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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    World Politics
    A powerful video of young British Muslims talking about IslamophobiaA powerful video of young British Muslims talking about Islamophobia
    World Politics

    “People expect us to prove so much.”

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    Was North Korea’s nuclear test precipitated by an incident involving an all-girl pop band?Was North Korea’s nuclear test precipitated by an incident involving an all-girl pop band?
    North Korea

    Some experts are bashfully proposing an odd theory for why Kim Jong Un set off another nuclear bomb.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    The single most important fact for understanding North KoreaThe single most important fact for understanding North Korea
    North Korea

    The Hermit Kingdom makes a lot more sense when you know its roots: Japanese fascism.

    By Max Fisher
    What made North Korea so bizarre, explained in 3 minutes
    North Korea

    A very brief history of the Hermit Kingdom and how it got this way.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    Here’s North Korea’s official hydrogen bomb statement. It’s a doozy.Here’s North Korea’s official hydrogen bomb statement. It’s a doozy.
    World Politics
    The real roots of Sunni-Shia conflict: beyond the myth of “ancient religious hatreds”The real roots of Sunni-Shia conflict: beyond the myth of “ancient religious hatreds”
    World Politics

    What’s really driving the Sunni-Shia divide in the Middle East.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The Saudi royal family’s favorite anecdote about Iran says much more about Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi royal family’s favorite anecdote about Iran says much more about Saudi Arabia
    World Politics

    ‘History proved our point.”

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran tearing apart the Middle East, explainedThe proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran tearing apart the Middle East, explained
    World Politics

    The supposedly ancient Sunni-Shia divide is in fact very modern — and it’s not really about religion.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Is Iran already preparing for the fall of Bashar al-Assad?Is Iran already preparing for the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
    Syria

    There are signs that Assad’s most important ally is getting ready to see him go.

    By Max Fisher
    Criminal Justice
    Life as a “comfort woman”: Survivors remember a WWII atrocity that was ignored for decadesLife as a “comfort woman”: Survivors remember a WWII atrocity that was ignored for decades
    Criminal Justice

    Three first-hand accounts from Japan’s system of sexual slavery.

    By Max Fisher

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