Tag: crime

• How the murder of a Swedish rapper shocked a nation and put police on the back foot

  December 5, 2021

  They began heading for the shopping mall exit when they saw the police. One of the four gang members, a local rapper called Lelo whose music videos venerate handguns and… more ›

• Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes?

  October 23, 2021

  Flicking through the news one day in early 2015, Alexey Kharis, a California-based businessman and father of two, came across a startling announcement: Russia would request a global call for… more ›

• Liberal Democracy Is Worth a Fight

  August 21, 2021

  Not all battles can be won with language, arguments, conferences, or diplomacy. About the author: Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a fellow at the SNF Agora… more ›

• ‘A question of dignity’: the pathologist identifying migrants drowned in the Med

  June 6, 2021

  Since 2013, Cattaneo, a professor of forensic pathology and head of Labanof (the laboratory of forensic anthropology and odontology) at the University of Milan, has been committed to putting a name to… more ›

• The Unveiling of Bolsonaro’s Supervillain Plot Is Weirdly Gripping

  May 27, 2021

  Ms. Barbara is a contributing opinion writer who focuses on Brazilian politics, culture and everyday life. SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It’s not often that a congressional inquiry can lift your… more ›

• The “TikTok intifada”

  May 23, 2021

  Usually Palestinians and their allies struggle to have their narrative break through online. Not anymore. Israel unquestionably has the military advantage in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. But in the… more ›

• The Rise of Private Spies

  May 16, 2021

  There’s nothing new about private investigators and operatives; as early as the nineteenth century, mill and mine owners paid the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to infiltrate and disrupt labor union movements. But… more ›

• ‘A dirty business’: how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state

  May 7, 2021

  In the summer of 2015 a businessman in the Syrian province of Latakia was approached by a powerful security chief, seeking a favour. The official wanted the merchant, an importer… more ›

• Terrorist Group Steps Into Venezuela as Lawlessness Grows

  April 26, 2021

  With Venezuela in shambles, criminals and insurgents run large stretches of the nation’s territory. We traveled through one of the regions under their control. GUARERO, Venezuela — They bring drinking… more ›

• The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad

  April 24, 2021

  Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/europe/arms-merchant-russia-assassination-squad.html more ›