Charles R. Davis was a Senior Reporter at Business Insider covering breaking news, international affairs, and US politics.
Based in Philadelphia, he has reported on life along the US-Mexico border, the impact of the war on drugs in Nicaragua, the rise of socially conscious tourism in Ecuador, and international intrigue in Venezuela. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he interviewed refugees and antiwar Russian dissidents on the ground from Romania, Moldova, and Turkey.
His work has aired on public radio and been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The New Republic, HuffPost, Columbia Journalism Review, and Vice.
His coverage of labor violations in the entertainment industry was recognized at the 2019 Southern California Journalism Awards.
You can follow him on Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads.
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Richard Haas, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and Bush-era diplomat, said fully destroying Hamas is "unlikely to prove doable."
Ukraine's front line soldiers feel frustrated that some civilians are going about daily living while troops have been at war with Russia for 600 days.
A veteran of the Israel Defense Forces says serving in the 2014 Gaza war made him a peace activist.
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Drones are the future of warfare, and Ukraine's behind Russia in terms of production and fleet, experts say. It needs to align models with missions.
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia oblast is under attack by Russia daily. An expert who just visited the front lines said citizens are determined but frustrated.
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