From the editor | January 03

Former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May once said: "If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you're a citizen of nowhere." As a Brit transplanted to California, writing this from Greece, I beg to differ — and so does OZY. We believe in the value of a global outlook, and today we bring you an overview of major 2020 elections beyond the United States. Throughout the year we'll continue this approach. I hope you'll join us for the ride.

Fay Schlesinger, OZY Managing Editor

The New + the Next

UConn’s Mystery Man in the Middle

Akok Akok abruptly disappeared from high school and turned up at UConn. Now the Huskies need him to be a consistent presence.

Akok Akok had carefully plotted a path to the status of an elite prospect: He was featured on a top AAU club (Mass Rivals) and put in two years at Connecticut’s Putnam Science Academy. He was being chased by top college programs ahead of a postgraduate year.

Then he disappeared. Akok withdrew from school with no explanation. Rumors of a move to the NBA’s G League swirled, but Akok ultimately enrolled at UConn in December 2018, joining the team as a walk-on before making his debut under the lights this season.

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News + Politics

The Global Vote: The 2020 Elections to Track

These elections will shape the world that America’s next president confronts.

Elections this year will offer a rare look at the state of global democracy, as some of America’s closest allies and bitterest opponents — and important but fledgling democracies — chart their futures. OZY gives you a preview of what to expect.

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