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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    North Korea
    Why is North Korea executing high-level officials with anti-aircraft guns?Why is North Korea executing high-level officials with anti-aircraft guns?
    Criminal Justice
    The many problems with Seymour Hersh’s Osama bin Laden conspiracy theoryThe many problems with Seymour Hersh’s Osama bin Laden conspiracy theory
    Criminal Justice

    His story, alleging a vast American-Pakistani conspiracy to stage the raid, does not stand up to scrutiny.

    By Max Fisher
    Criminal Justice
    The US tortured a child soldier at Gitmo for years. On Thursday, he won his freedom.The US tortured a child soldier at Gitmo for years. On Thursday, he won his freedom.
    Criminal Justice

    Omar Khadr, often known as the “al-Qaeda child soldier,” has been freed in Canada after 13 years in detention, most of that at Guantanamo.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    Former Russian general: Russia will defend eastern Ukraine, even if it means taking KievFormer Russian general: Russia will defend eastern Ukraine, even if it means taking Kiev
    Climate

    “If Russia starts a war, it never stops until it takes the capital.”

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    Why one of Russia’s top foreign policy experts is worried about a major war with EuropeWhy one of Russia’s top foreign policy experts is worried about a major war with Europe
    Climate

    “The atmosphere [in Moscow] is that war is not something that’s impossible anymore.”

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    There’s a big debate in Moscow over whether to support the Iran nuclear dealThere’s a big debate in Moscow over whether to support the Iran nuclear deal
    Climate

    Russian leaders are convinced the US and Iran are headed for rapprochement.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Don’t call the hateful Muhammad Art Exhibit attacked in Texas a “free speech event”Don’t call the hateful Muhammad Art Exhibit attacked in Texas a “free speech event”
    Religion

    The event in Garland wasn’t about freedom of speech — it was about promoting hatred of Muslims.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Everything we know about the attack at the Muhammad Art Exhibit anti-Islam event in TexasEverything we know about the attack at the Muhammad Art Exhibit anti-Islam event in Texas
    Religion

    Two shooters opened fire outside an event called the “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest” in Garland, Texas.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    “Hillary is the worst option”: How Moscow sees American politics“Hillary is the worst option”: How Moscow sees American politics
    World Politics

    The United States, as seen through the eyes of Russia’s foreign policy establishment.

    By Max Fisher