Archive - Foreign Exchanges

💬 Ask Derek Anything for December 8-14, 2025

It's Foreign Exchanges’ weekly discussion thread!

7 hrs ago •

World roundup: December 6-7 2025

Stories from Thailand, Mali, Honduras, and elsewhere

22 hrs ago •

World roundup: December 5 2025

Stories from Syria, Sudan, Colombia, and elsewhere

Dec 6 •

World roundup: December 4 2025

Stories from China, Ukraine, Honduras, and elsewhere

Dec 4 •

World roundup: December 3 2025

Stories from Yemen, Ethiopia, Honduras, and elsewhere

Dec 4 •

World roundup: December 2 2025

Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, and elsewhere

Dec 3 •

Foreign Exchanges and GiveDirectly

Our Giving Tuesday campaign!

Dec 2 •

World roundup: December 1 2025

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Venezuela, and elsewhere

Dec 2 •

💬 Ask Derek Anything for December 1-7, 2025

It's Foreign Exchanges’ weekly discussion thread!

Dec 1 •

World roundup: November 29-30 2025

Stories from Syria, Guinea-Bissau, Venezuela, and elsewhere

Dec 1 •

November 2025

Today in History: November 25-28

The White Ship sinks, Pope Urban calls the First Crusade, and more

Nov 28 •

The Day That (Sort of) Changed Everything

Some thoughts on America, 9/11, and surviving bad times.

Nov 27 •

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