Just causes are not defeated only through repression; they are also defeated when they are hijacked and used in the wars of ...

These Black activists fought for civil rights over decades. Here are their warnings, and advice, for American protesters ...

In the final days of February 2026, Iran entered a new phase of acute instability, raising grave concerns for the safety of ...

The Minneapolis Institute of Art is opening "Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945: Masterworks from the Neue ...

For more than four decades, American policymakers have wrestled with the same question: Can the Islamic Republic of Iran be moderated through diplomacy, or is confrontation inevitable? After years of ...

For the people behind it, “Operation Epic Fury” is a moment of historic importance. “People do not understand how big this is,” says one Israeli official. “The Middle East will be completely changed ...

A photograph of a massive explosion at an Iraqi airport; satellite images depicting damage to a U.S. Naval base in Qatar; video of Iranian ballistic missiles striking the center ofTel Aviv. These are ...

Over four years of border tensions and clashes have drilled a deep well of distrust between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Iranian authorities should immediately end the ongoing internet shutdown and communications restrictions, which place civilians at risk of further ...

World / Books & the Arts / How to make sense of the 13-year conflict? Anand Gopal This essay is adapted from Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution (Simon & Schuster).

Perspective: Much early coverage has assumed the outcome will be catastrophic, but the reality so far is more complex.

For decades, Iran has portrayed itself as a defender of the Islamic world. Iranian leaders have repeatedly claimed that ...