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In Syria’s Desert, the Islamic State’s Shadow Persists

Schrödinger’s Jihadists

Paloma de Dinechin

Latin America’s Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Venezuela Intervention

Mixed Reactions

Rafael R. Ioris

How the Tiger Became an Indian National Symbol

Taming the Tiger

In India, while tigers symbolized courage for Rajput kingdoms, Mughal emperors like Akbar and Jahangir saw a slain tiger as proof of dominance over nature. The British emulated Mughal tiger hunts to assert imperial control — a symbolism now reversed by the country’s conservationists.

Boxing, Celebrity and the Death of Mastery

The Age of the Clown

In Post-Roe America, Abortion Care Is Being Reborn From the Ground Up

United States, Reproductive Rights

Out of Roe’s Ruins

How Estonia Became the Front Line in the New Cold War

The New Cold War’s Front Line

Floriana Bulfon

Christmas Celebrations Are Returning to Bethlehem

Christmas in Bethlehem

After Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelans Now Live in Fear and Uncertainty

Fear and Uncertainty in Caracas

Shaylim Castro Valderrama

Oil Spills Are Pushing Indian Fishers to the Brink

Dark Tides

Podcasts

Inside the Rise of France’s Far Right

Inside the Rise of France’s Far Right

Queens, Cities and States in the Making of Africa

Queens, Cities and States in the Making of Africa

Listen Again: How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream

Listen Again: How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream

Editors' Picks

In Syria’s Desert, the Islamic State’s Shadow Persists

In Syria’s Desert, the Islamic State’s Shadow Persists

Paloma de Dinechin

Latin America’s Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Venezuela Intervention

Latin America’s Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Venezuela Intervention

Rafael R. Ioris

How Estonia Became the Front Line in the New Cold War

How Estonia Became the Front Line in the New Cold War

Floriana Bulfon

Videos

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

The War We Don’t See —With Arwa Damon and Faisal Al Yafai

The War We Don’t See —With Arwa Damon and Faisal Al Yafai

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Contributors

Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson

"Words have been shown as inadequate against the military might of Israel, buttressed by the most powerful countries in the world. We are all impotent witnesses, unable to prevent the atrocities we have been watching for almost 22 long and cruel months. What use are more words? And is it really my place to be the amanuensis of Palestinians?"

Paul Apostolidis

Paul Apostolidis

"People can start to think and feel differently about who bears which costs of our common life when they take the chance of telling and listening to stories of different immigrant groups — together. This makes it possible to sense the profound resonances between, for instance, Greek and Mexican immigrant experiences as well as the jarring ways that such experiences are 'really different.'"

Olivia Snaije

Olivia Snaije

"In literature, there is an unquestioned acceptance of a cultural dominance that is situated in the east, whether formerly in Baghdad or Damascus, or more currently in Cairo, Beirut and increasingly in the Gulf. While Arabic-language literature from the Maghreb does travel east, writers from sub-Saharan Africa feel they are overlooked in the Middle East."

Waleed Nasir

Waleed Nasir

"Pakistan must make a case for “constructive multi-alignment,” finding ways to be a strategic asset to both the U.S. and China, argued Yusuf and Akhtar. But it cannot do that while it continues to be mired in political instability, economic degradation, surging violence from nonstate actors and a hostile neighborhood."