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I'll be joining John Beck for the launch of his excellent new book, Those Who Should Be Seized Should Be Seized, on May 27 at the Powerhouse Arena in New York. John Beck 's book sheds new light on the Chinese government's ongoing genocide of Uyghurs. Join us for an important

A great book. Go buy it!

BREAKING: From Apple to Tesla – we’ve linked more than *100* global brands to forced labour of ethnic minorities in China (1/4) thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-0…

The Children’s Gulag. How a Canadian-funded project is mapping Russia’s network of camps where abducted Ukrainian children are being held - and helping to bring some of them home. My report theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

How China Pursued a Human Rights Activist From Xinjiang to NYC - fascinating extract from John Beck's new book on the CCP's transnational repression rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Ukraine’s forces launched a massive drone attack on airfields deep inside Russia that were home to strategic bombers used in air raids, in possibly their most audacious attack of the war. “More than 40 aircraft have been hit,” an official told Financial Times. ft.com/content/16f33b…

Steve Witkoff travels around the world on his private jet trying to solve the world's thorniest diplomatic problems. At the same time, his family is building a crypto empire with the Trumps - with billions in foreign investment. Our profile in The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/us/american-po…

An excerpt from Those Who Should Be Seized for Rolling Stone - How China pursued a human rights activist from Xinjiang to the streets of NYC rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Listen. Run. Hide. This is what life looks like beneath the drones in Kherson. hrw.org/feature/2025/0…

Laila Soueif 69-year-old mother of imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is feared to be near death after a long hunger strike. She is risking her life for her son's freedom. Despite completing an unjust 5-year prison sentence after a grossly unfair trial,

My latest for Rolling Stone on China’s relentless pursuit of one man from Xinjiang all the way to the streets of NYC and Washington, DC. Many thanks to sean woods & Andrew Perez

European leaders last month issued an ultimatum to Russia: ceasefire or draconian sanctions. Russia in response ramped up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine. Threats, when empty, unfortunately only encourage aggression. Kyiv this morning ⬇️

thediplomat.com/2025/06/the-ba… Check out my latest Op-Ed in The Diplomat on the battle to save the Uyghur language from China's genocidal campaign: "June 15 marks Uyghur Language Day, which Uyghurs celebrate not only as a cultural event, but as a call to action, to ensure our

My latest for the Sunday Times on China’s vast campaign of transnational repression, including material from Those Who Should Be Seized thetimes.com/world/asia/art… The Times and The Sunday Times

"What is Israel's Endgame in Iran?" My The New Yorker piece on the challenges for all parties to achieve conclusive & enduring results in the escalating war--or subsequent diplomacy. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

Echoing Louise Callaghan recommendation to buy John Beck fantastic new book exploring the grim reality for the Muslim population in China’s eastern territory as they face a brutal authoritarian campaign directed by the CCP leadership, which I reviewed for Booksin5 below! 1/5

“Beck’s book reads at times like a tale of suspense as he recounts poignant stories of suffering, resilience and survival” Those Who Should Be Seized in The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/world/china/th…

Maher, the younger brother of Bashar al-Assad, was filmed in a shisha lounge in Moscow. There's an international arrest warrant for him. Maher previously commanded Syria's 4th Armored Division, a key pillar of the regime’s security apparatus.

My take on what the new reality for civilians in urban conflicts looks like in a world where it has become cheap and easy for warring parties to target civilians using short-range commercial drones to deliver and drop bombs on top of them and their homes thehill.com/opinion/535392…