The last Nazi hunters
A look at the work of Germany’s Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes.
In Defectors From the North, Doctors in South Korea Find Hope and Data
A piece examining a project driven by hope – an in-depth study of the health of North Korean defectors that seeks to understand the long-term impact of living through the regime’s many hardships, with the goal of rendering a future reunification more straightforward.
Nothing But The Truth
The ‘Mystery of the Hollywood Head’ was one of the first cases where US law enforcement tested a radical new interrogation technique, first developed in the military.
The Patriarchy Hates the Moon
The story of man’s uneasy relationship with the moon, culminating in planned nuclear attacks on it by both Soviet and American governments during the Cold War. http://www.bit.ly/atlantic-moon
How Drowning Happens
A woman called Merav tells the author the story of how she narrowly escaped from drowning after an impromptu swim at an Australian beach in 1970.
The Trouble with Defectors
A former weapons inspector explains the challenges in working with defectors from regimes under investigation, looking at prominent Russian, North Korean and Iraqi defectors.
Revenge of the Tabloids
British tabloid newspapers were thought by many to be in irreversible decline due to falling print circulation and repeated scandals, yet they have had their enduring influence dramatically underlined by events in 2016.
A Kingdom for a Horse
A look at the history, culture and future of Kazakhstan anchored in an account of one of its national sports – kokpar – where teams of mounted riders compete to score goals with a goat carcass.
The Real Story of the Hawaiian Missile Crisis
A story investigating what happens when over a million people get a mobile phone notification suggesting they have minutes left to live.
Trained to Kill: How Four Boy Soldiers Survived Boko Haram
A moving and troubling piece recounting the experience of four boys abducted by a religious militia in Nigeria and forced to join their army. http://www.bit.ly//nyt-boko