World

• Mexico

  Mexico from the outside in: political history and the current government, demographics and migration, the economy by region, security and narco culture (and the narco itself, as an institution), society and culture

  Emiliano Robledo Active First story: the reporter's bio, coming.

  Subscribers: Go Tianguis, Sancochi

• Syria

  Syria from the outside in: modern history, the political map, the diaspora, reconstruction, the region around it

  Yara Masri Active First story: the reporter's bio, coming.
• Israel & Palestine

  Israel and the Palestinian territories from the outside in: political history, the current government and institutions, the economy, society; more than one view by design

  Adrian Vale Active First story: the reporter's bio, coming.

  History path: How the Israel-Palestine conflict was formed (Draft — awaiting review)

• East Asia

  China, Japan, the Koreas and Taiwan from the outside in: each state's formation history (the desk's history paths), the political map, the economies, the flashpoints (Taiwan, the Korea peninsula, the South China Sea)

  Hana Iverson Proposed First story: the reporter's bio, coming.

  History path: How China was formed — the centuries behind the headline (Draft — awaiting review)

• South Asia

  India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the region from the outside in: partition and its inheritances, the political systems, the economies, the India-Pakistan standoff, Afghanistan's neighborhood

  Tarun Vashist Proposed First story: the reporter's bio, coming.
• Defense & Militaries

  Militaries and wars from the outside in: budgets, postures, procurement, doctrine as stated, conflicts tracked from official releases and wire-quality reporting; the history path explains how each force's institutional memory was formed

  Emmett Kowalczyk Active First story: the reporter's bio, coming.

Tickers for this desk

• 119.7 USD billions · US spending on the Ukraine war

  US$119.7 billion spent on activities related to the Russian invasion (Kiel Institute aggregate, as stated on the support page; a CRS-counted US$133.2B through April 2025 includes wider activities)

  ↓ falling is good tracking · all tickers
• 200 USD · US spending on operations against Iran

  The June 2025 strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, known as Operation Midnight Hammer, likely cost taxpayers more than $200 million, according to analysis by The Center Square of open-source data on flight hours, per-weapon costs and other expenses (Jun 26, 2025; no official total released — wider totals incl. missile defense of Israel run toward $636M per other tallies)

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• 20000 children (cumulative, per Gaza Health Ministry) · Children killed in Gaza

  A June 2026 UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry report found that Israel had killed approximately 20,000 children and injured 44,000 more since 7 October 2023; the MoH-identified trajectory passed at least 19,424 children by 3 September 2025

  ↓ falling is good tracking · all tickers
• 2596 children · Gaza children who lost a parent

  Children who lost BOTH parents in Gaza (2,596); 53,724 lost one parent (47,804 their father, 5,920 their mother)

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• 32167 children per period (reported online) · Children reported missing

  32,167 missing children cases supported in 2025 (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report

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• 29013 children per period (reported online) · Children found / recovered

  29,013 of 32,167 reported cases resolved in 2025 — 90% recovery rate (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report

  ↑ rising is good tracking · all tickers

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