Un soldado ucraniano deambula por una vía férrea junto a los cuerpos de soldados rusos muertos en las afueras de Irpin, Ucrania, el 1 de marzo de 2022. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Cómo los cuentos construyen el espíritu de lucha: la diferencia entre los relatos infantiles rusos y ucranianos

Al ejército ruso le ha ido mal y al ucraniano le ha ido bien, desafiando las predicciones de los expertos sobre la guerra en Ucrania. ¿Pueden los cuentos infantiles ayudar a explicar esta diferencia?
A Ukrainian soldier wanders down a railway past the bodies of dead Russian soldiers on the outskirts of Irpin, Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

How fairy tales shape fighting spirit: Ukraine’s children hear bedtime stories of underdog heroes, while Russian children hear tales of magical success

The Russian army has fared poorly and the Ukrainian military has fared well, defying experts’ predictions about the war in Ukraine. Can children’s fairy tales help explain the difference?
Iraqi security forces detain a boy after removing a suicide vest from him in Kirkuk, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

How the Islamic State recruits and coerces children

A young boy is strapped with explosives and sent to detonate himself and those around him at a school. An expert on terrorism explains how and why children become embroiled in militant conflicts.
The truck that ran into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France. Reuters/Eric Gaillard

Was the Nice attacker really an IS ‘lone wolf’?

IS claims of responsibility for the Nice attack shouldn’t be taken seriously until there’s more proof cementing the connection.

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