I have now.”

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"A Question of Intent" by Regina Pernaz — The Dial

A short story.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Myanmar’s military regime is canceling and rejecting passports for people it deems a national threat. Andrew Nachemson reports on how the new law is affecting dissidents abroad. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Passport Control — The Dial

How Myanmar’s military regime tracks down dissidents abroad.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How is the world reacting to the U.S. in 2026? What can Americans learn from writers and journalists abroad? Join Dial editors Madeleine Schwartz and Hannah Rosefield, journalist Taran Khan, and Proximities editor Barry Malone to discuss these questions and more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Can citizens’ assemblies solve democracy’s problems? Reporting from Belgium, a hub for democratic innovation, @esthermavis.bsky.social follows one attempt to give people more power to shape public policy: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Is Democracy Better Without Politicians? — The Dial

Brussels is turning to citizens’ assemblies to fix democracy. Do they work?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Remanso Valerio is one of the last urban fishing communities in Argentina. In this photo essay, Sebastián López Brach shares how the community continues to organize its life around the Paraná River even as commercial shipping transforms the landscape.

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Empty Nets — The Dial

New business has dredged up Argentina’s Paraná River, pushing fishermen aside.

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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Reading Grossman's dispatches alongside a slew of new books written about the war in Ukraine, I found myself wondering: What lessons might Grossman hold for the modern war reporter?" Excellent article about war correspondents past & present, anchored by Vasily Grossman's From the Front Lines.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Writers confront a series of choices when documenting war. Should they focus on the hard facts or detail its psychological effects? Report from border crossings or combat zones? Perhaps, @nickholdstock.bsky.social posits, “the best war reporter is not a war reporter at all.”

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War Memoirs: PowerBars and Notebooks — The Dial

What are war correspondents for?

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Nick Holdstock @nickholdstock.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wrote about war correspondents, past and present, especially the great Vasily Grossman, for @thedialmag.bsky.social @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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War Memoirs: PowerBars and Notebooks — The Dial

What are war correspondents for?

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Hannah Rosefield @hannahrosefield.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Before I banned all devices from my lectures, I would walk around the classroom as I spoke, watching my students engage in blatant day trading of cryptocurrency, sports gambling and placing Polymarket bets on everything under the sun." www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Jonathan Swift v. AI — The Dial

Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge. Can he help us fix it?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We are failing to see the dire consequences that AI has brought to education, Dónal Gill argues. AI in the classroom tells students they don’t need to struggle — that focus, reason, creativity and problem-solving skills are not important. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Jonathan Swift v. AI — The Dial

Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge. Can he help us fix it?

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Marianna Suleymanova @marsnova.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have a new translation out today in @thedialmag.bsky.social The Urbanist is a story of clout chasing, authoritarianism and paranoia. This is Anna’s first time in the English and I hope you spend some time with our piece. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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"The Urbanist" by Anna Shipilova — The Dial

A short story.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“So it was that my great grandmother Anđa and her angel blew through like a refreshing breeze from Mount Vlašić after a long, heavy, humid spell.” In “Akrap,” a short story Miljenko Jergović, a visit from an angel unites a town and divides a family: www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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"Akrap" by Miljenko Jergović — The Dial

A short story.

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Carline Tromp @pallaskatt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey folks, jeg har blitt oversatt! Og det er veldig gøy! Teksten er et bearbeidet utdrag fra brevvekslingen med @joannarz.bsky.social i Vinduet tidligere i år - nå altså i fabelaktige @thedialmag.bsky.social www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Adventures in Utopia — The Dial

Where can science fiction take us?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Is science fiction misunderstood? Carline Tromp on how the genre has crept into the real world, and what Silicon Valley gets wrong about the visions and ideas within the corpus. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Adventures in Utopia — The Dial

Where can science fiction take us?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

When we thought about what we wanted to ask our writers this summer, our desires immediately turned to the gossipy, the secret, the lurid. What was it that they were not telling us? What might they not even be telling themselves? www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Seven Literary Sins — The Dial

Bad habits and secret pleasures.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In Miklós Vámos’s quirky short story, “The Wooden House,” translated from Hungarian by Ági Bori, a man and his chauffeur drive to the countryside to knock down a house. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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“The Wooden House” by Miklós Vámos — The Dial

A short story, translated by Ági Bori.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“Close your eyes. You’re standing at the wooden front door of a flat. The metal outer door is open, which is unusual.” In his short story, “In the Red Box,” Hilal Chouman tells the story of a home that has been abandoned in a rush. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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"In the Red Box" by Hilal Chouman — The Dial

A short story, translated by Katharine Halls.

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Ági Bori @agiborimottern.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I am so thrilled to be in @thedialmag.bsky.social with this little gem by Miklós Vámos in my translation! 🏡 www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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“The Wooden House” by Miklós Vámos — The Dial

A short story, translated by Ági Bori.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Wonderful to see Sabrina Jaszi's translation of "Khanim" by Leyla Shukurli on this list! Read the short story here: www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Could it be that, in a world that is always pushing us to conformity and similarity, a little sin here and there is the ultimate sign of individual spirit? Seven of our contributors share their literary sins. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Seven Literary Sins — The Dial

Bad habits and secret pleasures.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Just make it stop, that’s what I hoped for, that if I write about it, it might stop, that’s why I came, to write about it, to join the somewhat shabby, great tradition of war poems that I long thought to be extinct.” Read a translation of Márton Simon’s poems. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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Poems by Márton Simon — The Dial

Translated from Hungarian by Tímea Sipos and Ádám Dániel Németh.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Can workers pushed into the shadows get the rights they deserve? Belgium’s pioneering sex work reforms promised legal recognition and stronger protections, but as Antonia Zimmermann reports, implementation has proved far more difficult. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Sex and Bureaucracy — The Dial

Belgium wants to give sex workers more protections. Who really benefits?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Bucharest sits near a seismic zone and is due to experience another earthquake at any moment. And yet, little has been done to prepare inhabitants, as Andrei Popoviciu reports. In an interview with The Dial, Popoviciu talks about reporting on an imminent disaster. www.thedial.world/articles/the...

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A Disaster Waiting to Happen — The Dial

A conversation with Andrei Popoviciu about reporting on Romania’s next earthquake.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In 2025, Andrey and Mark were playing spin the bottle at a park in Moscow. After their kiss went viral on Telegram, the two young men were fined and charged with creating “propaganda for non-traditional sexual relations.” Lesya Lapina reports (tr. Emily Laskin): www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Online in Russia — The Dial

Two reports from The New Tab, a magazine in exile.

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Emily L @laskin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A pair of new translations — both reported pieces from freelancers still working in Russia — out today with @thedialmag.bsky.social www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Online in Russia — The Dial

Two reports from The New Tab, a magazine in exile.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bucharest sits close to one of the most active seismic zones in Eurasia. Yet if you ask people whether they feel prepared they're likely to reply with some variation of, “I try not to think about it.” Andrei Popoviciu on the state’s failure to prepare its residents: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Future Proofing in Romania — The Dial

Why is it so hard to prepare for disaster?

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Robin Munby @robmunb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

While you wait for the book to come out, you can read one of Anna Lidia's short stories in Jennifer's translation here, courtesy of @thedialmag.bsky.social: www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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"The Stole" by Anna Lidia Vega Serova — The Dial

A short story.

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Dónal Gill @donalgill.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It was a great joy to be on This is Hell with @chuckmertz.bsky.social yesterday to talk about Canada-US relations and my contribution to “How We See It: The World looks at America in the Age of Trump”, edited by @thedialmag.bsky.social and published by The New Press. thisishell.com/interviews/1...

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Canada and its Asshole Neighbor + Chuck Gets Interviewed / Dónal Gill

Dónal Gill discusses the view of the United States from Canada in the age of MAGA. His essay appears in the new edited volume by The Dial, How We See It The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump ...

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What makes a place home? In Evgenia Nekrasova’s short story "Her North," translated by @marsnova.bsky.social, a woman whose mother migrated to the Russian Arctic refuses to leave, even as war brings about new questions of identity and belonging. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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Her North by Evgenia Nekrasova — The Dial

A short story.

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Marianna Suleymanova @marsnova.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I have a new translation out today in @thedialmag.bsky.social Her North is a meditation on belonging that doubles as a love letter to eternal winter. Original story by Evgenia Nekrasova. I hope you give it a read 🦌❄️ www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

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Her North by Evgenia Nekrasova — The Dial

A short story.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Getty's failed claim against Stable Diffusion exposes a basic asymmetry: training data move globally, while copyright protections stop at national borders. Our essay of the week argues that authors need new strategies to stand up to AI. By Zoey Forbes in @thedialmag.bsky.social buff.ly/y3ywQP5

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

When people think of “healthy” ecosystems they often think of “green” landscapes. But what about deserts? Cristina Dorador has watched the treeless plains of Chile destroyed by extraction over the past decades. She mourns what they used to be: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Ode to the Atacama Desert — The Dial

What is extracted and what remains?

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Dial contributor @kayagenc.bsky.social speaks with Andrew Keen about their essay in "How We See It"—on how President Erdoğan has used the example of America’s political system to push Turkey into autocracy, and the Americanization of Turkey: keenon.substack.com/p/from-istan...

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From Istanbul With Love

Episode 2969: Kaya Genç on How Turkey is Watching Trump’s America

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Longreads @longreads.com · 09/07/2026

"Users can also pick from 17 main characters, including strong female lead, cute kid, underdog, ultra-rich tycoon, switched-at-birth heiress, female emperor, doppelgänger love interest, enemies-to-lovers." Lavender Au for @thedialmag.bsky.social: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Dopamine TV — The Dial

How China’s short dramas are redefining entertainment. 

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In Bangladesh, rising sea levels are turning water salty and making rice farming more difficult. As a result, landowners are turning to shrimp. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury shares photos from shrimp ponds, where the work can be grueling and without protections or much pay.

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The Politics of Shrimp — The Dial

In Bangladesh, rising water and the promise of fast cash have turned rice farmers onto shrimp.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

AI companies have used works protected by copyright to train their models without their creators’ permission. Why isn’t this illegal? Copyright lawyer Zoey Forbes explains the intricacies of intellectual property theft, and why courts around the world aren’t necessarily siding with the artists.

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Why writers need new strategies to stand up to AI.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Last week, @mmschwartz.bsky.social spoke with Andrew Keen about The Dial's new book "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump." Listen here: keenon.substack.com/p/the-united...

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The United States of Oddity

Episode 2962: Madeleine Schwartz on How the World Sees America at 250

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Dónal Gill @donalgill.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I am delighted to have a long read on Canadian national identity through the prism of free trade with the US in @thewalrus.ca on Canada Day, no less! This piece is a slight reworking of my chapter in "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump", edited by @thedialmag.bsky.social

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Short dramas have taken over China’s entertainment industry. Lavender Au examines why these two-minute videos have become so popular and how their narratives and plotlines differ from those of TV dramas: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Dopamine TV — The Dial

How China’s short dramas are redefining entertainment. 

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Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It feels like American dominance is coming to an end. But how is this moment viewed around the world? Host Jonathan Guyer is joined by @mmschwartz.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of @thedialmag.bsky.social, to reflect on perspectives from Canada, India, Palestine, and more.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today, Dial editor in chief @mmschwartz.bsky.social sits down with Jonathan Guyer on None of the Above to discuss "How We See It" and France's upcoming elections. Listen here: www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org/episodes/s7e...

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America in the Eyes of the World — None Of The Above

Madeleine Schwartz on the un-American century

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

@bookshop.org supports local, independent bookstores and is providing free standard shipping today through June 26. Order "How We See It," our new essay collection that examines how the world is reacting to the changing politics in the US: bookshop.org/a/90971/9798...

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How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump

The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Over the past 30 years, Eythana Miller’s Amish community has embraced modern conveniences and clothing. As the community has changed, so has its language. Miller explores the evolution of Pennsylvania Dutch: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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Our Amish Language — The Dial

As my community modernized, we used Pennsylvania Dutch less and less. Now I'm trying to preserve it.

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Last week, Taiwanese-American journalist @michellekuo.bsky.social joined @barrymalone.bsky.social on the Proximities podcast to discuss her Dial essay about civil defense education in Taiwan. Can the island save itself from a Chinese invasion? www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-4M...

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Taiwan beyond the headlines: History, identity, China, and Trump

YouTube video by The Proximities Podcast

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The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Gold mined illegally in Tigray, a war-torn region of Ethiopia, has become a cornerstone of the Ethiopian economy. The industry promised economic prosperity; instead it’s deepening corruption and instability in the region. @clairelwilmot.bsky.social and Gisa Tunbridge report.

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The Gold Trap — The Dial

Mining offered war-torn Tigray an opportunity for economic recovery. Instead, it deepened corruption and instability.

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