Carol Schaeffer

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Carol Schaeffer is a journalist based in New York. She was a 2019–20 Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, Germany, where she reported on the far right. She has written for Smithsonian Magazine, ProPublica, The Atlantic, and other publications.

Participants walk and network in front of the main entrance during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 at Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 14.

The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan

COP29 in Baku reveals the contradictions of having climate negotiations in a petro-state.

Nov 19, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer

American flags on a makeshift memorial honor Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers killed in action on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 5, 2024.

Behind Closed Doors, Ukraine Anxiously Watched the US Election Unfold Behind Closed Doors, Ukraine Anxiously Watched the US Election Unfold

Ukrainian officials maintain an optimistic, bipartisan approach to the US, but in private, many Ukrainians are pessimistic about an increasingly bleak war and the US role in it.

Nov 7, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer

Man walks by the Ukranian National Opera building in Kyiv

Dispatch From Kyiv: Ballet in a Time of War Dispatch From Kyiv: Ballet in a Time of War

While Ukraine’s capital has mostly returned to normal, reminders of the brutal fighting are everywhere.

Mar 7, 2023 / Carol Schaeffer

How the West Failed Bosnia

How the West Failed Bosnia How the West Failed Bosnia

The Dayton Accords and privatization have kept Bosnia and Herzegovina in a tragic limbo.

Dec 27, 2022 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer

Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home

Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home

Many Ukrainian men leave little behind when they head back.

Apr 28, 2022 / Carol Schaeffer

Aleksander Hemon, a bald author with glasses and a goatee, looks directly at the camera.

Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine

A conversation with the author about nationalism, displacement, and the importance of dancing.

Apr 27, 2022 / Q&A / Carol Schaeffer

A dark skinned man in a printed coat, jeans and boots stands on a train platform as two men in uniform walk by

In Poland, a Refugee Center for Those Farthest From Home In Poland, a Refugee Center for Those Farthest From Home

Ever since Russia invaded, Dr. Tade Daniel Omoshoto has been scrambling to find food, shelter, and transportation for the thousands of Africans fleeing war.

Mar 10, 2022 / Carol Schaeffer

The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence

The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence

Halle, a bustling university town an hour’s train ride from Berlin, has become a kind of hub for the country’s New Right.

Oct 14, 2019 / Carol Schaeffer

With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point

With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point

Taking his lead from Tucker Carlson, the president is spreading the myth of a global “white genocide.”

Aug 24, 2018 / Carol Schaeffer

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