Georgia at the crossroads: Why the country's mass protests matter far beyond its borders Watch an online conversation with historians, journalists and activists about the current crisis in Georgia. video Coda Story
Israel and the ‘crime of crimes’ The International Court of Justice says Israel might be committing genocide in Gaza. Scholar of genocide A. Dirk Moses explains to Coda how we got here q&a Avi Ackermann
Year in review: How memory wars have shaped global headlines A round-up of Coda’s coverage of historical revisionism and the role it has played shaping political agendas around the world in 2023. roundup Katia Patin
Surviving Russia's control After being shut down by Russia’s Supreme Court, Memorial, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, is still operating in Russia, thanks to a survival strategy long in place. feature Katia Patin
Belarusian exiles are running out of hope Three years after a brutal crackdown sent exiles into neighboring countries with a wellspring of energy for changing the regime, their mood has soured feature Amanda Coakley
The Kremlin revises a textbook to dictate future understanding of Russian history A level of political interference in education not seen since it was part of the Soviet Union suggests that the Kremlin believes its own propaganda feature Katia Patin
Echoing its battles in Florida, Disney circles a Turkish maelstrom Pulling a TV show about Ataturk from Disney+ unleashes a backlash in Turkey feature Frankie Vetch
Vatican’s influence falters in Ukraine and across the region The Vatican’s failed attempts to mediate for peace underscores a retreat from a larger European focus brief Amanda Coakley
India is rewriting textbooks to appease Hindu nationalists Academic Suhas Palsikar wanted his name to be removed from textbooks he helped author after a series of controversial edits q&a Alishan Jafri
In Poland, a manufactured panic about ‘reds under the bed’ The governing Law and Justice party exploits memories of national trauma to keep a hold on power feature Amanda Coakley
The politics of teaching US history A university professor reflects on the uneasy task of showing students how the US national story is told and retold q&a Erica Hellerstein
As Ukraine doubles down on its national identity, who is left behind? Ukraine's wartime rush to further distinguish itself from Russia has brought collateral damage on the country's Romanian ethnic community dispatch Amanda Coakley
Poland’s ruling party demands Germany pay reparations to score political points Poland is demanding WWII reparations from Germany ahead of its fall election. But most Poles want to look to the future instead feature Amanda Coakley
Australia searches for national identity in the trenches of WWI Australian memory culture offers a warning for the United States dispatch Alexander Wells
India reopens its Khalistan wounds A manhunt for a hardline Sikh separatist has caused division in Punjab and angered the Sikh diaspora in the West feature Alishan Jafri
