Nick Aspinwall

Jan 2, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford |Nick Aspinwall |Elisabeth Braw |John Deni |Markus V. Garlauskas |Mina Al-Oraibi | +2 more

FP Live: The International Crisis Group’s president and CEO, Comfort Ero, joined FP Live on Jan. 9 to discuss 10 conflicts to watch in the year ahead. Watch now. Earlier this week, Foreign Policy featured 10 conflicts to watch in 2025.

Oct 22, 2024 | bbc.com | Nick Aspinwall

'I said to myself, dirt doesn't burn': The people rebuilding their homes with earthNick AspinwallMelanie Glover rebuilt her home in Superior, Colorado, using earth bricks (Credit: Nick Aspinwall)These people are rebuilding homes lost to wildfires in the western US – only this time they are using a material that they hope won't burn. Melanie Glover's back window opens to a sweeping view of the Rocky Mountains. When she rebuilt her home in summer 2024, she wanted to keep this view.

Oct 8, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Nick Aspinwall

The end of a renewed ‘drug war’ and arrest of a pastor allied with Duterte signal the former president’s waning influence. Davao, Philippines – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for his past position as mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao, in a potential last-ditch effort to save his family’s faltering political dynasty.

Aug 15, 2024 | archive.is | Jack Detsch |Amy Mackinnon |A. Wess Mitchell |Nick Aspinwall

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep. FP’s Amy Mackinnon is our all-star relief for Robbie this week, who’s out on vacation. Also, let’s honor Larry Tesler, the inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, who died at 74 this week, by copying and pasting an inspiring quote. After all, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” There, we just did it.

Aug 14, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Nick Aspinwall

Marawi, Philippines – Maisara Dandamun-Latiph’s office sits on a hill overlooking the ruins of Marawi, the southern Philippine city that was destroyed during a five-month battle with hardline fighters linked to the ISIL (ISIS) group in 2017. Dandamun-Latiph was named chairperson of the Marawi Compensation Board in 2023, after years of promises to rebuild the city came to nothing.