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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Technology
    How North Korea, one of the world’s poorest countries, got so good at hackingHow North Korea, one of the world’s poorest countries, got so good at hacking
    Technology

    It’s not just Sony: The Hermit Kingdom’s cyberwar program has been wreaking havoc for years.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Why North Korea does crazy things like hack Sony and threaten to nuke ColoradoWhy North Korea does crazy things like hack Sony and threaten to nuke Colorado
    Play
    archives

    This video explains it in two minutes.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    This powerful quote captures what life is like for Cubans under embargoThis powerful quote captures what life is like for Cubans under embargo
    archives

    Cuban writer Yoani Sánchez put it perfectly in a 2008 interview.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    This chart shows how North Korea gets away with such bad behaviorThis chart shows how North Korea gets away with such bad behavior
    North Korea

    Despite everything, the Hermit Kingdom is actually becoming less isolated.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    The two secret heroes of the US-Cuba deal: Pope Francis and CanadaThe two secret heroes of the US-Cuba deal: Pope Francis and Canada
    Religion

    How they quietly but crucially made normalization possible, over 18 long months.

    By Max Fisher
    Russia
    The worse Russia’s economy gets, the more dangerous Putin becomesThe worse Russia’s economy gets, the more dangerous Putin becomes
    Russia

    The Russian leader is cornered.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Russian state TV is running action movie-style previews for Putin’s press conferenceRussian state TV is running action movie-style previews for Putin’s press conference
    World Politics

    This is what it would look like if Michael Bay were a Kremlin propagandist.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Sydney hostage crisis: what we knowSydney hostage crisis: what we know
    archives

    What we know (and, crucially, don’t know) about the hostage situation in Sydney.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Amanda Taub and 1 more
    archives
    Man Haron Monis: What we know about the Sydney hostage-takerMan Haron Monis: What we know about the Sydney hostage-taker
    archives

    The self-styled sheikh moved to Australia from Iran in 2009.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Sheikh Haron’s website: The Sydney hostage taker’s site is down. We saved a copy.Sheikh Haron’s website: The Sydney hostage taker’s site is down. We saved a copy.
    Religion

    “Islam wants peace on the Earth, that’s why Muslims want to stop terrorism of America and its allies.”

    By Amanda Taub and Max Fisher

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