China is browbeating students into silence – even on American campuses

Learners and scholars who criticise the Communist regime can face quick retaliation from fellow students and officials who harass their families back home.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Dec 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

A long-suppressed FBI report on Saudi Arabia’s ties to the 9/11 plot validates victims’ families

Saudi religious officials stationed in the US had more significant connections to two of the hijackers than previously known.

Tim Golden, ProPublica

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Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Sep 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How US’ Centers for Disease Control went from being world’s finest health agency to Trump’s puppet

How could an agency that eradicated smallpox globally and wiped out polio in the United States have fallen so far?

James Bandler, ProPublica

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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica

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Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

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Kirsten Berg, ProPublica

· Oct 27, 2020 · 09:30 pm

After Trump cut ties with WHO, senior officials leapt into damage-control mode

Officials at five federal agencies explain the far-reaching consequences of the decision.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

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James Bandler, ProPublica

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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica

· Jun 25, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Despite Trump’s harder line on Pakistan, justice for Mumbai attacks has not been priority

Although the administration’s policy shift has raised hopes, a Pakistani intelligence officer and others indicted in the killings of 166 people remain at large.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Nov 27, 2018 · 10:11 am

US decided to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror after Salisbury attack, then changed its mind

After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· May 31, 2018 · 01:30 pm

The Havana mystery: Inside the investigation into strange illnesses of US diplomats in Cuba

More than a year after American diplomats began to suffer strange, concussion-like symptoms in Cuba, there are more questions than answers.

Tim Golden, ProPublica

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Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Feb 20, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Kremlin connection? Spanish investigations show how Russia uses its mafia to weaken adversaries

Investigations in Spain offer a remarkable view of the way that some of Russia’s most powerful gangsters bosses have operated.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Nov 15, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Truck terror attacks may be a sign of Islamic State weakening, but they’re hard to stop

As ISIS loses territory on the battlefield, US counter-terror officials have been bracing for lone-actor vehicle assaults.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Nov 02, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Russia has been waging a shadow war in Europe – and it could sway the French elections too

Fears of Russian meddling in a French vote reflect an overt and covert influence campaign.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Apr 22, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Why Europe has been so vulnerable to terror attacks in recent years

The ISIS strikes France and Belgium exposed weaknesses in the approach to borders and information sharing that counterterror officials had warned about.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Oct 21, 2016 · 10:30 pm

‘Blow Yourself Up, O Lion’: How ISIS uses WhatsApp to spread terror

A trove of communications from ISIS plots and activity in Europe reveals a mix of direct control and improvisation.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· Jul 12, 2016 · 03:30 pm