France Didn’t Lose Africa; It Lost the Ability to Reach It Alone
On January 11, 2025, French forces handed the garrison at Abéché, in eastern Chad, back to the Chadian state. Within...
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Gulf Money Didn’t Conquer European Football, It Saved It
By 2012, Spanish football was drowning. Six clubs in the top flight were in bankruptcy protection, the league’s clubs owed...
Naked Under the American Umbrella
On the morning of 14 September 2019, the largest oil-processing facility on earth was burning. Cruise missiles and drones had...
The War Netanyahu Never Had to Fight
For most of 2026, the Middle East has been fighting a war with no clear front line. Iran fires on...
When Development Money Meets a Deadline: Is FIFA’s Vote Still Free?
On July 28, FIFA announced it wants to sell a piece of the World Cup. The plan is to create...
Casablanca, Madrid, and the Question FIFA Has Never Answered on the 2030 Final
On July 19, Spain won the World Cup in New Jersey, and the detail I have not been able to...
This World Cup Was Played on Pitches and Smartphone Screens
I watched the 2026 World Cup without watching most of it. I saw goals before I saw the matches that...
What the Most Expensive World Cup Can Teach the Next Hosts
I spent most of the 2026 World Cup the way most of the planet did: on a screen, far from...
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