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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Syria
    Buffer zones: the new international plan for a mini-invasion of Syria, explainedBuffer zones: the new international plan for a mini-invasion of Syria, explained
    Syria

    Secretary of State John Kerry says the US is looking at the plan “very, very closely.” But is it a good idea?

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    The real ideology driving ISIS isn’t Islam or caliphate revivalism: it’s ultraviolenceThe real ideology driving ISIS isn’t Islam or caliphate revivalism: it’s ultraviolence
    Syria

    As an organization it may be rational and strategic, but its members have shown over and over they’re in this to kill people, and do it gruesomely.

    By Max Fisher
    Technology
    The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi WolfThe insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf
    Technology

    The celebrated author suggests that the US government faked the ISIS beheading videos and is plotting to bring Ebola to America.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Peter Kassig, whom ISIS says it will kill next, had dedicated his life to helping SyriansPeter Kassig, whom ISIS says it will kill next, had dedicated his life to helping Syrians
    Syria

    ISIS threatened to murder Kassig at the end of a video showing the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    Western media says Hong Kong protests are “clean and orderly.” Is that racist?Western media says Hong Kong protests are “clean and orderly.” Is that racist?
    China

    There’s more nuance to what’s going on in Hong Kong that initially meets the eye.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    The worst thing Obama could do for Hong Kong’s protests is support themThe worst thing Obama could do for Hong Kong’s protests is support them
    China

    The US is staying pretty quiet on the protests. That’s probably a good thing.

    By Max Fisher
    Russia
    Russia is starting to use the same line on Baltic countries that it used to invade UkraineRussia is starting to use the same line on Baltic countries that it used to invade Ukraine
    Russia

    A senior Russian foreign ministry official says Moscow will guarantee the “rights and freedoms” of Russian minorities in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    The single biggest misconception Americans have about ChinaThe single biggest misconception Americans have about China
    China

    Understanding it is crucial for understanding the protests in Hong Kong and how China will respond to them.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Is Khorasan’s real name “the Wolf Unit of Jabhat al-Nusra”?Is Khorasan’s real name “the Wolf Unit of Jabhat al-Nusra”?
    archives

    A reporter in Syria found some revealing documents used by the al-Qaeda faction.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    As Hong Kong protests, China’s biggest newspaper is covering pigeon “anal security checks”As Hong Kong protests, China’s biggest newspaper is covering pigeon “anal security checks”
    China

    The People’s Daily sent out a very strange tweet.

    By Max Fisher

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