Hong Kong protests: Broad support but futile demands?
The call by Hong Kong protesters for full democracy is the one least likely to be met. One-party state China…
Vietnam remembered: I was there when Saigon fell
I covered the fall of Saigon in 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed and North Vietnamese seized the city. Looking back,…
France & America: Lesson in contrasts
I've spent the past year living in France. I'm not fully French, but I no longer identify completely as an…
Divided Korea: A family torn apart
Still officially at war, North and South Korea eye each other across the world's most heavily militarized border -- a…
Chile and Pinochet’s lingering legacy
Chile has one of Latin America's strongest economies, but many struggle to get by in a system shaped by its…
In Tito’s Bunker: Reflections on My Blind Spots
During a visit to a bunker in Bosnia, Diana learns about the legacy of a Communist statesman -- and about…
New barriers in Europe keep people out, not in
In 1989, Hungary opened its border with Austria in a move that helped bring down the Iron Curtain. Today new…