1843 magazine
Artificial intelligence
My life as an AI chatbot operator
I was supposed to teach the algorithm how to be more human. Instead I became more like a robot
Ukraine
Russia has taken thousands of Ukrainian kids. Some don’t want to go home
Families search in vain through a maze of foster homes and holiday camps
Addiction
The drug-dealers leading a public-health revolution
A backstreet shop in Vancouver sells cocaine, heroin and meth. Its owners believe they are saving lives
Ukraine
The secret diary of a Ukrainian soldier: on the counter-offensive
As troops blitz through Russian lines, they see the trauma of occupation and the relief at freedom
Ukraine
He was tortured for standing up for Ukraine. Now he lives alone in a forest
Responses to wartime trauma can take many forms
Espionage
The Norwegian town where anyone might be a spy
For residents of Kirkenes, on the border of Norway and Russia, espionage is an everyday fact of life
Migration
The TikTok exodus: how an Albanian town was emptied
Bling-filled videos of life in Britain have spurred thousands of Albanians to leave. But some posts have an ulterior motive
Ukraine
This narrow, rocky path is the last open route between Russia and Ukraine
A trickle of refugees from occupied territory crosses into Sumy each day
Gun control
Serbia wants to show how to disarm a country
After two mass shootings, the government pledged a drastic reduction in gun ownership. Did it succeed?
Migration
Return to China? Xing would rather die in the jungle
Thousands of Chinese migrants each year are trekking across Latin America to reach the United States border
Niger
Mimi was sold to a pimp. Now she fights people-traffickers in Niger
How will the coup affect the battle against the trans-Saharan slave trade?
Ukraine
The “crazy professors” making drones for Ukraine
Small-scale weapons manufacturers are springing up to supply the front line. It’s making the government uneasy