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Joshua Hammer

Cordula Krämer

Joshua Hammer

Joshua Hammer is a former Newsweek Bureau Chief and Correspondent-at-Large in Africa and the Middle East. His book The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World’s Oldest Writing was published last year.

Last updated March 18, 2026

Paths of Resistance

Paths of Resistance

Those who challenged the Nazi regime knew they were almost certainly doomed to failure. What roused them from complacency to defiance?

The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them

by Jonathan Freedland

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp

by Lynne Olson

The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising

by Elizabeth R. Hyman

March 12, 2026 issue

Slaughter for Hire

Slaughter for Hire

From Africa to Ukraine, the rise and fall of the Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was marked by theatrical violence, the seizure of resources, and an utter lack of accountability.

Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare

by John Lechner

Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos

by Candace Rondeaux

The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army

by Jack Margolin

October 9, 2025 issue

Because It’s Still There

The World Beneath Their Feet: Mountaineering, Madness, and the Deadly Race to Summit the Himalayas

by Scott Ellsworth

October 8, 2020 issue

Exit Mugabe

Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Untold Story of the Operation That Toppled Mugabe

by Douglas Rogers

November 7, 2019 issue

Can Germany Cope with the Refugees?

Germany’s Response to the Refugee Situation: Remarkable Leadership or Fait Accompli?

a report by Matthias M. Mayer in Newpolitik, Bertelsmann Foundation, May 2016, available at www.bfna.org

The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

by Patrick Kingsley

August 18, 2016 issue

The Nepal Catastrophe

Kathmandu

by Thomas Bell

Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal

by Prashant Jha

May 12, 2016 issue

Betrayal in Burma

Betrayal in Burma

The Rebel of Rangoon: A Tale of Defiance and Deliverance in Burma

by Delphine Schrank

November 5, 2015 issue

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