An Architect’s Dream of Rebuilding a Battered City in Ukraine

Max Rozenfeld has spent much of the war imagining how the destruction of Kharkiv presents opportunities for reinventing its future.

A Ukrainian Philosopher’s Reluctant Departure from Kharkiv

Irina Zherebkina, who spent the first year of the war under bombardment in Kharkiv, still believes that peace must be imagined into being.

Pakistani Women Are Not All Right

The country’s annual march for women’s rights was a defiant act of self-assertion that once again sparked panic and condemnation from conservatives.

How a Young Architect Became a Tram Driver in Kharkiv

In a war-torn city, a familiar mode of public transportation became a symbol of resistance and resilience.

The Law Professor Flying Surveillance Drones in Ukraine

When the first rockets struck outside Vasyl Bilous’s apartment building, in Kharkiv, he was already at the front.

The Couple Who Fled Russia for the War in Ukraine

When Alex and Halyna arrived at the Ukrainian border, a Russian agent looked at them like they were crazy. “Do you even know what’s going on there?” he asked.

Sending Help Instead of the Police in Albuquerque

A novel community-safety department has been taking calls off the hands of a force with the country’s second-highest fatal-shooting rate. Has it improved public safety?

The World the 747 Didn’t Predict

Boeing’s iconic jumbo jet was prophesied as a “weapon of peace.” It leaves the world a smaller place—and still a war-torn one, too.

The Democratic Party’s Political Gift to Ron DeSantis

Republicans’ sustained and successful courting of Latino voters in South Florida could be a road map for the G.O.P. in 2024.