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Indra Ekmanis

Indra Ekmanis is a former editor on The World's digital team.Indra has a doctorate in international studies from the University of Washington, with an area focus in the Baltic Sea Region and post-Soviet space. Her work has concentrated on the everyday experiences of minority integration, immigrant identity and civil society, particularly through the lens of culture.Indra was a 2016-2017 Fulbright researcher in Latvia, and has been a research scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is also a Baltic Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Putin holds his passport in front of an election official
Top of The World
Putin scores victory in ‘gameshow’-like vote; Myanmar mine collapse; Ethiopian singer’s death sparks protests; Botswana’s mysterious elephant die-off
A person on an orange bicycle rides past a billboard of people with masks
COVID-19
Baltic ‘bubble’ looks to reopen regional travel
Putin stands at a podium in front of a crowd and signage for May 9
Global Politics
Coronavirus postponed Russia’s Victory Day. That could be a problem for Putin.
A man in a suit video conferences
COVID-19
Is coronavirus reshuffling the global power deck?
Police officers in protective suits arrive in a residential area to check on people
COVID-19
Without support for India’s poorest people, lockdown risks failure
A police officer talks to a woman and child, all in face masks, outside a hotel
COVID-19
How ‘war’ with coronavirus could lead to lasting government overreach
A headshot of Trump in shadow
Trump administration
Trump’s hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants
The building of the US Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, DC, Jan. 19, 2020.
Immigration
Supreme Court’s ‘public charge’ decision sows confusion among immigrants using public benefits
A woman with braids in a pink track sweatshirt
Arts, Culture & Media
Alyona Alyona breathes new life into Ukrainian rap scene
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney (R) listens as President Donald Trump (L) meets with members of the Republican Study Committee
Trump impeachment
GAO report says Trump administration violated the law in withholding aid to Ukraine
A video grab of the US Senate
Trump impeachment
Impeachment trial in the Senate: How Trump was acquitted
People march as they take part in an anti-war protest
Conflict & Justice
Escalating conflict with Iran: What’s happening?
Demonstrators with Iranian and American flags.
Foreign policy
The history of US-Iran relations: A timeline
A woman traveling from Guatemala, who is six months pregnant with a boy, is examined by a volunteer medic in a motel.
Immigration
US immigration system is full of hurdles for pregnant women and new mothers
Flags of many countries carried by protesters fill the frame.
Global Politics
Power outage: How did global leadership change in 2019?
Nancy Pelosi in a white jacket stands at a podium in front of American flags.
Trump impeachment
Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment
Two men stand with their backs to the camera, their right hands held in the air for an oath. Ahead of them is a row of lawmakers seated behind a large desk.
Trump impeachment
In the impeachment inquiry, is the US a defender of democracy — or corrupt itself?
US President Donald Trump stands amid microphones outside
Trump impeachment
How Trump was impeached: A timeline
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New testimony, transcripts, paint fuller picture of quid pro quo
Nancy Pelosi in blue in front of American flags
Trump impeachment
Key moments in the impeachment inquiry
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Justice
Presidents aren’t immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.
Protesters hold signs with images of Saudi journalists on them
Justice
International community has ‘failed’ in the aftermath of Khashoggi’s death
A person holds a placard with a drawing depicting Brazil's President Bolsonaro with horns during a Global Climate Strike rally in Rio de Janeiro
Climate Change
At UN, Bolsonaro’s nationalist rhetoric clashes with Indigenous leaders
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In ‘The Humorist,’ Soviet comedy is no joke
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Community
For these Latvian Americans, summer is for learning about their roots
Thousands of people make a human chain from Pikk Hermann in Tallinn, Estonia, to Gediminas' Tower in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 23 in 1989.
Conflict
30 years later, the human chain that ‘unshackled’ the Baltic nations still matters
A man holds Iranian and American currency
Nuclear
Things That Go Boom: Are sanctions on Iran spurring economic resilience?
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Identity
Spellcheck beware: Ukraine’s capital is #KyivNotKiev
Several men in dark suits stand as others sit
Politics
Things That Go Boom: Is America’s foreign policy for sale?
Two women hold their arms in a bicep flex pose. One is wearing a pink cardboard costume in the shape of the women's gender sign.
Generation Putin
After decades in the shadows, Russia’s feminists grab their spotlight
People walk through Red Square in Moscow. St. Basil's Cathedral is in the distance.
Generation Putin
Russia’s youth flex their political power
A woman is shown standing behind three cats in cages below a wooden sign that says, "Woof fest."
Generation Putin
Russia’s volunteers take on the state — and its workload
Men and women sit around a negotiating table with flags in the background.
Nuclear
Things That Go Boom: In nuclear negotiations, diplomacy can be a slog
A sign reads: "It's 2 minutes to midnight"
Nuclear
‘Things That Go Boom:’ Nothing good happens after ‘nuclear midnight’
A woman and a boy sit on a couch, a girl sits on the couch arm. Behind them, an American flag.
Arts, Culture & Media
Canceled by Netflix, ‘One Day at a Time’ represents an ‘American familia’
A woman with a microphone addresses the crowd surrounding her in the rain.
Immigration
This sweeping immigration bill won’t pass, but it’s still a ‘major win’
A white man with his first raised, with two white men clapping.
Politics
Trump gave his first State of the Union a year ago. Where is US foreign policy today?
A slatted metal prototypes of a border wall is shown, photographed through the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico.
Immigration
Trump signed an order for the wall 2 years ago. The US just ended the longest shutdown ever over it.
George W. Bush holds a loud speaker in his hand.
Global Politics
The US is currently in 31 other national emergencies. Here’s what that means.
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What you’re reading: Children’s books for a Global Nation