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If Taiz Falls, Yemen May Never Be the Same
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Yemen

The Battle for Taiz

‘Could You Look and See if My House Is Still Standing?’
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Middle East

Seeing Gaza From Afar

How Shukri Al-Quwatli’s Memoir Changes Our View of Syria’s History
Essays
Syria

Treaties and Treachery

Syria's presidents have been jailed, shot and exiled. Only one has left a memoir, and that has only recently been published. Its editor explains how Shukri al-Quwatli’s account changes what we know about Syria and Churchill, King Faisal and early Zionist leaders.

Yemen’s Unchecked War Could Become the Next Sectarian Jihad
How Manchester City’s Guilty Verdict Threatens Gulf Soccer Ownership
In India, Citizens Brace for a Democratic Unraveling
The Rising Cost of Keeping Egypt’s Vibrant Literary Culture Alive
How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen
In Yemen, No One Wants To Be a Teacher Anymore
Southern Separatist Fighters Are Driving Saudi Gains Against the Houthis
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Yemen

Who Gains From Houthi Losses?

A Rupture in the History of Consciousness
Essays
Culture

Phases of Consciousness

The Betrayal of Tigray
First Person
Ethiopia

The Betrayal of Tigray

Life in Iran’s War-Torn South on the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran

Southern Iran in the Shadow of War

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How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East

How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East

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The Forgotten Moment That Decided Palestine’s Fate

The Forgotten Moment That Decided Palestine’s Fate

Middle East
Why Ethiopia Is at War Once Again

Why Ethiopia Is at War Once Again

Ethiopia
The AI Threat is Real. The Vulnerabilities Are Too Numerous To Ignore
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Technology

The Devil in the Machine

The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War
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Yemen

The Houthis’ Game Changer

Waiting for Yemen’s al-Sharaa
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Yemen

‘From Damascus, Here Is Sanaa’

Two Films About Gaza and Why Some People Hate Them
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Middle East

Two Films About Gaza

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How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen

How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen

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Life in Iran’s War-Torn South on the Strait of Hormuz

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The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War

The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War

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

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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."