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Borders And Boundaries

Border Communities Against Brexit protesters pose as customs officers at a rally along the border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom on March 30th, 2019, in Newry, Ireland.
Viewfinder

Viewfinder: Mock Customs Officers at Anti-Brexit Protest

Protesters pose as customs officers at a rally along the border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom in Ireland.

By Pacific Standard Staff
Signs mark fenced-off areas of Varosha, a quarter in the city of Famagusta, Cyprus, which until 1974 was a popular seaside resort. The buildings seen in the background are abandoned beach hotels that attracted Hollywood movie stars until the country's division.
Social Justice

Touring the Ghost Towns of Cyprus

Yiannakis Rousos offers visitors a tour of the home he still hopes to reclaim—and a glimpse of the true cost of this prolonged conflict.

By Kira Zalan
A general view of the livestock market in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on August 18th, 2018.
Social Justice

The End of the World Map as We Know It?

Journalist Joshua Keating's new book takes a hard look at what it means to be a country today.

By Brandon Tensley