A new book reveals how a group of wealthy German industrialists thrived during the Third Reich – and afterward too. Author David de Jong explains why some firms still haven’t faced up to their wartime sins

Before World War II, the Dutch East Indies colony was home to hundreds of ‘Baghdadi’ Jews from Iraq who emigrated to Southeast Asia. While most had left, their presence is still felt in the world’s most populous Muslim country

Globalization can survive without Russia, but it can’t without China. Israel would be one of the biggest losers if it collapses.

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